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Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces
Damascus (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terrorist attack" on Saturday, while Washington said it had been carried out by an Islamic State group (IS) militant who was then killed. The Syrian authorities "had decided to fire him" from the security fo ... read more |
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Lebanese army shows ambassadors efforts to disarm HezbollahBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Lebanon's army gave several ambassadors and foreign military officials a tour on Monday meant to demonstrate its efforts to disarm Hezbollah, as Beirut contends with fears of expanded Israeli strikes and mounting diplomatic pressure to show results. ... more 
Admiral leading US forces in Latin America steps downDoral, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 The US admiral responsible for overseeing a major military buildup in the Caribbean and controversial strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats stepped down on Friday just a year into his tenure. ... more 
Hamas says weapons are 'legitimate right', open to proposals that preserve itDoha (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right. ... more 
NATO chief says a joint plan to end Ukraine war would 'test' PutinBerlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that if the United States and Europeans could agree on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, this would be a "test" of whether Russia "really wants peace". ... more |
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Ultra-Orthodox military conscription row reignites in IsraelJerusalem (AFP) Nov 29, 2025 A new draft law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews, whose support is crucial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, has sparked uproar in Israel, with the opposition denouncing it as a special privilege for "draft-dodgers". ... more 
Jordan tells Russia to stop recruiting its citizens after two killedAmman (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 Jordan on Thursday asked Russia to stop recruiting its citizens for its armed forces after two of them were killed fighting for Moscow. ... more 
France to restore voluntary military service, says MacronVarces-Allieres-Et-Risset, France (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next year, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, in the face of what it views as a growing threat posed by Russia. ... more 
Military service in Europe: the state of playParis (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. ... more
Latest Ukraine draft deal 'significantly better' for Kyiv: senior official to AFPKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 The latest version of a draft document to end the war in Ukraine is "significantly better" for Kyiv than the original US one, a senior official familiar with the matter told AFP. ... more |
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Facing Russia 'threat', France to restore voluntary military service
Paris (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 President Emmanuel Macron is set this week to announce that France is restoring military service on a voluntary basis in the face of the growing threat posed by Russia, just under three decades after conscription was abolished in the country. The head of state is due to lay out the change on a visit to an infantry brigade in southeastern France on Thursday, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision who spoke to AFP. The announcement will come more than three-and-a-half years into ... read more 
Israel says killed man responsible for West Bank ramming attack; Israel strike kills Hezbollah offical in BeirutJerusalem (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Israel's armed forces announced late Monday that its personnel had killed a man they held responsible for a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank last year. ... more |
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Israeli military sacks several generals over October 7 attackJerusalem (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 Israel's military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas, the deadliest in the country's history. ... more 
Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikesGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Nov 22, 2025 Gaza's civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, as Hamas and Israel again traded allegations of violating the fragile ceasefire. ... more 
Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as Qatar fears for truceDoha (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 Qatar, a key mediator in the Hamas-Israel war, on Thursday condemned fresh Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, saying they threatened to upend a fragile weeks-long truce. ... more 
Russian says key city falls;. Missiles kill 10; Zelensky tries to revive peace effortsMoscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 The Russian army claimed on Thursday to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key Kyiv bastion in the eastern Kharkiv region where Russia's soldiers have been steadily advancing. ... more 
French general sparks outcry with 'prepared to lose children' warningParis (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 France's top general on Thursday faced a backlash across the political spectrum after warning that the country must be ready to "lose its children" against the background of the threat posed by Russia. ... more |
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