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China expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than anticipated: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much more quickly than anticipated, narrowing the gap with the United States, the Pentagon said in a report published Wednesday.
China expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than anticipated: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much more quickly than anticipated, narrowing the gap with the United States, the Pentagon said in a report published Wednesday.
Deadly chaos erupts during Beirut rally against port blast judge
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» BEIRUT - Tank deployments and deadly exchanges of fire turned Beirut into a war zone Thursday after a demonstration organised by Shiite parties against the lead investigator into last year's devastating port blast turned violent.
Afghanistan's elite special forces pushed to the brink
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» KABUL - Trained by the United States and equipped with state-of-the-art gear, Afghanistan's special forces are its frontline weapon against the Taliban, but reduced American military support has stretched them to breaking point.
Invisible wounds: France faces up to war trauma
AFP, Published on 18/07/2021
» PARIS - Christophe came close to death in Afghanistan, Raphael saw one body bag after another in the Sahel region of Africa, while Omar does not even want to talk about what he experienced on the battlefield.
Anger mounts in Armenia over Karabakh peace deal
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» YEREVAN: More than 2,000 demonstrators Wednesday protested in the Armenian capital as anger mounted over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to cede swathes of disputed territory to Azerbaijan under a controversial peace deal.
Peacekeepers get rousing send-off
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/09/2020
» Another 273 army engineers are due to leave Thailand on a United Nations peacekeeping mission to South Sudan on Sept 21.
Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - US military bases honoring Civil War Confederate leaders will not be renamed, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments glorifying the once pro-slavery South.
Trump set for Senate acquittal in boost to reelection campaign
AFP, Published on 05/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was set to win acquittal from impeachment in the Senate on Wednesday, hours after his partisan State of the Union speech triggered unprecedented protests from Democrats in a seething display of US political divisions.
Conflict in the Sahel: Origins, debate and future outlook
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» BAMAKO - Thirteen French soldiers died Tuesday in a mid-air helicopter collision in Mali, highlighting a worsening security situation in the Sahel and casting doubt on efforts to contain the violence.