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Sri Lanka sends troops to fuel stations amid worsening economic crisis
World
March 23, 2022
Sri Lanka sends troops to fuel stations amid worsening economic crisis
Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise…
Israel: Palestinian shot, wounded during alleged stabbing
Middle East
December 31, 2021
Israel: Palestinian shot, wounded during alleged stabbing
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops shot and seriously wounded a Palestinian man as he ran toward a bus…
Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
Middle East
December 4, 2021
Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about…
Ukraine airborne troops hold drill amid growing border tensions
World
November 22, 2021
Ukraine airborne troops hold drill amid growing border tensions
KYIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine, alarmed by a build-up of Russian troops near its borders, has held another military…
Britain has withdrawn nearly all its troops from Afghanistan – PM Johnson
Middle East
July 8, 2021
Britain has withdrawn nearly all its troops from Afghanistan – PM Johnson
LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Most British soldiers have been pulled out of Afghanistan, ending Britain’s official role in a…
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
World
July 4, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
ADDIS ABABA, July 4 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighboring…
German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission
Middle East
February 25, 2021
German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission
German troops are likely to stay on in Afghanistan as the government on Wednesday agreed to extend its military mandate in the…
Russia says Syrian army suffers losses, retreats in attack disputed by rebels
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Russia says Syrian army suffers losses, retreats in attack disputed by rebels
Syrian state media said militants launched a major attack on government forces in Idlib on Thursday that Russia’s defense ministry…
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
Middle East
December 7, 2019
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the US military had sufficient…
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
Middle East
October 19, 2019
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attacked President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria as “a strategic…