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Asia Pacific
Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months
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Business
US Army wants $111 million for new NGSW rifle platform to boost firepower, range
The US Army is requesting $112 million to replace the M4A1 Carbine, M16 and M249 SAW with Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) by 2021
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Africa
Mali deploys forces to former rebel bastion Kidal, as Keita seeks ‘dialogue’ with insurgents
Malian troops began deploying to Kidal as President Keita said he sent an envoy to discuss talks with insurgents
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Business
US approves $1.9 billion sale to India of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System
The US Department of State approved a possible sale to India of a medium-range Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) for $1.9 billion
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Business
France receives second Lockheed KC-130J, completing delivery of 4 Super Hercules aircraft
The second of two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling aircraft has arrived in France
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Middle East
Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza after latest Israeli airstrikes
An Egyptian delegation arrived in Gaza seeking to ease tensions after Israel again attacked the enclave with airstrikes in response to projectiles fired by militants
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Business
Belgium’s Wallonia region halts arms sales to Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry
Belgium's Wallonia region, home to FN Herstal and CMI, halted weapons sales to Saudi Arabia's defense ministry due to the war in Yemen
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Middle East
Syrian army pushes forward with Idlib offensive
Syrian regime forces pressed on with their offensive in Idlib province that has displaced half a million people, despite heightened tensions with Turkey
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Americas
Low-yield nuclear weapon deployed on US Navy submarine in Atlantic
The Pentagon confirmed reports that the Navy has deployed a submarine armed with a newly developed and controversial low-yield nuclear weapon
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Europe
Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks
Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission
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