Russian army publishes shots of Ukrainian army fleeing Avdeyevka before Syrsky’s order

Russia’s Defense Ministry has published shots of units of the Ukrainian army fleeing Avdeyevka before the Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky's order.

North Koreans defect to South Korea

Two North Koreans have defected to South Korea, the first people to do so since a historic summit between the leaders of the two countries in April, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday citing a government source.

North Korean media slams Pence amid reports of canceled secret meeting

North Korean media Wednesday criticized U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's visit to South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics amid reports that the North had canceled a meeting with him.

Report: Artillery was ready to target North Korea

The South Korean military was ready to deploy heavy artillery fire at the border with North Korea, if North Korean guards targeting an escaping soldier had misfired and bullets made it past the military demarcation line.

S. Korea quadruples reward for information from North defectors to $860,000

South Korea plans to quadruple the amount it pays for classified information from North Korean defectors to $860,000.

Les militaires russes kidnappés en Crimée condamnés à 2 mois de prison

Un tribunal ukrainien a placé en garde à vue les deux militaires russes kidnappés dimanche en Crimée par le Service de sécurité d'Ukraine (SBU), ce avec la possibilité de verser une caution.

La Russie accuse Kiev d'avoir enlevé deux soldats russes en Crimée

Le ministère russe de la Défense a accusé lundi soir les services secrets ukrainiens d'avoir enlevé deux de ses soldats en Crimée, péninsule annexée par la Russie, Kiev les considérant pour sa part comme des "déserteurs" de l'armée ukrainienne.

North Korea defectors in South hit 30,000, Seoul says

In a sign that more North Koreans are taking risks to leave their country despite an ongoing crackdown under Kim Jong Un, South Korea's population of North Korean defectors passed the 30,000 mark for the first time in history.

US general claims IS leaders "abandoning" Mosul

Islamic State group leaders have been fleeing Mosul as US-backed local forces close in on the militants' last Iraqi stronghold, a US general said Wednesday.

ISIS /ISIL crushes rebellion plot in Mosul: ISIL executed 58 people suspected of taking part in the plot

ISIS has crushed a rebellion plot in Mosul led by one of its commanders who aimed to switch sides and help deliver the city to Iraqi forces, Reuters news agency reports.

D-day looms for Mosul battle but questions remain: Thousands of people expected to be displaced once the offensive begins

More than two years after the fall of Mosul to the Islamic State, the battle to liberate Iraq's second-largest city appears imminent.

ISIS leaders defecting before Mosul operation: Canadian general

Daesh leaders are leaving Mosul as Iraqi forces prepare to take the city held by the militant group since 2014, a Canadian general said Wednesday.

North Korea denounces South Korea's Park Geun-hye's call for defections

 North Korea denounced Park Geun-hye after the South Korean president urged North Koreans to defect during a national ceremony on Saturday.

ISIS mllitants kill 40 US-backed "fighters" in eastern Syria. It was the first airdrop of U.S-backed Syrian "rebels"

At least 40 fighters of the U.S-backed New Syrian Army (NSyA) were killed on Wednesday, by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, IS-related media outlets reported.

Czech leader slams ‘organized migrant invasion’. ("Why these men not fighting in their countries against ISIS/ISIL?")

Czech President Milos Zeman called the current wave of refugees to Europe “an organized invasion”, adding young men from Syria and Iraq should instead “take up arms” against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.