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27 April

Three Westerners Among Four Missing in Burkina Faso Attack

Four people, including three Europeans and a Burkinabe, were missing after an anti-poaching patrol was attacked in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, security and local sources said.

26 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Approves SkyGuardian, Equipment Sale to Australia

The US government has approved the sale of 12 MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Australia.

26 April

Asia Pacific

The British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor

Tong Ong

UK Announces Carrier Strike Group Deployment of ‘Record Size and Scope’

Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to depart next month in a mission that will demonstrate the country’s role in “shaping the international system of the 21st century."

26 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Tong Ong

Houthis Launch Drone Attack on Saudi Military Base, Says Spokesman

Yemen's Houthi militia said on Twitter that they launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushit at dawn on Monday.

26 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Kill 31 Soldiers in Nigeria’s Borno State

At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said on Monday.

26 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Launches New Raid in Northern Iraq

The Turkish army has launched a new ground and air offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, officials and local media reported on Saturday.

26 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

12 Policemen Killed in Afghanistan Attacks

At least 12 Afghan policemen were killed on Sunday, including seven who were ambushed by the Taliban south of the capital, officials said, as fighting continued in the violence-wracked country.

26 April

Middle East

Smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebel fighters in al-Jadaan area 50 kilometres northwest of Marib in central Yemen on February 11, 2021.

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen Houthis Advance on Marib, Dozens Dead: Military Sources

Yemen's Houthi rebels have made major gains in the battle for the government's last northern stronghold, advancing close to the center of Marib city despite heavy casualties, military sources said Sunday.

23 April

Asia Pacific