Conflict

Russia Praises Trump for Criticizing Ukraine-NATO Moves

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised US President Donald Trump for blaming the Ukraine conflict on moves to admit Kyiv into the NATO military alliance.

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UK Releases First Images of Ukraine’s Secretive Gravehawk Air Defense System

The UK has provided the first glimpse of the highly secretive Gravehawk air defense system it has been developing for Ukraine.

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‘Massive’ Russian Attack Causes Outages in Ukraine’s Odesa: Mayor

A "massive" Russian attack on the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Odesa left a large residential area without heat or electricity.

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Uganda Deploys Troops Against Anti-Govt Militias in East DR Congo

Uganda's army said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local militias.

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UN Peacekeepers Report Deadly Clashes in South Sudan

The United Nations on Tuesday reported deadly clashes in northern South Sudan which killed civilians and left a peacekeeper wounded.

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Israel Confirms Troops to Remain at ‘Five Positions’ in South Lebanon

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that troops remain at five positions in southern Lebanon past a pullout deadline, vowing action against any truce violation by militant group Hezbollah.

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Ukraine Military Accused of ‘Wasting’ Advanced Western Weaponry

Several British defense officials have expressed dissatisfaction with the Ukrainian military’s handling of cutting-edge weapon systems supplied by Western allies.

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DR Congo Denounces UN ‘Inaction’ Over M23 Capture of Bukavu

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council in the wake of the M23 armed group seizing the city of Bukavu, according to a letter seen by AFP.

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Ukraine Says Retakes Village Near Key City of Pokrovsk

Ukraine said it retook a mining village near the embattled strategic city of Pokrovsk, which Russia has tried to capture for months.

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African Union Warns Against Territorial Break-Up of DR Congo

The African Union warned against the break-up of the DR Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country's east.

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