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Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegation

Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has rejected allegations aired in a Nine Network report that he had been involved in a war crime.




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How wife of SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith fought her own battles before war crime claims

For more than a decade, Emma Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated SAS trooper Ben Roberts-Smith, went to bed some nights not knowing if her war hero husband was still alive.




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Touching moment Donald Trump hugs wounded Afghanistan hero who sang God Bless America

Donald Trump embraced a wounded and wheel-chair bound Captain Luis Avila who sang 'God Bless America' at a ceremony to honor the new incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 




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Afghan war hero, 34, battles NHS for £1.5m

Captain Stuart Croxford, pictured, survived a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2012 where he suffered severe foot and ankle injuries - although his leg had been saved.




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Army forgets to cast white women in new PC advert and made last-minute appeal for Caucasian soldiers

Filming of the £1million 2020 Army Belonging campaign will begin in Morocco tomorrow. This appears to be the latest in a series of blunders in the drive to make the Army more politically correct.




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Former soldier Jordan Wylie rows solo across the world's most dangerous body of water

Jordan Wylie, one of the stars of C4's Hunted and Celebrity Hunted, rowed across the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait from Djibouti to Yemen, on a gruelling journey that took him over 13 hours.




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Top Al-Qaeda commander Asim Omar was killed in joint US-Afghan raid on Taliban in Helmand province  

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Asim Omar died alongside six of his fellow terrorists, including Omar's courier to the Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in southern Helmand.




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Afghan migrant who stabbed ex-girlfriend, 15, to death in Germany is found hanged

Abdul Mobin D, who stabbed ex Mia V to death, was found hanged in his cell at a juvenile prison in Schifferstadt, Germany, early on Thursday, though authorities said they have not found a suicide note.




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Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in Afghanistan looking for Bowe Bergdahl

National Guard Master Sergeant Mark Allen died in Georgia on Saturday at the age of 46. He was shot in the head by a sniper in Afghanistan in 2009 looking for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl.




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US veteran who received penis transplant reveals it's the 'best decision he ever made'

The US Navy corpsman, known only as Ray, has spoken for the first time since his 2018 operation after he lost his legs and genitals when he stepped on a roadside bomb eight years ago.




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Joe Biden baffles with his answers amid string of gaffes and mix-ups at Democratic debate 

Joe Biden down played his age at Tuesday's Democratic debate as he baffled viewers with a series of gaffes and caught himself before he claimed he ended Roe vs. Wade.




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Bombing at Afghan mosque kills more than 60 worshippers  

An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered to offer Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said.




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Love Island Australia's new hunk - soldier-turned-model Aaron Deacon Shaw

Four ladies were left single on Thursday's recoupling Love Island Australia after The Bomb Squad.




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Taliban fighters pose for photos wearing heavy make-up and holding hands in rare images

The bizarre Warholesque images were uncovered in Kandahar, Afghanistan, at the height of the war in 2002 by German photographer Thomas Dworzak.




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US marine who rescued a stray dog after seeing it in Afghanistan reveals how the pet saved HIM

Craig Grossi described meeting his dog Fred in a remote part of the war-torn country while the Marine RECON force - the most elite soldiers in the Corps - were under incessant barrages from the Taliban.




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Donald Trump presents Medal of Honor to Green Beret who faced 'hail of bullets'

The president presented the Medal of Honor to Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams of Texas for his heroism protecting comrades during a battle in Afghanistan in 2008.




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PICTURED: US Navy veteran's life-changing penis transplant that made him 'feel whole again'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Images from a New England Journal of Medicine case report reveal, step-by-step, the transplant process that gave 'Ray,' a veteran, a new penis and scrotum.




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Giant EIGHT FOOT tall Afghan who travelled to India to watch cricket refused entry to hotels

Sher Khan pitched up for Afghanistan versus the West Indies in Lucknow, northern India, but getting a room turned out to be a tall order. Hoteliers were stumped by his 8ft 2in height and refused him.




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Injured Iraq and Afghanistan war heroes are being shut out of 'half-empty' £350m military hospital

Military charities, top brass and former SAS hero Chris Ryan call for the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Nottinghamshire to be opened to veterans.




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US general condemns witch-hunt of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland left open to prosecution 

General David Petraeus, who led coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, will say it is appalling that troops who served in Northern Ireland remain exposed to the risk of prosecution decades on.




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Meghan Markle shares five-year-old throwback snaps which show her on tour with troops

The Duchess of Sussex, 38, took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account on Monday night to share the post - which shows her on a tour and visiting troops in Europe.




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Is Harry and Meghan's decision to spend the festive season away from the Queen hurtful?

Prince Harry has spent every Christmas at the Royal Family's Norfolk retreat since the age of six, except for the year when he was serving in Afghanistan. But he has now decided to stay away.




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UK government and Army are accused of covering up war crimes

An investigation has spoken to 11 British detectives who said that they have found evidence of war crimes as insiders say soldiers should have been prosecuted for the killings.




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Pardoned Army First Lt. Clint Lorance says 'I love you, sir' to Trump in first interview

Pardoned war criminal Army First Lt. Clint Lorance gave an emotional thank you to President Donald Trump saying 'I love you sir' in his first interview since being released from prison.




