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Asia Pacific
Sri Lanka top defense official resigns over Easter bombings security failure
Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended services
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Business
Raytheon reports $6.7 billion in net sales for first quarter 2019
Raytheon reported a 7.4% increase in net sales for the first quarter 2019 and a 23% rise in continuing operations income
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Business
Boeing first-quarter defense revenue increases 2% on higher volume
Boeing posted first-quarter 2019 results, reporting a 2% revenue increase in its defense division marked by US and foreign military contracts
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Africa
UN’s DR Congo mission faces budget cuts but military component unaffected
The UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the biggest peacekeeping operations, will be scaled back because of budget pressure
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Africa
Morocco arrests ‘ISIS supporters’ suspected of planning ‘terrorist acts’
Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said it had arrested seven people in Sale suspected to be jihadists with links to Islamic State
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Business
Lockheed Martin posts $14 billion in sales for first quarter 2019
Lockheed Martin reported over $14 billion in sales for the first quarter of 2019, increasing its financial guidance for the year
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Asia Pacific
Amaq claims ‘Islamic State fighters’ carried out Sri Lanka attacks
Islamic State fighters carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 310 people, according to ISIS's Amaq propaganda agency
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Asia Pacific
Sri Lanka attacks were revenge for Christchurch mosque shootings, deputy defense minister says
An initial probe into suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defense minister said
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Asia Pacific
Iran and Pakistan to set up joint rapid reaction force after Balochistan attacks
Iran and Pakistan have agreed to set up a joint border "reaction force" following deadly attacks by militant groups on their frontier
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Asia Pacific
Death toll from Sri Lanka Easter attacks rises to 290 as police announce new arrests
The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically to 290 as police announced new arrests
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