Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied. According to a statement by the Islamic State group-affiliated Al Amaq news agency, Brig. Gen. M. Uba was killed following his capture during a patrol near Wajiroko in Nigeria's Borno State. The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied the capture of Gen. Uba, saying on social media that “The Army Headquarters also wishes to debunk the f

The new Unmanned Systems Forces was created to oversee Russia's drone operations, development, testing and training.

The humpback whale that freed itself early on Friday from a sandbank off of Germany's Baltic Sea coast is now heading out of the Bay of Lübeck, a marine scientist said. Stephanie Gross from the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW) said the marine mammal was on course to leave the bay.