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Middle East
Source Close to Hezbollah Says Group Sent 2,000 Fighters to Syria
A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah said the group sent 2,000 fighters into Syria near the border, as its ally Damascus reels from a rebel offensive that has seized major cities in recent days.
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War
Russian Strike Kills Two in Central Ukraine
A Russian strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig killed two people and wounded another eight, the local governor said Friday.
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Europe
Sweden, Denmark Place $2.3B Order for Combat Vehicles
Sweden and Denmark have signed a contract with a Swedish military equipment manufacturer for 205 armoured combat vehicles to replenish their stocks after donations to Ukraine, the Swedish government said Friday.
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Middle East
Syria Govt Troops Withdraw From Areas It Held in Deir Ezzor Province: Monitor
Syria's army said it was redeploying in two southern provinces on Saturday, after a war monitor reported government forces had lost control of most of Daraa province, the cradle of the country's 2011 uprising.
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War
North Gaza Air Strikes Bring Chaos to Nearby Hospital
Gaza's civil defense agency Friday reported deadly air strikes around Kamal Adwan Hospital in the territory's north as well as "direct fire" on the health facility, which the Israeli army firmly denied.
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Africa
Burkina Faso Junta Chief Dissolves Government
Burkina Faso's ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country's prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP.
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Asia Pacific
Four Taiwan Soldiers Charged With Spying for China
Four Taiwanese soldiers, including three from a unit in charge of security for the president's office, were charged Friday for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, prosecutors and the president's office said.
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Middle East
Syria Monitor Says Rebels Close In on Homs City
Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said.
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Arms
S.America Police Seize Over 3,000 Bombs in Crackdown on Gangs, Guerrillas
Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 metric tons of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the booming black market in explosives, Interpol said Thursday.
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Europe
Lavrov Says Russia Ready to Defend Itself Through ‘Any Means’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.
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