4 killed in aircraft collision in Germany

21:52, January 23, 2018

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  21 IS fighters killed in eastern Afghanistan

  (File photo)Up to 21 militants of the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group were killed after the security forces aircrafts pounded the insurgents' hideouts in Achin and Shirzad districts of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Monday night, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said Tuesday.The air raids conducted on tipoff also destroyed the insurgent's weapon caches, according to the official. Two

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  US likely to send 1st aircraft carrier since war to Vietnam

  A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is expected to make a port visit to Vietnam in March, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday. It would be the first such visit in the postwar era.The planned visit to Danang is likely to irritate China, which is critical of U.S. moves to add to its military muscle in the region.Mattis and his

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  Germany likely to approve tank upgrades for Turkey: Spiegel

  The German government is moving to approve upgrades of Turkey’s Leopard battle tanks by German arms maker Rheinmetall as a further step towards normalizing strained ties with Ankara, Der Spiegel magazine said on Friday.This week NATO allies Germany and Turkey resumed bilateral government consultations, suspended after Ankara’s arrest of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel last February in a case that continues