The European Union acknowledged on Friday that it lacks the capabilities to meet its goal - pushed most strongly by its biggest members - to become a standalone military power able to help NATO or deploy troops rapidly to regional crises. Seeking to address major shortfalls, the EU’s...

Libya’s warring armies have agreed a ceasefire and, years after being forced to flee for their lives, the Bouzids and the Alis are finally back at home. Like many on opposite sides of the front lines, the two families have lost loved ones and seen their livelihoods and dreams destroyed by...

Local sources in government-held Aleppo province revealed that while bread is abundant in the area for less than 300 pounds per packet, army officers are selling soldiers’ bread portions to feed merchants. According to the sources, a few days ago, a merchant bought 500 kilograms of bread...

The Nigerian military has offered to deploy in Lagos state if needed to protect key business and government sites amid anti-police protests, the governor said Thursday. Unrest has broken out across the state, which is under 24-hour curfew, sparked by protests and the shooting of civilians...