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Syria and allies Iran and Russia prepare for Aleppo offensive

Russian jets and Iranian soldiers are said to be getting ready to support a major Syrian army ground offensive in the northwest of the country

Japan

Japanese tug-of-war over the fate of Okinawa US air base

The governor of Japan's southern Okinawa island has revoked a permit allowing the relocation of a US military base farther away from residents upset about its presence.

World News

EU to seize smugglers' boats near Libya

The United Nations security council has authorised European Union naval operations off the coast of Libya to discourage groups of people traffickers

West Bank

Clashes erupt between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm

Euronews correspondent Mohammed Shaikibrahim reports from Tulkarm in the West Bank where Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers. He filmed

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Switzerland

MSF holds US command in Afghanistan to account over hospital bombing

The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières is demanding a full independent international investigation into sustained airstrikes on its hospital

Syria

Russian warships strike targets in Syria

Amateur video has been released which reportedly shows Russia’s escalating military role in Syria. In what appeared to be the first major

Afghanistan

MSF demands independent probe of Kunduz bombing

Four days after the US bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which killed 22 patients and staff, the medical charity Médecins sans

Israel

More unrest in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The situation remains tense in east Jerusalem and the West Bank where more people have been injured in outbreaks of unrest. A man and woman are in

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Afghanistan

Afghan forces face tough task in retaking Kunduz from the Taliban

The battle for Kunduz raged for a third day on Wednesday. But as Afghan government forces try to retake the city that has fallen to the Taliban, they

Russia

Exclusive: shipwatchers chart Russian hardware heading into Med

Observers in Istanbul are gathering evidence of what seems to be increasing Russian naval activity of a military nature — ships moving from the Black

Egypt

France sells Mistral warships withheld from Russia to Egypt

France has sold two Mistral warships originally bound for Russia to Egypt. The sale to Moscow fell through after sanctions were imposed when Russia

Afghanistan

Nato denies 'blind eye' policy over child abuse by Afghan militias

A top Nato commander in Afghanistan has denied reports that American troops were ordered to ignore the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan militias

Israel

Israel police to fire live bullets at stone-throwers in Jerusalem

Israeli has vowed to use “any means necessary” to curb stoning-throwing attacks against its citizens. Police officers have been authorised to fire

Japan

Banzai back in the vocabulary as Japan passes law allowing combat deployments

Japan has taken a decisive step away from its postwar stance on defence with a vote in parliament allowing the deployment of military force abroad in

Burkina Faso

Mediation talks set to get underway in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso it is reported that three people have died and at least 13 have been injured at the main hospital in Ouagadougou. The deaths came on

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Mediation after coup d'etat as president 'is freed'

Tension remains high in Burkina Faso where the military junta that has seized power said on Friday that it had reopened borders and released the

Burkina Faso

What's behind the coup in Burkina Faso?

French President Francois Hollande has condemned what he has described as a coup d‘état in the West African state of Burkina Faso. It is the latest

Syria

Nato expresses 'concern' over Russia's role in Syria

As Russian cargo planes touch down in Syria, Nato has expressed concern over Moscow’s role in the country. According to Russian authorities the two

Syria

NATO worried about alleged Russian military buildup in Syria

Reuters news agency, quoting unidentified Lebanese sources, reports Russian troops have begun military operations in Syria in support of Bashar