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Americas
Mark Esper sworn in as US defense secretary
Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense after Senate confirmation, filling America's longest Pentagon leadership vacuum
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Middle East
Israel missile strike targets Syria military positions near Golan Heights
A likely Israeli missile attack targeted Syrian military positions held by the government and its allies near the Golan Heights
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Business
Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there had been insufficient debate
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Middle East
US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara
Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border
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Business
Lockheed Martin reports $14.4 billion in second quarter sales
Lockheed Martin posted net sales of over $14 billion for the second quarter of 2019, along with higher net earnings and cash from operations
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Asia Pacific
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian A-50 military aircraft
South Korea said it fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 aircraft after the plane violated the country's airspace off its east coast
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan civilians killed in Logar airstrike
At least eight civilians were killed in an air strike that destroyed two homes in the Baraki Barak district of eastern Afghanistan's Logar province
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Africa
Somalia: More than a dozen killed in Mogadishu car bomb explosion
Dozens of people were killed and injured when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the road to the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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Business
Lockheed awarded $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia THAAD missile defense system contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptor support items for Saudi Arabia
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Americas
American ISIS ‘sniper’ charged in US after transfer from SDF custody in Syria
An American who was allegedly an ISIS sniper has been charged in New York after being captured in Syria and repatriated to the US
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