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Africa
UN DR Congo peacekeeping force repels attack on Biakato base
UN peacekeeping forces have managed to thwart an attempted attack on one of their bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO said
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Africa
Al Shabaab says it carried out deadly Kenya bus attack that killed police
Police officers were among at least eight people killed in an attack on a bus in northeast Kenya believed to have been staged by al-Shabaab
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Americas
Shooter who killed 3 at US Navy base identified as Saudi air force student
A Saudi air force trainee shot three people dead at a U.S. naval base in Florida on Friday; the Saudi king offered condolences to victims
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Middle East
Esper says US pullback from parts of northeast Syria complete
The US has completed a pullback of forces from contested areas of northeast Syria, Defense Secretary Esper told Reuters on Wednesday
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Middle East
Netanyahu lawyer to be charged with money-laundering in German submarine deal
Israel's attorney general intends to charge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyer with money-laundering in the state's purchase of submarines from German firm Thyssenkrupp
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Europe
Germany plans to deport ‘criminals’ to war-torn Syria and Afghanistan
Interior ministers from Germany's federal states said they plan to ease deportation rules to allow Syrians convicted of serious crimes to be returned to the war-torn country
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Business
Raytheon awarded missile systems maintenance contract modification for US and Spain
The Pentagon awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $28,881,512 contract modification to maintain missiles of the US Navy and Spanish government
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Business
L3 Technologies awarded $37.5 million contract for US Special Operations aiming lasers
The US awarded a $37.5 million contract to L3 Technologies to deliver precision aiming lasers (PAL) for Special Operations Command
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Africa
Morocco and Spain arrest 4 suspected ISIS supporters in joint raids
Moroccan police said they arrested three suspected supporters of Islamic State, in a joint operation with Spain
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Asia Pacific
US Afghanistan envoy Khalilzad to restart talks with the Taliban in Doha
The US negotiator on Afghanistan will resume talks with the Taliban, the State Department said three months after President Donald Trump halted negotiations
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