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Americas
US, Australia Scale Back War Games Over COVID Fears
A major US-Australia joint military exercise will go ahead this year despite pandemic concerns but will be significantly scaled-back, a senior Australian military officer said Tuesday.
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Africa
At Least 50 Dead in Two Attacks in Eastern DR Congo
At least 50 people were killed in two new attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds have died in massacres since the start of the year.
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Asia Pacific
Six Dead as Taliban-Fired Shell Hits Afghan Wedding: Officials
A mortar bomb fired by the Taliban struck a wedding ceremony in a province north of the Afghan capital, killing at least six people including women and children, officials said on Sunday.
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Africa
Bomb Kills 2 CAR Police, 3 Russian Paramilitaries
A military convoy struck a roadside bomb in the northwest of Central African Republic, leaving two policemen and three Russian paramilitaries dead, the government said Sunday.
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Africa
33 Killed in Eastern DR Congo Rebel Attacks in Three Days
At least seven people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in two overnight attacks blamed on the ADF militia, bringing the death toll in the region to 33 in four days.
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Africa
Southern African Leaders Hold Summit on Jihadist Threat
Leaders of the southern African regional bloc SADC will hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday in Maputo to discuss the violence engulfing northern Mozambique.
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Africa
Suspected ADF Militia Kills 13 in Eastern DR Congo
Thirteen people in the eastern DR Congo have been killed in a suspected attack by the Allied Democratic Forces, local officials said Wednesday.
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Europe
Armenia Says Soldier Killed in Shootout With Azerbaijani Forces
An Armenian soldier was killed Tuesday in a border shootout with Azerbaijani forces, Armenia's defense ministry said.
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Americas
US Pullout From Afghanistan at Least 16% Complete: Pentagon
The US pullout from Afghanistan is at least 16 percent and as much as a quarter complete, the Pentagon's Central Command said.
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Americas
US Vows Support for Gaza Truce but No ‘Benefit’ for Hamas
Antony Blinken vowed support to help rebuild the battered Gaza Strip and shore up a truce between Hamas and Israel, but insisted the territory's Islamist militant rulers would not benefit from any aid.
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