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US suspends ‘Vigilant Ace’ military exercise with South Korea
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo have canceled the "Vigilant Ace" military exercise
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Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack
Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability
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China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions
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Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base
Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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Tunisia F-5 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean Sea, pilot unharmed
A Tunisian F-5 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise but its pilot was unharmed, the defence ministry said
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UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down
UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month
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Mali: More than a dozen killed in fresh violence in Mopti and Menaka
Eleven people were shot dead in central Mali, while in the east, an explosion killed one person and injured two, and two others were killed by armed men on motorcycles.
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Kashmir police and militants killed in shootout in tourist area of Srinagar
A gun battle near a 14th Century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital and sparked protests in the city, police said.
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Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote
A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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