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UK Agrees $11 Billion Nuclear Submarine Deal With Rolls-Royce
Britain's government announced a deal with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to support the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines, seen as boosting economic growth and national security.
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Nuclear
Trump Hopes to Avoid Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he hoped to avoid military strikes on Iran's nuclear program, an option long mulled by Israel.
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Terrorism
Colombia Asks Venezuela to Help Quell Border Violence
Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has displaced 40,000 people in the lawless border region.
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Terrorism
Myanmar Rebel Group Admits to Beheadings
A Myanmar rebel group said on Friday its members beheaded two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to maintain control of the country's western borderlands.
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Arms
Raids and Detentions in Ukraine Arms Smuggling Crackdown
Ukrainian law enforcement on Thursday detained nearly two dozen people after launching a nationwide operation including hundreds of raids to stamp out illegal weapons and ammunition trafficking.
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War
200,000 Intl Troops Needed to Secure Any Ukraine Peace: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said any peace deal agreed with Russia would require at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to oversee it, according to comments published Wednesday.
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Terrorism
Chinese Mine Worker Killed in IS-Claimed Attack in Afghanistan
Police said Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan which the Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for, as the Taliban government attempts to project an image of security to encourage investment from Beijing.
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War
Israel Military Says Killed Islamic Jihad Militant During Gaza Truce
The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had killed an Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza, the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory.
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Americas
Trump Orders 1,500 Extra Troops to US-Mexico Border
US President Donald Trump ordered 1,500 more military personnel to the border with Mexico as part of a flurry of steps to tackle immigration, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Terrorism
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Two Soldiers Dead, 12 Wounded in Ambush by Ex-Philippine Rebels
Former Muslim rebels ambushed government troops assigned to escort UN staff visiting the southern Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 others, the military said Thursday.
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