Govt considers return of conscription for civil defence
Germany may reintroduce a form of national service for civilians to help the army deal with a future disaster. The role of civilians is part of a new
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US urges deployment of S/Sudan ‘protection force’
US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called for the deployment of a 4,000-strong “protection force” to bolster the UN peacekeeping m
Russian raids from Iran base ‘over for now
Russia has stopped using an Iranian airbase to bomb targets in Syria, both countries have said. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said
Sisi says Putin ready to host Mideast peace talks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his Russian counterpart and close ally Vladimir Putin wants to host an Israeli-Palestinian summit to revi
Govt, communist rebels open talks after truce
The Philippine government and communist rebels have opened peace talks in Norway, seeking to end nearly five decades of conflict that has killed tens