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A South Korean Thanksgiving

US troops celebrate the annual holiday thousands of miles away from home.

World News

Which country spent the most on its military last year?

US military spending in 2016 topped that of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, UK, Japan, Germany and South Korea combined

Argentina

Hopes fade for missing Argentine submarine

Argentine navy discounts noise heard in South Atlantic as coming from missing submarine

Argentina

Storm hinders search for Argentine submarine

Strong winds and six-metre waves have hindered the search for the Argentine submarine and its 44 crew members

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Argentina

Argentina's navy searches for missing submarine

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s 'fall from Grace'

"One way or another, his power has obviously come to an end."

Zimbabwe

Who is who in Zimbabwe's political crisis

Korea

North Korean defector 'critical' after being showered with 40 rounds of bullets

The South Korean government says he has been operated on and doctors expect he will survive.

USA

US holds naval drill in South Korean peninsula

Donald Trump's 12-day tour of Asia has not lessened tension between the US and North Korea. Events took a personal turn over the weekend with the two leaders trading personal insults.

USA

'A disgrace': Trump fury as army deserter is spared jail

US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years in Taliban captivity, will instead be dishonourably discharged

World News

Finally, dry land: rescued sailors come ashore after five-month ordeal

The two women set sail from Hawaii to Tahiti in May, but a storm battered their boat and they drifted in the Pacific with their two dogs until a US warship rescued them.

USA

Fallen US soldiers deserved better

Widow speaks out about Trump phone call

Philippines

Russia is giving 6,000 guns to the Philippines, Duterte reveals

Donation follows gift of arms from China as Duterte seeks to bypass US.

USA

The man who teaches special forces how to eat meat

Jason Nauert braves allergy to wild game to teach US Special Forces how to prepare game for eating

Romania

Female soldiers get bulletproof vests adapted for their different shape

The new model is designed to take account of women’s different body shapes, including different bra sizes.

Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities blame "subversion" for ammo dump fire

Another fire at an ammunition dump in Ukraine is being investigated for "subversion", say the authorities.

Iran

Iran to increase military capabilities

Iran has announced that it will continue to develop the capabilities of it's military in direct defiance of the US after Trump's speech to the UN general assembly

Russia

Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

Russia

Stanislav Petrov 'the man who saved the world' has died aged 77

Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet colonel who famously 'saved the world' from nuclear war has died

Russia

Helicopter 'fires on bystanders' at Russia's Zapad military exercise

Footage of the incident shows a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck, with one man appearing to fall to the ground