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Space
US officially establishes Space Command
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper officially established US Space Command, eight months after President Donald Trump ordered its creation
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Asia Pacific
Japan requests record $50 billion defense budget in eighth straight increase
Japan's defense ministry requested a record $50.3 billion budget for fighter jets and missile defense as the country eyes North Korea and China
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Americas
Ex-FARC commander calls for Colombia rebels to take up arms
Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez announced he is taking up arms with other Colombia guerrillas who reject a peace deal with the government
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Middle East
Yemen’s southern separatists retake control of Aden from government forces
Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city
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Business
$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved
The US approved the sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles plus support for $3.295 billion
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Business
Hungary purchase of 180 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles approved
The US approved a request by Hungary to purchase 180 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) for $500 million
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Business
Lithuania to purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Lithuania will purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, the defense ministry said, a day after the US approved the sale of 500
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Africa
Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko
ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria
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Business
US approves $72 million sale of Mk 54 torpedoes to South Korea
The US approved a possible $72 million sale of MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to South Korea for its P-8 Poseidon aircraft
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Middle East
Gaza police killed in overnight bomb attacks
Hamas said that two overnight bomb attacks killed three police officers in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert
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