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Africa
14 Killed As Minibus Hits Landmine in Somalia: Official
Fourteen people died and four others were wounded Wednesday when the minibus they were traveling in ran over a landmine on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a regional official said.
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Americas
US Intel Report Says North Korea Could Resume Nuclear Tests This Year
North Korea could resume nuclear tests this year as a way to force President Joe Biden's administration to enter into dialogue, US intelligence experts said in a report.
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Americas
NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan Likely in September: German Minister
NATO will likely join the United States in withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan in September, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Wednesday.
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Americas
US to Station 500 More Military Personnel in Germany: Defense Secretary
The United States will station 500 more military personnel in Germany in a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.
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Africa
Youth Radio Aims to Fight Sahel Jihadism
A radio station aimed at stopping youth radicalization across five countries fighting jihadists in Africa's Sahel region is set for launch in Burkina Faso under a deal signed Monday.
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Americas
Canada Blocks Arms Exports to Ally Turkey
Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in conflicts.
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Europe
Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in War-Torn Separatist East
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine's war-torn east as Kiev again accused Moscow of massing tens of thousands of soldiers on its border.
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Asia Pacific
Philippines, US to Hold Joint War Games as Tensions Grow in South China Sea
The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks, its military chief said Sunday, amid growing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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Africa
Has Morocco Carried Out Its First Drone Strike In the Western Sahara?
Morocco's reported use of a drone strike to kill a senior Western Sahara independence fighter would, if confirmed, mark a turning point in the decades-long conflict, experts say.
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Middle East
Israel ‘of Course’ Behind Nuclear Site Attack: Iran Foreign Ministry
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday Israel was "of course" behind an attack on the Natanz uranium enrichment plant the previous day, and promised vengeance.
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