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Asia Pacific
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile as Blinken Visits South
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul.
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Asia Pacific
Indian Forces Clash With Maoist Rebels, Five Dead
Indian security forces battled with Maoist rebels in their forested heartland, with at least four guerillas and one policeman killed.
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War
Syria Monitor Says Fighting Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces Kills 101
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.
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Middle East
Elaborate Military Tunnel Complex Linked to Assad’s Palace
On the slopes of Mount Qasyun, a network of tunnels links a military complex to the presidential palace facing it.
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Terrorism
Six Killed in Blast Claimed by Pakistan Separatists: Officials
At least six people, including Pakistani paramilitary troops, were killed and scores injured, in a bombing claimed by separatists in volatile southwestern Balochistan province.
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Africa
Mali’s Army Claims Arrest of Islamic State Group Leader
Mali's army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group.
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Middle East
Biden Administration Announces $8B Arms Sale to Israel
The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8-billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said.
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Terrorism
Five Army Volunteers in Burkina Killed in Attack
Five civilian volunteers with the army in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack this week in the west of the country.
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War
Russia Vows Response After it Says ATACMS Missiles Targeted Belgorod
Russia vowed to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Junta to Release Nearly 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
Myanmar's embattled junta government said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty.
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