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Middle East
Roadside bomb ‘placed by PKK’ kills 2 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq by a roadside bomb that Turkey's defense ministry blamed on the PKK
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Europe
France begins trial of 5 women accused in Notre-Dame car bomb plot
Five women went on trial in France in an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral
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Asia Pacific
Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province
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Africa
Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia begins new operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels near Hodeidah
The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen near Hodeidah, its first strike since an attack on the kingdom's oil industry
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Business
Colt awarded $42 million contract to produce M4, M4A1 carbines for 13 countries
Colt was awarded a $42 million foreign military sales contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for 13 countries after announcing it would halt production of consumer AR-15 rifles
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Business
Boeing awarded $157 million contract modification for Saudi F-15 original manufacturer training
Boeing was granted a $157 million contract modification for original manufacturer training for the Royal Saudi Air Force's fleet of F-15SA jets
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Africa
Nigerian Army claims NGO aids Boko Haram and ISWAP, shuts Maiduguri and Damaturu offices
The Nigerian Army shut down the offices of a humanitarian aid group Action Against Hunger (ACF), accusing it of "aiding and abetting terrorists"
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Europe
Italy ‘willing to join’ European military intervention initiative, government says
Italy's government said that it is ready to join the 10-member European military coalition to react to crises near the continent's borders
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Europe
Belgian F-16 crashes in France, leaving pilot stranded from power line
A Belgian air force F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Morbihan region of western France, with both pilots ejecting but one parachute tangled in a power line
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