3 missing soldiers dead after recovery of submerged military vehicle in Lithuania

Three U.S. Army soldiers were declared dead on Monday after search and recovery crews retrieved the M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle that was found submerged in swamp water near PabradÄ—, Lithuania, last week. In a Monday press release, U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced, “Three U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry…

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Belarusian authorities detain American accused of arriving illegally on an empty train

Belarusian authorities said Monday they have detained an American man who they said illegally traveled into the tightly controlled country in an empty railway car from neighboring Lithuania. Belarus’ Customs Committee said the 27-year-old, whose identify wasn’t given, was found during an inspection of the train in Maladzyechna, 80 kilometers (49 miles) northwest of the…

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At least 10 people dead in Syria as gunmen target civilians in Tartus and Homs

A 12-year-old boy was among four people killed on Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, a coastal region home to a majority Alawite population, provincial officials said in a statement. The attackers, who remain unidentified and at large, opened fire in Haref Nemra, a village in the Baniyas countryside in Tartous. The Tartous province’s general…

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