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September 19, 2017

1 killed, 1 injured by blast in Czech military facility

The Czech defense ministry says an explosion in a military facility in the eastern Czech Republic has killed one and injured ...

September 18, 2017

Israel and US open first American military base in Israel

Israel and the U.S. inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil on Monday, which will serve dozens of ...

September 14, 2017

Jitters in Europe as Russia-Belarus war games get underway

Russia and Belarus began major war games Thursday, an operation involving thousands of troops, tanks and aircraft on NATO's ...

September 13, 2017

The Latest: Indonesia sends 34 tons of aid for Rohingya

The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times ...

September 08, 2017

Turkey: Germans initially denied visit make it to NATO base

Turkey's state-run news agency says a delegation of German lawmakers has arrived at a NATO air base in central Turkey to ...

September 08, 2017

Israel strikes deep in Syria, said to hit military facility

Israeli warplanes struck a military position near the Mediterranean coast in western Syria Thursday, killing two soldiers, ...

September 05, 2017

Syrian forces break long Islamic State siege of eastern city

Backed by Russian and Iranian firepower, President Bashar Assad's forces reached besieged troops Tuesday at a garrison in ...

August 29, 2017

Russia seeks to allay Western fears about planned war games

In a bid to dispel Western fears about planned war games by Russia and Belarus, the Russian military said Tuesday the ...

August 07, 2017

Venezuela troops quash anti-Maduro attack on military base

Soldiers battled for three hours Sunday morning against a small band of anti-government fighters who snuck onto a Venezuelan ...

August 07, 2017

The Latest: Maduro says 'truth' panel to punish for unrest

The latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says a "truth ...

August 03, 2017

Libyan general orders navy to confront ships entering waters

The commander of Libya's self-styled national army in the country's east has ordered naval and air forces to confront any ...

July 23, 2017

12 US paratroopers hospitalized after night jump in Romania

Officials say 12 U.S. paratroopers have been hospitalized after they sustained minor injuries during a nighttime parachute ...

July 22, 2017

Egypt opens military base says largest in region

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has inaugurated a military base in the country's northwest to protect facilities and ...

July 20, 2017

France's Macron visits air force base amid military crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron promised an "unprecedented" hike in defense spending next year and vowed to safeguard the ...

July 13, 2017

Romanian leader to NATO official: we'll spend 2% on defense

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has promised a senior NATO officer that Romania will spend 2 percent of its GDP on defense ...

July 10, 2017

Tillerson aims to ease Qatar crisis with shuttle diplomacy

The Trump administration tossed aside its aversion to mediating a weeks-long Persian Gulf dispute Monday, as the top U.S.

July 08, 2017

Air Force rescues 2 Germans from boat fire far out at sea

Air Force reserve personnel have rescued two German citizens after their sailboat caught fire far out at sea. A news release ...

July 05, 2017

Arab states angry over Qatar's dismissal of their demands

Four Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups were angered Wednesday by what they ...

July 05, 2017

The Latest: UN chief sends envoy to Gulf amid Qatar crisis

The Latest on Arab nations' diplomatic dispute with energy-rich Qatar (all times local): 8 p.m. U.N.