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Three “takfiris” were killed by the Egyptian armed forces in northern and central Sinai on Friday, the army said in a statement. Army vehicles and soldiers on the seventh day of opetration “Sinai 2018” (Photo: Egyptian army spokesperson Facebook page) Military spokesman Tamer El-Rifai said forces also arrested 224 “wanted criminal elements”, destroyed 10 4×4 […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday told Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that hurdles remain on the path to restoring frayed ties while a German-Turkish journalist remains in jail. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Photo: DPA Speaking at a Berlin joint press conference with Yildirim, Merkel said that both sides “have an […]

A 19-year-old man has confessed to the shooting at a Florida high school that resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people, including students and adults, police say. Nikolas Cruz “stated that he was the gunman who entered the school campus armed with a AR-15 and began shooting students that he saw in the hallways and […]

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn Hailemariam Desalegn’s resignation today is from the chairmanship of the EPRDF, but will amount to his departure from the Prime Minister’s role in due times, according to people in the government. His request to resign, second to an earlier made during the EPRDF`s Executive Committee meeting held in December 2017, […]

The Trump administration on Thursday blamed the Russian government for launching a massive cyberattack on Ukraine last year — even threatening “consequences” against President Vladimir Putin’s regime. The White House’s statement came hours after the British and Danish governments blamed Russia for the June cyberattack. | Michel Spingler | AP Photo The June malware attack, […]

The battle against Islamic State in Syria may be nearing its end, but the conflict in this war-torn country seems far from over. Competing factions and old rivalries have created a complicated, uncertain future for Syria. FILE PHOTO: Soldiers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad hold a Syrian national flag with a picture of Assad […]

Russia and China could soon possess “destructive” space weapons that could be used against the U.S., according to American intelligence agencies. The two United Nations Security Council members are pursuing such “anti-satellite weapons as a means to reduce U.S. and allied military effectiveness,” the report said. Russia and China developing ‘destructive’ space weapons Within the next […]

Hailemariam said he will stay on as prime minister in a caretaker capacity [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] MORE ON ETHIOPIA Ethiopia prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resignstoday Managing Ethiopia’s political crisislast week Nile dam dispute: Troops mass on Sudan-Eritrea borderlast week Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to meet for Nile dam talks2 weeks ago Hailemariam Desalegn says he has submitted his […]

French air power on Wednesday killed at least 10 jihadists in northeast Mali near the border with Algeria, local and foreign military sources said. © AFP | File photo of a French army Rafale warplane on its way to Gao, northern Mali “French forces on Wednesday led at least one raid near Tinzaouatene, at the Algerian […]

At least 17 people have been killed in Florida after a gunman opened fire on a local high school, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in US modern history.  Authorities warned late on Wednesday that the death toll could rise as some of the more than 14 people who were wounded were in critical condition and […]