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[ad_1] The U.S. military said Tuesday that a drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was in charge of planning attacks in Europe. Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was identified as the member killed in the …

[ad_1] Upon being indicted in New York last week, former President Donald Trump declared that “the USA is now a third-world nation,” and other Republicans opposed to the charges accuse the U.S. legal system of being akin to “some third-world banana republic.” But Trump’s indictment – significant as he is …

[ad_1] Finland is set to become NATO’s 31st member, doubling the military alliance’s border along Russia in a strategic and political blow to President Vladimir Putin.  As will all NATO members, Finland will benefit from the collective security guarantee of Article 5: “an armed attack against one or more of …

[ad_1] East African regional forces have regained control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been held by M23 rebels for more than nine months, a spokesman for the regional force said Monday. Ugandan forces officially deployed to Bunagana and will establish a foothold in the area …

[ad_1] A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges in a new report that several officials in South Sudan have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes. The governor of South Sudan’s Unity State, Joseph Monytuil, is cited for being responsible for gross violations of …

[ad_1] At least 20 people were killed in a landslide in eastern Congo, the government said on Monday. The landslide occurred in Bolowa village in Masisi territory on Sunday, Lt. Col. Guillaume Ndjike Kaiko announced in a statement. “As a result of this unfortunate incident, twenty people among our compatriots …

[ad_1] Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun said Monday they have found three dead bodies in the city’s hotel zone near the beach. There was no immediate information on the nationalities or identities of the three victims. The announcement of the deaths came less that a week after a …

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Defense plans to open four new military sites in the Philippines for “regional readiness,” as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, which went into effect on Feb. 1. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a press conference on Monday that …

[ad_1] Thousands of people took to the streets in Kosovo on Sunday holding signs and chanting slogans in support of former guerilla leaders on trial for their alleged roles in atrocities during the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia. Filling the main squares of the capital Pristina, demonstrators held photos …

[ad_1] Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban tweeted out his support for former President Trump Monday ahead of his Tuesday court appearance, telling the president to “keep on fighting.” “Keep on fighting, Mr. President! We are with you, @realDonaldTrump,” Orban tweeted, paired with a photo of the two shaking hands during …