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Middle East
Syria government ‘categorically rejects’ US-Turkey buffer zone plans
Damascus said it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syria's Kurds for the proposal
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Business
South Korea cleared for $800 million MH-60R Seahawk helicopters purchase
The US State Department approved the sale to South Korea of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters at an estimated cost of $800 million
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Africa
Nigeria: Female Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 in Mafa
Two female suicide bombers killed three civilians and wounded eight in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Borno, northeast Nigeria
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Asia Pacific
Taliban car bomb at Afghanistan police station in Kabul injures nearly 100
Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated at an Afghan police station in Kabul
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Middle East
Esper says US would prevent ‘unilateral’ Turkish action against SDF in northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" the YPG in northeast Syria – a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon
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Europe
Ukraine soldiers killed in RPG attack near Pavlopil
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a grenade attack in the war-torn east of the country, the highest daily casualty toll over the past two weeks
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Asia Pacific
Taliban threaten to attack Afghanistan presidential elections
The Taliban warned Afghans to keep away from election rallies and ordered its fighters to "stand against" the planned September vote
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Middle East
UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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Middle East
Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province
Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says
Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said
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