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Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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Mali troops implicated in mass killings of civilians, defense minister says
Mali's defense minister has admitted that soldiers may have been involved in killings in the country's unstable center, after the discovery of a mass grave backed up accusations
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Yemeni government forces take control of Hodeidah airport
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeidah airport from Houthi rebels, the coalition said, in a major step towards retaking the key Red Sea port city
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China pledges $100 million to modernize Cambodia’s military
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernize Cambodia's military, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
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Saudi and UAE coalition forces enter Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
Yemeni troops backed by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition entered the airport compound in the port city of Hodeidah after days of fighting with Houthi rebels
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Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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Neutral Switzerland wants to sell weapons to states in ‘internal conflict’
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on June 15 that it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict," under certain conditions
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France, US and UK put hold on China arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, the US and the UK put a hold on a request from Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of weapons shipments from China
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US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan
The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding
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Suspected cattle thieves kill 10 people in northern Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed in raids by suspected cattle thieves on four remote villages in northern Nigeria, police said, in the latest violence to hit the region
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