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In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KAJAANI - Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
Landmines destroy limbs, lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» BANDARBAN, Bangladesh - In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
China holds military drills around Taiwan after US arms deal
Bloomberg, Published on 29/12/2025
» China kicked off military manoeuvres around Taiwan that it said included live-fire drills, in a dramatic show of force after the US announced one of its biggest arms packages ever for the self-run democracy.
Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figure
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» CARACAS - Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as "vile" and the South American country's army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure.
Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» THIAROYE — Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces.
Army colonel to be sworn in as Madagascar president
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO (MADAGASCAR) - Madagascar is set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island.
Madagascar's new military leader insists takeover 'not a coup'
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO (MADAGASCAR) - Madagascar's Colonel Michael Randrianirina insisted on the eve of his swearing in as new leader on Friday that a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing the island was "not a coup".
Madagascar adjusts to military rule
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar braced for a new era of military rule Wednesday, a day after an elite army unit seized power following President Andry Rajoelina’s impeachment and pledged elections in less than two years.
Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - An elite military unit that backed youth-led anti-government street protests said on Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina.
Israel opens new route for Gazans fleeing besieged city
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» GAZA CITY - Israel’s army said on Wednesday it had opened a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas.