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Drone worth £45m CRASHES in Afghanistan – but officials say it WASN’T downed by enemy
A BUNGLING Army Air Corps crew who wrote off their £40million Apache helicopter may have lost focus after a visit from TV hardman Ross Kemp, according to an official report. The former EastEnders star was in a remote forward operating base in Helmand Province filming the second series of the award-winning Ross Kemp in...
US accuses China of deploying surface-to-air missiles sparking bitter row
TENSIONS are running high after the United States accused China of deploying surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea. The US State Department spokesman John Kirby said satellite imagery suggested "very recent" placement of missiles on Woody Island that went against China's pledge not to...
Start of World War 3? North Korea planning ‘wave of terror attacks’ on South Korea
NORTH Korea is reportedly planning a wave of terror against South Korea, amid fears Kim Jong-un has ordered his military to prepare for kidnappings and strikes against public transport and power units. A senior South Korean official says the "threat of terrorism has never been higher", as the South attempts to push...
Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws
UN says Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws Saudi Arabia’s potentially illegal bombing of civilian targets in Yemen, currently being investigated by the United Nations, is helping to grow sales of fighter aircraft made by BAE Systems, according...
How ISIS recruits children, then kills them
Eleven-year-old Abu Imara al Omri kneels down to kiss his father's hand; a final blessing before the boy blows himself up in a truck full of explosives. The disturbing goodbye was captured in a series of ISIS propaganda photos last month. Supporters of the terror group claim the boy was used to help take the village of...
Trump challenged over Iraq war
Columbia, South Carolina. Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that he "could have" signaled support for invading Iraq during a 2002 interview with Howard Stern. "It was probably the first time I was asked that question," the GOP presidential front-runner told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a South...
IS Camp Speicher massacre: Iraq sentences 40 to death
Iraq has sentenced 40 men to death over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014. The Camp Speicher massacre was carried out by fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group as they seized territory across northern Iraq. Outrage over the massacre of the mostly Shia cadets helped...
World ‘gave Russia green light to kill’
Under Russian air cover, regime troops are not only advancing in northern Syria, they have been making gains in the south too. After weeks of raging battles, late last month, rebel fighters were forced to withdraw from Al Sheikh Maskin, a small but strategic town in the Daraa province. Regime troops now control the crucial...
Turkey seeks allies’ support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria as a Russian-backed government advance nears NATO's southeastern border, Turkey's foreign minister said, but Washington has so far ruled out a major offensive. Syrian government forces made fresh advances on Tuesday, as did Kurdish...
China ‘has deployed missiles in South China Sea’ — reports
China appears to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, say reports. Satellite images taken on 14 February and published by Fox News appear to show two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system on Woody or Yonxing Island in the Paracels Taiwan, which also claims the...
Syria crisis: Siege victims await aid convoys
Aid convoys are due to be sent to Syria's besieged areas, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has said. He said it would be a test of whether warring parties were committed to allowing in humanitarian supplies. Among the areas due to receive aid is the town of Madaya, where people have been dying of starvation. World powers last...
Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim over hospital attacks
Russia says it "categorically rejects" accusations of war crimes over the bombing of hospitals in Syria. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "those who make such statements are not capable of backing them up with proof". Up to 50 people were killed in missile attacks on at least four hospitals and a school...
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