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Russian forces active in uranium-rich West Africa
Russia is doubling down on its military role in Africa despite the growing demands of its war in Ukraine, with the latest example featuring a direct intervention in recent days by Russian military forces to help Niger’s military junta suppress a mutiny.
Thai beach town rolls out red carpet for USS Lincoln service members
The troubled USS Abraham Lincoln’s 5,000 sailors and Marines end more than 250 days at sea Wednesday at Thailand’s Pattaya, a notoriously raunchy town of beaches, pulsating bars, tourists and thousands of sex workers.
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France to supply Sweden with 4 frigates to bolster the NATO country’s defense
France and Sweden signed agreements Monday to supply the Nordic country with 4 modern frigates, strengthening the defenses of NATO's newest member in the strategically important Baltic Sea region, where Russia uses key shipping lanes and airspace.
Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians
Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day on Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses, as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones.
Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter U.S. influence
The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.
Oil prices shoot up, stocks trend downward as Middle East flare-up ripples into markets
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New U.S. missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city: Report
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United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
The United Arab Emirates' air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month.
Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger’s mutiny
Niger's junta survived its most severe internal threat since seizing power in a 2023 coup when renegade soldiers staged a mutiny over the weekend, triggering a 24-hour standoff that ended with Russian intervention.
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.
Colombia’s president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader
A key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who operated in a volatile area in the country's southwest region was killed Sunday during a military operation, said President Abelardo de la Espriella.
Russian forces, Niger’s ruling junta put down mutiny
Niger's capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as young soldiers staged a mutiny that threatened the ruling military junta before being repelled by loyalist forces aided by Russian troops.
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Iran's supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to "know your real enemy."