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Europe
Eastern European defense ministers urge EU funds for military mobility program
The EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defense ministers from four eastern European nations said
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Asia Pacific
US begins Afghanistan troop withdrawal as ISIS claims rocket attack during presidential inauguration
The Defense Department said the withdrawal of a limited number of US troops from Afghanistan had begun, in accordance with a deal with the Taliban
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Africa
Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire
Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do the same
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Africa
Sudan prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok escaped unharmed as an assassination attempt using explosives targeted his convoy in the capital Khartoum
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state
A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country
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Afghanistan: Taliban deny involvement in deadly attack on Hazara ceremony in Kabul
An attack on a Hazara ceremony in the Afghanistan capital Kabul left dozens dead and wounded but the Taliban denied it was behind the shooting
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Middle East
Syria: Russia and Turkey agree to ceasefire in battered Idlib
Erdogan and Putin announce plans for a joint buffer zone to halt Syria's offensive against Idlib province, ceasefire to begin at midnight
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Exercises
US and Israel cancel Juniper Cobra exercise over coronavirus travel restrictions
The US and Israel have scrapped the remainder of their joint military exercise Juniper Cobra 20 over the coronavirus outbreak
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Asia Pacific
Singapore jails Indonesian maid for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD
An Indonesian maid was jailed in Singapore for two years for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD blamed for a string of attacks in her home country
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Business
US approves $2.4 billion sale to Israel of 8 Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft
The US State Department approved a $2.4 billion sale of up to eight Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft to Israel
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