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Drone strike kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan

Drone strike kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan

A drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, France's armed forces ministry said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the country's first military death in the Middle East war. Arnaud Frion, 42, was killed in a drone strike and

Marc Racicot: Costs of U.S. bravado in Iran are enormous and insufferably predictable

The Trump presidency, for far too much of the time, bears more resemblance to a lawless syndicate than to an honorable governmental administration. The repetitive commission of war crimes on the high seas and in Venezuela, the threats to resort to force against Greenland, one of the United States’ closest

Sri Lanka repatriates remains of 84 Iranians killed in US attack

Sri Lanka repatriates remains of 84 Iranians killed in US attack

Sri Lanka on Friday repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, local officials said. The seamen were killed when the IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in an

Trump vows intense strikes as Iran war heads into third week

Trump vows intense strikes as Iran war heads into third week

President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Friday that American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days, signaling an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign as the war in the Middle East approaches its third week. Washington and its ally launched the offensive

Afghanistan says six civilians killed in Pakistan strikes

Afghanistan says six civilians killed in Pakistan strikes

Afghan authorities said on Friday that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east, the latest deadly clashes in the long-running conflict. Pakistani security sources said four "terrorist camps and support infrastructure" were "targeted and destroyed&

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict. Monitoring ship-tracking data on Christmas Day, Jason Wang could tell something "unusual&

U.S. military jet goes down over Iraq; incident not attributed to hostile fire

(The Center Square) – A U.S. Air Force refueling jet involved in Operation Epic Fury has gone down over Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. The KC-135 was flying over “friendly airspace” during the incident involving another aircraft, which CENTCOM claims wasn't attributed to hostile or