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Americas
Colombian Military Kills 9 Guerrilla Fighters in Bombing
Colombia's military killed nine guerrilla fighters in a bombing near the Venezuelan border, a defense ministry source told AFP on Friday.
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Americas
Colombia Inks $4.3B Deal to Buy Swedish Warplanes
Colombia has agreed to buy Swedish warplanes in a $4.3 billion deal with Saab, President Gustavo Petro said, as his country is locked in tension with the United States.
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Africa
UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future extensions depended on progress in ending the conflict.
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Americas
US to Hold New Military Exercises With Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago on Friday announced a new round of military exercises with the United States, which has ramped up what it calls anti-drug operations in the Caribbean — angering nearby Venezuela.
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Europe
Russia Strike on Kyiv Apartment Block Kills Six, Ukraine Says
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Kyiv on Friday, killing six people in one apartment block, attacks that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a "heinous" bid to spread terror.
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Americas
US Approves First Military Sale to Taiwan Since Trump’s Return
The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and equipment in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, the island's foreign ministry said Friday.
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Asia Pacific
South Korea Says to ‘Move Forward’ on Nuclear Subs With US
South Korea will "move forward" with the United States in building nuclear-powered submarines, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday, after a long-awaited security and trade agreement was finalized.
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Europe
NATO Allies Ditch Boeing for New Surveillance Planes
NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the program, the Netherlands said Thursday.
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Africa
Sudan Army Says Drone Attacks Target Northern Town
Sudan's army said paramilitary forces launched drone strikes on Thursday targeting a northern town housing a major dam, while fighting between the foes raged in the strategic region of Kordofan.
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Europe
Ukrainian Capital Comes Under ‘Massive’ Attack
Almost every district in Kyiv was under "massive" attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, with one death reported and 30 residential buildings damaged across the city.
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