Thai cave boys to get 4 months' food and learn to dive

Twelve boys and their football coach, found alive in a flooded Thai cave, are to be supplied with four months' worth of food and given diving training, according to the Thai military.

Searchers nearing deep cave chamber that might hold missing teens

Rescuers say they've made progress in their search for a dozen teenage soccer players trapped in a Thailand cave, who have now been missing for nine days.

Search continues for Thai soccer players and coach missing in cave for a week

Rescue workers supported by the military, police and international experts on Saturday continued to search for 12 children of a football team and their coach, who disappeared in a cave in northern Thailand a week ago.

Germany sharply increases soldier numbers in NATO Eastern frontier exercises

Germany will significantly increase the number of its armed forces personnel participating in NATO exercises on the military alliance's so-called "Eastern frontier", German media reported on Monday.

La Turquie remplace les chefs des armées de terre, air et mer

Les plus hautes autorités militaires et gouvernementales turques ont décidé ce mercredi de remplacer les chefs des armées de terre, de l'air et de mer, un an après un putsch manqué, ont rapporté les chaînes d'information NTV et CNN-Türk.

China tells military to be ready to 'move' to North Korea border

China has ordered its military to be on nationwide alert, in addition to areas near the North Korea border, as tensions escalate on the peninsula.

Gambia crisis: Jammeh agrees to step down, Gambian president Barrow says on Twitter

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has agreed to step down and leave the country, Gambian president Adama Barrow said Friday night on his Twitter account.

Denmark into Syria; country to join fight against Islamic State

The mandate of Denmark's military forces in Iraq was extended Friday, allowing troops to venture into Syria to combat terrorists.

Gambia crisis: Senegal troops enter to back new president

Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power as the country’s new president, a Senegalese army spokesman has said.

Gambia's Inauguration Day: incumbent president won't leave. The midnight deadline passed with no action.

Troops in Senegal await an order to enter neighboring Gambia to enforce a transfer of power, as Gambia's outgoing president refuses to step down.

Contact group on Ukraine fails to agree on withdrawing forces in Donbass

The conflicting parties in eastern Donbass region of Ukraine failed to reach an agreement on pulling back the forces along the contact line, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Envoy Martin Sajdik said on Wednesday.

Heavy military deployment seen in Ankara, Istanbul

Heavy military deployment were seen early Saturday morning in the Turkish capital of Ankara and Turkey's most populous city Istanbul, following a military coup attempt in the country, according to Xinhua reporters.

Russian military deliver over 2 tons of relief supplies to Syria’s Homs province

More than 2 tons of humanitarian relief supplies have been delivered by the Russian military to Syria’s Homs province, representative of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring sides in Syria, Colonel Vitaly Borsolyuk told reporters on Wednesday.

Moscow concerned with reports that Turkish forces shoot refugees on border with Syria

Turkish border forces that shoot refugees on the border with Syria should be brought to justice if these reports are confirmed, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and Supremacy of Law Konstantin Dolgov told TASS on Thursday.

Kremlin: Russian forces in Syria will continue to support Syrian army’s operations against terrorists

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov affirmed that the Russian forces in Syria continue to strike terrorists’ positions and will continue to provide air support for the operations carried out by the Syrian Arab Army.

Russia calls to investigate reports of Kurds’ rights violations by Turkey

Moscow urges to investigate reports of violations of Kurds’ rights by Turkey, the fire attacks of Syrian territory, and calls for tough international response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

White House says to review Russia's withdrawal from Syria

The White House said on Monday it will assess Moscow's decision to pull out its air forces from Syria.

Putin orders surprise Syria withdrawal

In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the "main part" of its forces in Syria from Tuesday.

Tripoli Asks Russia for Military Support for Libya's Anti-Terror Fight

Libya's self-proclaimed government in Tripoli is grateful to Russia for its consent and readiness to help the crisis-hit Libya in its fight against terrorism, Prime Minister Khalifa Ghawi told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Iraqi forces in major push against ISIS

Iraqi forces battled ISIS militants on separate fronts Thursday, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flash-points.