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Africa
Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling
LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country
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Africa
Five Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Alatona
Five Malian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Alatona in the central Segou region
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Europe
NATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concerns
NATO ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters as Middle East tensions mount after US forces killed a top Iranian general
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Africa
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’
Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border
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Africa
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike
AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu
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Asia Pacific
Sri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near Wirawila
A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region, killing the four crew on board
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Business
Germany’s Bundeswehr procures MBDA Enforcer lightweight missile system
Germany has procured MBDA's Enforcer lightweight shoulder-launched missile system for the Bundeswehr
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Middle East
Yemen southern separatists quit agreement to secure pro-government alliance
Southern separatists in Yemen declared their withdrawal from Saudi-brokered talks to shore up the Riyadh-led military coalition
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Asia Pacific
Taiwan military chief killed in UH-60M Black Hawk crash
Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two major generals who went missing after a helicopter crash landed
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Asia Pacific
Taliban deny agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government
The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war
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