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Asia Pacific
12 Policemen Killed in Afghanistan Attacks
At least 12 Afghan policemen were killed on Sunday, including seven who were ambushed by the Taliban south of the capital, officials said, as fighting continued in the violence-wracked country.
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Middle East
Yemen Houthis Advance on Marib, Dozens Dead: Military Sources
Yemen's Houthi rebels have made major gains in the battle for the government's last northern stronghold, advancing close to the center of Marib city despite heavy casualties, military sources said Sunday.
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Asia Pacific
Japan to Host First Joint Military Drill With US, France
Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest next month, the defense minister said Friday, as China's actions in regional waters raise concern.
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Russia Begins Drawdown of Troops From Ukraine’s Border
Russia on Friday began withdrawing troops that had been running drills near the borders of Ukraine, the defense ministry said, following weeks of heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the buildup.
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Americas
3 Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops: Security Sources
Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday, security sources said, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.
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Asia Pacific
Pakistan Taliban Claim Deadly Blast at Luxury Hotel
The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.
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Asia Pacific
Indonesia Races to Find Missing Submarine With 53 Aboard
Indonesian warships led the hunt Thursday for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard during regular exercises, as other nations sent vessels to help.
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Air
IDF Strikes Syria After ‘Missile’ Targets Southern Israel
Multiple defense batteries in Syria were struck by Israeli forces, the military said Thursday, after a missile targeted a village near a secretive nuclear site in southern Israel.
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Africa
Ivorian Soldier Injured in Attack on Military Camp
Gunmen injured an Ivorian soldier in an overnight attack on a military camp near the economic capital Abidjan that left three assailants dead, the army said Wednesday.
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Europe
Germany Plans to Pull Troops Out of Afghanistan by July 4
Germany's defense ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in early July, after the United States announced plans to pull out by September 11.
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