Poland needed to defend itself against Russia, a country which “has very aggressive intentions vis-à-vis its neighbors,” the country's deputy defense minister said. An unmanned mine-scattering vehicle is pictured during an open test of unmanned weapon systems conducted by the Polish Armaments Group on Thursday. Wojtek Radwanski / AFP via Getty Images Poland will use antipersonnel as well as anti-tank land mines to defend its eastern border against the growing threat from Russia , Poland’s...

Associated Press February 2, 2026 By Amir Aman Kiyaro Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in Western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo) Wanted by the Ethiopian government, rebel military leader Jaal Marroo moves constantly to stay ahead of drones hunting him from the skies. The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly 40 million...

Sudanese who fled el-Fasher city, after Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, speak at their camp in Tawila, Sudan, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhnnad Adam) By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people at a hospital, including patients, after they seized the provincial capital of North Darfur over the weekend, according to the U.N., displaced residents and aid workers, who described harrowing details of...