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It’s all garbage: Cruz bruised but defiant over marriage slurs ‘peddled by Trump’
Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has rejected as “garbage” rumours he had adulterous affairs.
U.S. aircraft strike targeting IS in Libya kills 40
U.S. warplanes have attacked an Islamic State group training camp and a “high-value” target in Libya, an American spokesman confirmed.
Video: Millions in IS cash blown up by huge US airstrike in Iraq
Video shows millions of dollars of Islamic State (IS) funds being blown up in an American airstrike.
US-led airstrike ‘kills nine Iraqi soldiers’ in friendly fire incident
An airstrike by the US-led coalition aimed at Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq has killed nine Iraqi soldiers, according to Iraq’s Defence Minister. The...
US-led airstrike may have killed Iraqi soldiers in ‘friendly fire’ incident
An airstrike by the US-led coalition aimed at Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq may have inadvertently killed up to 10 Iraqi soldiers, the US military...
Russian military operation in Syria includes ground troops, says NATO chief
NATO’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said a “substantial” build-up of Russian forces in Syria includes ground troops.
Police say 7 dead after jet in UK airshow crashes into road
A military jet taking part in a British airshow crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen others, police said...
Report: IRS tax information hack traced to Russia
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service believes the theft of about 100,000 taxpayers’ personal data from its computer system originated in Russia, according...
Three top Islamic State leaders killed in airstrikes: U.S. officials
Three of Islamic State’s top leaders have been killed in U.S.-led airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq, U.S.
67 years on, the UK pays off another chunk of WWI debt
The Government has announced it will pay off part of the UK’s First World War debt - the first such payment for 67 years.
French air strikes ‘wipe out’ IS weapons arsenal in Iraq
French fighter jets destroyed 12 buildings in Iraq holding an arsenal of weapons under control of Islamic State militants, France’s chief of staff...
U.S.-led coalition slams new IS targets in Syria, Iraq
U.S. war planes struck more than two dozen times in Syria and Iraq on Friday and Saturday, hitting Islamic State jihadists and oil infrastructure they...
Arab, European jets carry out 10 per cent of IS strikes, says United States
Arab and other allied countries have carried out about 10 per cent of the nearly 2,000 air raids against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since...
RAF jets poised to strike jihadists in Iraq after British MPs back military action
British fighter jets could begin airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq as early as today after MPs overwhelmingly backed action.
U.S. destroys IS tanks in Syria during fourth wave of airstrikes
US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria.
U.S. drone strikes in Somalia may have killed top al-Shabaab leader
The U.S. military has said it carried out an operation against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia as reports emerged of a drone strike against the group’s...
Russia considers airspace ban on European airlines in response to sanctions
Russia could impose restrictions on European airlines using trans-Siberian routes in response to EU sanctions over Ukraine, according to business paper...
Iraq’s foreign minister asks U.S. for air strikes to stop jihadist advance
Iraq’s foreign minister has asked the U.S. to begin air attacks on Sunni rebels to put down a week-long rebellion by fighters led by the Islamic...
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