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Oct- 2021 -

1 October

Japanese Special Defense Forces in a file photo.

Japan Unprepared for China ‘Military Unification’: Ex-Navy Chief

Japan may be caught unprepared if it gets involved in a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, a former navy chief said.

Sep- 2021 -

24 September

Hercules Reyes

Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft, Frigate Enter Defense Zone

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported multiple Chinese aircraft entering its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), and that it monitored a Chinese missile frigate close to the peninsula’s southeast coast.

May- 2021 -

25 May

Staff Writer With AFP

US Vows Support for Gaza Truce but No ‘Benefit’ for Hamas

Antony Blinken vowed support to help rebuild the battered Gaza Strip and shore up a truce between Hamas and Israel, but insisted the territory's Islamist militant rulers would not benefit from any aid.

Mar- 2021 -

1 March

Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Staff Writer With AFP

US Envoy in Kabul as Questions Over Troop Withdrawal Swirl

The US special envoy to Afghanistan touched down in Kabul for meetings with Afghan leaders, in a bid to revive a flagging peace process as violence soars in the war-weary country and a deadline for US troop withdrawal draws closer.

Dec- 2020 -

8 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Drones, Wars, Genocide: Tainted Legacy of Nobel Peace Laureates

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is not the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to go to war.

2 December

A serviceman of Karabakh's Defence Army fires an artillery piece towards Azeri positions during the ongoing fighting over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region on October 4, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh: Monitor

More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh.

Nov- 2020 -

20 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials

The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.

19 November

Soldiers loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in the coastal city of Sirte.

Staff Writer With AFP

Libya Rivals Yet to Start Withdrawing Forces: UN Envoy

Rival forces in Libya have failed to begin withdrawing as required under an October ceasefire agreement aimed at ending years of conflict, a UN envoy said Thursday.

16 November

Armenian reservists in the Shusha region early November

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey to Send Soldiers for Karabakh ‘Peacekeeping Center’

Turkish President Erdogan asked parliament to authorize sending soldiers to Azerbaijan to establish a "peacekeeping center" with Russia to monitor a truce over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.

10 November