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Exercises
NATO exercises will go ahead despite coronavirus concerns, Stoltenberg says
NATO will press ahead with large-scale military exercises mobilising thousands of troops despite worries about the coronavirus
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Americas
US military linguist in Iraq charged with leaking informant identities to Hezbollah
A US military translator who was based in Iraq was charged with passing the names of US informants to people linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah
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Africa
Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy
Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks
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Asia Pacific
US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents
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Business
US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles
The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco
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Middle East
Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases
The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks
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Middle East
Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks
Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces
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Africa
African Union plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel
The African Union said that it expected to send 3,000 troops to West Africa's Sahel region for six months 'during the course of the year'
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Middle East
Airstrike kills 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib offensive
Three Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an airstrike in Syria's Idlib province, where Ankara backs rebels against the Assad regime
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Asia Pacific
US and South Korea postpone joint military exercises over coronavirus concerns
The US and South Korean militaries postponed forthcoming joint exercises as the Asian country announced its biggest increase in coronavirus cases to date
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