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Syria

All-out campaign announced to retake Raqqa

The US-backed 'Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) have are planning a campaign to retake the city of Raqqa, the stronghold of the ISIL militants in Syria.

Turkey

Turkey's military build-up angers Iraq

Turkey has described its military build-up on its border with Iraq as a precaution not a threat.

Syria

Assad vows to stay in power at least until 2021

President Bashar al-Assad plans to remain in power until at least 2021 when his third seven-year term comes to an end.

Syria

Desperate measures for Syrians trying to reach refugee camps

Syrian refugees are reportedly crossing the border into Iraq with the help of smugglers, attempting to join Iraqi refugees fleeing fighting in Mosul

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China

China displays J-20 stealth jet at country's biggest air show

China has shown off its J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time - the plane it hopes will narrow a military technology gap with the US.

Russia

Video: Russia's cold war aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov

This is the Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian aircraft carrier said to be so unreliable it has to travel with a tug in case it breaks down.

Russia

Russia warships pass through English Channel under UK Navy’s watchful eye

Several Russian warships pass close to the UK on their way to the Mediterranean

Italy

Italian troops to join NATO mission in Latvia

Recent Russian military exercises in the Baltic region has left some European countries rattled.

Iraq

Iraqi army prepares to retake Mosul

Iraqi special forces have begun a major military build up outside Mosul ahead of a planned offensive to retake the ISIL held city.

Thailand

Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn heir to the Thai throne

Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was in Germany when Thai palace officials announced that his father, 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seriously ill.

Turkey

Deadly truck bombing in Turkey at military outpost

A truck bombing at a military outpost has killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more in Turkey.

World News

NATO jets intercept two Russian bombers flying south

Two Russian bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four different European countries as they flew from Norway down to Spain and back again, it has…

World News

UK plans to exempt soliders from European convention on human rights

The government announced the policy change saying that the European convention on human rights (ECHR) was being misused and judgements went beyond their remit.

Iran

Iran claims to have copied a captured US drone

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has built a new attack drone similar to a US drone captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

Mexico

At least five soldiers killed in Mexico ambush

The local prosecutor's office says the attack took place in the early morning on the edge of the city of Culiacan in the home state of the Sinaloa cartel.

World News

New Russian military base 100km from Ukraine 'almost ready'

Russia is completing the construction of a large military base in the southern Rostov region, some 100 kilometres from the border with Ukraine.

Greenland

Greenland: rising temperatures risk releasing atomic waste from Cold War US base

There are fears nuclear waste buried underneath the ice in Greenland could escape because of rising global temperatures.

Economy

India agrees to buy French Rafale fighters

India has signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France to rebuild its ageing fleet.

North Korea

North Korea successfully tests high-powered rocket engine

North Korea has announced the testing of a new high-powered rocket engine for a geo-stationary satellite.

Israel

Fourth death in spate of attacks on Israelis

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian who they say stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank. There has been no immediate comment from Palestinian officials about Saturday's attack.