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Africa
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram militants after 6 killed in Lake Chad attacks
Six people died in overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad while Chadian troops killed 17 militants in a counter-offensive
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Air
US Marine Corps F-35 crashes in South Carolina, pilot safely ejects
A US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter was completely destroyed in a crash during training in in South Carolina officials said. The pilot safely ejected.
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Africa
New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack
The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare
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Europe
Dutch terror suspects may have planned 100-kg fertilizer bomb, investigators say
Investigators in the Netherlands said they found a large quantity of bomb-making materials including fertilizer likely for a car bomb
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Africa
Nigeria air force pilot killed in F-7Ni crash outside Abuja
Nigeria's air force said that one of its pilots was killed in a plane crash during a rehearsal for the nation's independence day anniversary.
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Middle East
UN Human Rights Council extends Yemen war crimes investigation
The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend a probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and allies
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Business
US Navy awards $9 billion in contracts for 10 Arleigh Burke class ships
The US Navy awarded two contracts totaling more than $9 billion for the construction of 10 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) ships with options for more
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Asia Pacific
US F-35 stealth fighters fly first-ever combat mission in Afghanistan
US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters have become the first American aircraft of the type to be used in combat operations, striking Taliban targets in Kandahar province, Afghanistan
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Middle East
Lebanon detains Palestinian man over ISIS-directed poisoning plots
Lebanon's security forces said they detained a Palestinian refugee allegedly linked to Islamic State over two poisoning plots
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Asia Pacific
Six killed in four shootings in disputed Kashmir ahead of local elections
Six people were killed in Kashmir's Budgam and Anantnag districts as Indian authorities imposed a curfew and cut mobile internet services
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