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Pakistan Taliban leader killed by US drone in Afghanistan

Omar Khalid Khorasani was killed in a recent US drone strike on the Afghan side of the border. Read on to know more.

Oct 20, 2017

Nearly 58% Rohingya refugees are kids at risk, says Unicef report

Nearly 58 percent of the about 6 lakh Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are children who suffer from severe malnutrition, a UN report released said. Read to know what other risks they face.

Oct 20, 2017

Does Donald Trump really love the troops?

US President Donald Trump has a strange relationship with the military. The Commander-in-Chief regularly praises the troops, and has positioned himself their champion. However, in the past he has caused controversy with comments about the armed forces, whether it be feuding with a Gold Star family, banning transgender people from the military, or claiming Senator John McCain was not a war hero because he was captured.

Oct 19, 2017

Afghanistan: 43 killed in Taliban attack on Kandahar military base

At least 43 soldiers were killed on Thursday in a coordinated attack by the Taliban on a military base in Kandahar. Read to know more.

Oct 19, 2017

USS Ronald Reagan takes part in joint naval drills with South Korea

South Korean and US troops have begun five days of joint naval drills amid North Koreas renewal of its threat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam.

Oct 19, 2017

Donald Trump tell US servicemans widow He knew what he was signing up for

President Donald Trump allegedly told the widow of fallen soldier Seargent La David Johnson, he knew what he was signing up for.Congresswoman Frederica Wilson recounted the phone call between Trump and the soldiers wife to CNN.Sgt. Johnson died in a ISIS ambush in Niger along with three other U.S. servicemen.President Trump was originally questioned to why he had not addressed the deaths for 12 days after the incident.

Oct 18, 2017

Students walk out of class after teacher tells them to speak American

Footage of the incident, which took place at Cliffside Park High School in Cliffside Park New Jersey on 12 October was uploaded to Snapchat by one of the students in the class. The teacher can be heard saying: Military men and women are fighting. Theyre not fighting for your right to speak Spanish. Theyre fighting for your right to speak American. Students held a walkout in protest of the incident on 16 October.

Oct 18, 2017

Students walk out of class after teacher tells them to speak American

Oct 18, 2017

US-backed forces push ISIS out of Raqqa, but new challenges ahead

The defeat of ISIS in its de facto capital Raqqa may only be the start of a wider struggle by the United States. Read to know more.

Oct 18, 2017

Nikki Haley vows to call out states backing North Korea and slap sanctions on them

India can help US keep an eye on Pakistan, says America's UN envoy Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley wants India's help as Trump has taken a "tougher approach to Pakistan harbouring terrorists". Read on to what America expects from India.

Oct 18, 2017

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces celebrate eradicating Isis from Raqqa

The victors raised the SDF and Kurdish military flag in a public square to celebrate their capture of the city.

Oct 17, 2017

Who is Bowe Bergdahl?

Sgt Bergdahl walked off his military post in Afghanistan in 2009, in what he says was a protest to prove that his commanders were unfit for service. He was then captured by the Taliban, and kept in captivity and tortured for five years. He was released in exchange for five Guantanamo Bay detainees in May 2014.

Oct 17, 2017