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Africa
UN chief Guterres warns of ‘continental scale’ terrorism in Africa
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the threat of cross-border terrorism in Africa, warning that the ADF is linked to groups across the continent
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Death toll rises after Taliban attack on Kabul’s Green Village
A massive blast in a residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 16 people following yet another Taliban attack
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Middle East
Tunisia national guard officer killed in counter-terrorism operation
A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia
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Asia Pacific
US and 10 ASEAN navies begin first joint military exercises in Southeast Asia
The US and 10 ASEAN countries kicked off navy drills as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China Sea
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Technology
Iran unveils Kian reconnaissance and attack drone
Iran unveiled the jet-propelled reconnaissance and attack "Kian" drone it said can find and attacking targets far from the country's borders
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Middle East
Hezbollah, Israel trade fire as UN peacekeeping mission calls for ‘restraint’
Hezbollah struck Israeli military positions with anti-tank rockets in an exchange of fire as tensions soared between the two sides
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Middle East
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, scores dead
The Red Cross said that more than 100 people may be dead in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a Houthi detention center in Yemen
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Americas
Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders
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Business
Boeing awarded $500 million Qatar F-15 support contract
The US Defense Department awarded Boeing a $500 million contract to train maintenance and aircrew teams for Qatar's fleet of 36 F-15QAs
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Middle East
UN ‘ready to facilitate’ evacuations from Rukban camp in southern Syria
The UN will help evacuate civilians from the "abysmal" Rukban camp in the desert in southern Syria near the border with Jordan
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