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Air
Spain Orders 16 Airbus Military Aircraft
European aerospace giant Airbus said it would build 16 military aircraft in Spain in a deal with the country's defense ministry worth $1.9 million.
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Middle East
IS Landmine Kills Seven Syrian Government Forces: Monitor
Seven members of Syria's security forces were killed when their bus struck an Islamic State landmine in the Badia desert, a monitor said.
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Europe
Ukraine Neighbor Moldova Receives Airspace Radar
Moldova has received a radar system to monitor its airspace, as the country has seen repeated violations of its airspace by Russian missiles targeting Ukraine.
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Americas
Canada to Buy 11 MQ-9B Drones for $1.8B
Canada will buy 11 armed drones from US manufacturer General Atomics for foreign military deployments as well as coastal monitoring and disaster relief.
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Asia Pacific
More Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Myanmar's military has called in air strikes and naval bombardments against an ethnic minority armed group on an island hosting a planned billion-dollar China-backed deep sea port.
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Africa
IS-Linked ADF Militants Kill 10 in Uganda
Militants linked to Islamic State have burned at least 10 civilians to death in an attack on a southwestern town in Uganda, police said.
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War
Ukraine Will Produce ‘One Million Drones’ in 2024: Zelensky
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would next year produce one million drones, which have become a crucial factor in the fighting between Kyiv and Moscow.
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Africa
Paramilitaries Seize Town as Fighting Rages in Sudan’s Second City
Sudanese paramilitaries pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.
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Asia Pacific
Clash Kills Philippine Soldier, Six Rebels Ahead of Talks
Six communist guerrillas and a soldier were killed in a clash, officials said, as the Philippine government prepared to restart peace talks to end one of the world's longest-running Maoist insurgencies.
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Africa
UN Prepares to Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo
The UN Security Council is expected to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.
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