
The Russian Navy’s Mediterranean task force has grown to 15 warships and vessels, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said Thursday. The news comes following a Russian cruise missile strike on ISIL targets in Syrian Palmyra from a Russian Navy’s submarine and a frigate in the Mediterranean. ...

A suicide attacker detonated on Thursday a checkpoint near the airport of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing one soldier, local media reported. One more soldier was reportedly injured by the explosion, the TOLOnews media outlet reported, citing a spokesman for the Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khoghyani. Further details of ...