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Business
UAE merges more than 25 defense industry firms into EDGE group
The de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates announced the formation of a government-controlled defense industry conglomerate EDGE
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Asia Pacific
Tajikistan security forces killed in border clashes blamed on ISIS
Tajikistan said Islamic State fighters who crossed the border from Afghanistan were behind a clash with security forces that left 17 people dead
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Europe
UK to extend Ukraine training mission Operation Orbital by 3 years
Operation Orbital, the United Kingdom's security training mission to Ukraine, has been extended by three years
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Middle East
Yemen government and southern separatists sign power-sharing deal
Yemen's government signed a power-sharing deal with southern separatists in an initiative to end a conflict within the country's civil war
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Middle East
Turkey says it arrested dead ISIS leader Baghdadi’s sister in Azaz
Turkish forces in northern Syria detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS who was killed in a US raid last week
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Business
AeroVironment lands $6.4 million Raven tactical UAS follow-on contract for Southeast Asian military
AeroVironment was awarded a $6.4 million contract from a Southeast Asian military customer for Raven unmanned aircraft systems
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Asia Pacific
Grenade blast in Kashmir market kills 1, injures 17
At least one person was killed and 17 wounded in a grenade blast at a crowded market in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city Srinagar, police and doctors said
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Technology
Saab and Raytheon successfully flight test Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition
Saab and Raytheon successfully completed a series of flight tests of the shoulder-launched Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition
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Africa
UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mission UNAMID for one year
The UN Security Council extended the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region after a recommendation from the Khartoum government
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Middle East
Turkey releases 18 Syrian soldiers after talks with Russia
Turkey freed 18 Syrian soldiers that its forces captured in northeastern Syria, the defense ministry said
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