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Sydney boxer with Al Qaeda tattooed on his arm is put on a terror watchlist

Edris Barez (pictured), 26, will be closely watched by authorities because of his close links to Islamic extremists, including the brother of dead Australian-born ISIS boss Mohamed Elomar.




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Eddie Gallagher's lawyers slam the Navy for 'violating his constitutional rights'

On Wednesday, Rear Adm. Collin Green made his intentions clear at a staff meeting Monday that he wants to remove Gallagher's Trident pin, which designates him as a SEAL.




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Decorated GCHQ employee, 39, is released after spending a 'terrible' night in jail for filming women

Mark Nicholls (pictured), 39, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, got a three-year community order with 40 programme requirement sessions.




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Google smart speakers let parents record themselves reading a bedtime story for when they are away

Military family, the Olivers worked with Google and a veteran-owned design agency from Portland Oregon to create MyStorytime, an app that makes it easier for parents to record bedtime tales.




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Woman, 26, to be reunited with toy bunny that was sucked out of WWII bomber

Victoria Maginnis, 26, who lives in Ontario, Canada, launched a campaign to find the stuffed rabbit, known as Bunny. Cuddly was found two weeks later perched on the roof of a care home.




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Newsweek fires reporter who said Trump would be spending Thanksgiving 'tweeting, golfing and more'

A story by Jessica Kwong (left) was published Thursday morning with the initial headline: 'How is Trump spending Thanksgiving? Tweeting, golfing and more'. Trump, right, in Afghanistan.




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White House confirms Trump will NOT participate in Wednesday's impeachment hearing

The president, pictured main with his son Barron and inset, waved and gave supporters a thumbs up as the first family headed back to Washington D.C. on Sunday.




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Kellyanne Conway says SHE will show up if Adam Schiff testifies under oath in Judiciary hearing

Kellyanne Conway told reporters Monday that if Adam Schiff testifies as part of the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings, she will show up.




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Child suicide bomber in Afghanistan calmly blows himself up near Australian aid worker David Savage

David Savage, from Canberra, was deployed in the Chora Valley in 2012 in a joint military and civilian mission tasked with rebuilding the town after decades of war.




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Afro-Caribbean soldier wins racism claim against British Army

Sergeant Randy Date was baffled when he received a scathing review for a course taught by a black colleague at Colchester's Military Corrective Training Centre in Essex.




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Newsweek demotes editor over reporter's Thanksgiving story claiming Trump was 'tweeting and golfing'

Jessica Kwong's story was published on Thursday morning just hours before Trump made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to be with troops. She claimed it was an 'honest mistake.'




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War hero's proud brother, 18, follows in his sibling's footsteps to become paratrooper

Fin Doherty, 18, was formally handed his older brother's beret after completing a gruelling 19 week training course at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.




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Man sues Yale University for $110m following rape acquittal

Saifullah Khan, a native of Afghanistan, filed the lawsuit against Yale on Friday as he accused the university of denying him an education.




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Exclusive first look at Military Wives: Trailer for feel-good flick promises laughter and tears

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.




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49 journalists were killed around the world in 2019, with Syria and Mexico the deadliest

It was a 'historically low' number but South American countries have become increasingly violent and are now just as dangerous as those in the Middle East.




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Veterans blame cancer on Uzbek base where black goo oozed from the ground

Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2, was a former Soviet air base just a few hundred miles from the Afghanistan border, and became a key hub in the early fight against the Taliban in 2001.




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Earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, with 6.1-magnitude tremor sending people running

A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, forcing residents into the streets in Kabul and Islamabad.




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Refugee who nearly drowned becomes a life guard so he can save others 

Life Saving Victoria member Ramzi Hussaini had a near-death experience when the boat he had fled Afghanistan in began to sink - with the Australian Navy stepping in to rescue him.




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Will Dame Karen Pierce become Britain's next Ambassador to the US?

Straight-talker Dame Karen Pierce is currently serving as the UK's representative at the United Nations and would become the first woman to hold the coveted Washington job.




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Army Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser files lawsuit against Air Force General John Hyten

Army Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser filed a lawsuit against Air Force General John Hyten for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2017 on November 25 in California, seeking punitive damages and a jury trial.




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Pension scam sanctioned in Whitehall could cost military veterans up to £50,000 each

Although some are still suffering trauma from tours of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, members of the armed forces now face working into their eighties after losing nest eggs worth up to £50,000.




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Pagan soldier, 34, is first to serve with a beard because his beliefs say it's sacred and masculine

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army National Guard is serving in Afghanistan and has received a uniform religious exception to sport a beard based upon his Norse pagan beliefs.




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Soldiers sent to tackle bushfire-ravaged towns just WEEKS after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

Two battle groups from the army's 7th Combat Brigade left Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks early on Tuesday, ready to man bulldozers and chainsaws to help devastated communities .




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Ex-Green Beret who smuggled Carlos Ghosn out of Japan

Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret commando from Boston, led the team who helped former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn pull off his daring escape from house arrest in Japan last week.




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BREAKING NEWS: Taliban roadside bomb strikes US military vehicle in Afghanistan

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.




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Father of British soldier who protected Harry in Afghanistan condemns his decision to step down

Nathan Hunt (right, circled) found Taliban bombs that could have maimed or killed Harry. Warrant Officer Hunt - who became friends with Harry while serving in Helmand province - died aged 39.