FORT BLISS, Texas, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Canadian troops recently conducted exercises at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bliss to experience environmental conditions similar to the summer in Afghanistan.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Without addressing the causes of why peace talks collapsed in the Philippines, any new progress is unlikely, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused high levels of food insecurity and prompted the launch of a program to support farmers.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 16 (UPI) — The head of NATO and members of the Parliamentary Assembly met Monday to discuss the alliance’s top priorities ahead of the NATO Summit in France and Germany.

VIENNA, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Top authorities from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are expected to discuss security arrangements as part of the OSCE winter meeting.