The German parliament voted in favor of expanding the Bundeswehr’s military presence in Mali on Thursday. Today, nearly 1,000 Bundeswehr soldiers will be deployed in the West African nation, compared to an earlier limit of 650 people. These troops are part of a UN mission to ensure peace in the …

The United Nations on Friday called on South Sudan’s warring factions to immediately stop fighting and work toward implementing the August 2015 compromise peace agreement. The spokesman for UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric at a news conference today in New York told reporters that the UN is aware of the renewed …

At least four troops and two dozens militants were killed Saturday in a fresh bout of violence in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. Army forces killed 20 militants during a raid in northern and central Sinai, military spokesman, Col. Tamer al-Rifai, said in a statement. He said seven militants were injured …