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UK and France announce joint military operations

But leaders set to clash on changes to Calais border arrangements post Brexit

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Turkish military plane crashes into hillside

A Turkish military cargo plane crashed in the western province of Isparta on Wednesday, killing two pilots and a technician, the army said.

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Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea

Russia ramps up military reinforcements in Crimea, despite economic sanctions being extended last month,

USA

US military to accept transgender recruits after Trump drops appeal

By deciding not to appeal court rulings, the White House has paved the way for transgender people to enlist in the US military from Monday.

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China

Maiden flight of amphibious plane

Celebrations in China after the maiden flight of the world's largest amphibious plane.

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US and South Korean soldiers in snowball fight during military drills

The allies teamed up for winter military exercises

United Kingdom

Royal Navy's pride & joy springs leak on sea trials

Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, the largest-ever British-built warship, only commissioned by HM The Queen a month ago.

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Russia ‘could cut’ internet sea cables in new threat to West – UK defe

Sir Stuart Peach, also a senior NATO figure, says the Russian navy poses a threat that could catastrophically damage the West’s economy and way of life.

Japan

Ex-US Army deserter to North Korea dies

He called his desertion a mistake that led him to spend most of his life captive in the isolated Communist state.

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Gaza deaths & ongoing clashes after Trump's Jerusalem move

Funerals have been held for two Hamas gunmen killed in Gaza in Israeli airstrikes, while clashes continue between Palestinians and Israeli forces

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Israeli airstrikes kill two militants in Gaza

Two Hamas gunmen are reported killed and at least 25 other people wounded after fresh Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip

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Iraq announces victory over ISIL

The Iraqi government announces that its war against ISIL is over, three years after a third of its territory was overrun by the militant group

Japan

North Koreans arrested amid mystery boat arrivals off Japan

Some 28 cases of North Korean boats found drifting off Japan or grounded last month raise suspicions about possible infiltration by spies

United Kingdom

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Britain's biggest aircraft carrier commissioned i

Syria

Israeli missiles 'strike Syrian military post'

Israeli missiles are reported to have hit a Syrian military post south of the capital, Damascus.

North Korea

How many missiles, nuclear weapons and submarines does North Korea have?

The North Korean military in numbers

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Argentina calls off rescue mission for missing submarine

Attempts will continue to find the wreck of the San Juan, which had a seven-day supply of air when it reported its last position on November 15

Germany

Terror charges dismissed against German soldier who posed as refugee

Franco Albrecht will still face justice after falsely claiming asylum benefits.

Argentina

Former Argentine military officer jailed for life for crimes against h

Alfredo Astiz, known as the "Angel of Death" has been jailed for life for torture and murder during Argentina's military dictatorship

Korea

North Korea fires new ballistic missile, South Korea's military says

The Pentagon said it had detected a "probable" missile launch and that it was in the process of assessing it.