Iraq peshmerga storm Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
BASHIQA, Iraq Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces stormed an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, clearing a pocket of militants outside the city while Iraqi troops wage a fierce urban war with the jihadists in its eastern neighborhoods. | Video
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Vatican warns Chinese Catholics over ordination of bishops
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German defense minister wants EU military to match NATO
BERLIN Germany's defense minister said on Monday the European Union must modernize its military defense and security to match NATO's drive to beef up its own security forces in the wake of a major Russian build-up.