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Iranian drone nearly hits US Navy fighter jet in Gulf, US defense official says
An Iranian drone nearly collided with a U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet while the American jet was in a holding pattern, a U.S. defense official told Fox News.
US military to shoot down consumer drones
The Pentagon has given US military bases permission to shoot down or otherwise destroy consumer drones flying overhead and nearby.
North Korea’s nuclear threat at a ‘new stage’, warns Japan
Defence paper said it was possible that the regime was able to miniaturise a nuclear warhead to load it on to a missile.
Venezuela: Military Base Attackers Will Get ‘Maximum Penalty,’ Says Maduro
Troops killed two of the 20 intruders who slipped into the Paramacay base in the central city of Valencia early Sunday, apparently intent on fomenting a military uprising, Maduro said in his weekly broadcast on state television.
North Korea vows ‘thousands-fold’ revenge in response to United Nations sanctions
North Korea vowed Monday to strike the U.S. with “thousands-fold” revenge after the United Nations imposed new sanctions in response to a recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch from the rogue regime.
Officials: Taliban, ISIL coordinated Sar-e Pul attack
Joint operation by armed groups led to ‘massacre’ of more than 50 civilians in northern province, local official says.
Afghan Violence: Attack Hits Convoy in Kandahar, Kills 2 U.S. Service Members
Two U.S. service members were killed when their NATO convoy came under attack near an airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.
Millions of eggs removed from European shelves over toxicity fears
Recalls in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and criminal inquiry launched as tests show high levels of insecticide fipronil.
Why do some UN peacekeepers rape?
UN peacekeepers are sent to the most war-ravaged countries on Earth, ostensibly to help them transition to peace.
But some stand accused of committing crimes against the very people they are supposed to protect.
Russia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions
Russian authorities on Wednesday took over a summer-house compound in Moscow leased by the U.S. embassy, five days after the Kremlin ordered Washington to slash its diplomatic presence in Russia.
