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Human Rights Watch (headquartered in New York City; founded in 1978) is an international human rights organization that ...

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The Tigray Defence Force was one of the world’s most gender inclusive militaries but failed to protect its female troops.

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North Korea on Thursday condemned expanding military cooperation between South Korea and Japan as a "foolish act courting ...

With the 32 North ATLANTIC Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries in Ankara, Turkey, for their annual meeting this week, ...

The prime minister met with his counterpart, Sanae Takaichi of Japan, and signed agreements covering artificial intelligence, energy and security. By Jeremy W. Peters and Javier C. Hernández Jeremy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Matthew Kendrick (L) and Japanese Lt Gen. Norimichi Shirakawa speak during the opening ceremony of ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense holds a gathering in a Japan Air Self-Defense Force hangar at Misawa Air Base. (US Air Force photo) MELBOURNE — Japan’s government has confirmed it will rename its air ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces were deployed as a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Thursday morning. Footage shows 5th Air Defense Artillery Group officers heading out ...