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Defiant mood in Turkey after coup fails

Thousands of Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s supporters took to the streets of Istanbul after he urged them to resist the coup attempt against him on Friday…

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Turkey coup: around 200 dead and nearly 3000 arrested

Hundreds of people are now thought to have been killed, many of them civilians, and over one thousand wounded following an attempted military coup in Turkey.

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Turkey coup: military take over news channels

In a further sign that an attempted coup in Turkey was crumbling, busloads of soldiers surrendered to police earlier on Saturday at Turkish television channel TRT in…

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Turkey President says 'coup traitors will pay a heavy price'

The attempted coup d’etat which has claimed at least 60 lives in Turkey seems to be drawing to a close, but what Erdogan called an act of treachery will be sure to have repurcussions for weeks to…

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Afghanistan

Militant behind Peshawar school massacre 'killed in US drone strike'

Taliban-linked militant leader Umar Narai, the alleged mastermind of the Peshawar school massacre, has been killed by a American drone strike, according to US and Pakistani…

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Maduro puts military in charge of overseeing Venezuela food distribution

With the South American nation stricken by a worsening political, economic and social crisis, President Nicolas Maduro extends the powers of Venezuela's armed forces to alleviate the country's food an

Poland

NATO commits to fund Afghan forces to 2020

NATO countries meeting at a key summit in Warsaw have agreed to maintain a stable military presence in Afghanistan.

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Prince George steals the show

Britain’s Prince George was the star attraction on Friday at the Royal International Air Tattoo, billed by UK media as the world’s largest military air show.

Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday but it appears to have failed soon after launch, South Korea’s military said.

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NATO eyes more Russia talks

NATO officials plan to hold more talks with Russia after an alliance summit later this week, the alliance’s secretary-general said on Monday.

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Soldiers on the streets to mark one of WW1's deadliest battles

Actors dressed as World War I British troops appeared in London and public spaces across the UK on Friday (July 1, 2016) to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the conflict’s most devastating…

Russia

Firefighting plane lost in Russia

Communication with the aircraft has been lost and a search is underway. 11 firefighters and crew are on board.

USA

U.S. military repeals ban on transgender service members

The US Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has lifted the Pentagon ban on transgender people serving openly in the United States military.

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Conflicting messages from Turkey over Russian jet

Ankara now says it will not pay compensation to Russia, despite expressing regret over the downing of one of its fighter jets last year.

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General Leonardo Tricarico: NATO "not prepared for real dangers" [full transcript]

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Why NATO is missing the point with Russia

Migration, terrorism and cyber security are the real threats the alliance is facing, according to one of Italy's most senior military figures.

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Russia floats out military ice-breaker from St Petersburg, TASS reports

Russia has floated out the first supply ice-breaker of its class for the domestic Navy in decades, agency TASS reports.

Poland

Poland announces increase in military manpower

The Poles are beefing up their armed forces with the Defence Minister announcing he wants to form a 35,000 strong paramilitary force, and a regular army of 150,000…

Syria

Fresh shelling in Syria kills 42 civilians, says monitoring group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group says forty-two civilians have been killed in aerial raids in the north of…

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Washington pays tribute to US military casualties at Memorial Day concert

Washington has staged a concert in the American tradition to commemorate Memorial Day, which honours military personnel who died serving the…