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Middle East
Syria Drone Strike Kills Top Tunisian Jihadist Sayyaf al-Tunsi
A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the United States in northwestern Syria killed a prominent Tunisian jihadist, a monitor said.
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Asia Pacific
Afghan Government Presses Truce Demand in Taliban Talks
The Afghan government on Monday pressed its calls for a truce with the Taliban, reiterating its desire for a long-term ceasefire at historic talks in Qatar.
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Europe
Turkey Confirms Ship in Greece Row Has Returned to Coast
Turkey said the research ship at the center of a row with Greece over energy exploration had returned to the Turkish coast but insisted the move did not mean Ankara was "giving up."
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Middle East
Ninety Lebanon Peacekeepers Contract Coronavirus: UNIFIL
Ninety UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon have tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesman for the UNIFIL force said.
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Europe
Russia to Stage Huge 12,000 Troop ‘Caucasus’ Drills in September
Russia said on Friday it would stage massive military drills in the Caucasus in late September with troops from countries including China, Iran, and Pakistan invited to participate.
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Middle East
Iran Deploys Submarine, Cruise Missile in Exercises Near Sensitive Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian navy on Friday deployed homegrown military equipment including a submarine and a cruise missile on the second day of exercises near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Asia Pacific
Japan’s Abe Urges Stronger Defenses to Face Missiles
Japan must strengthen its ballistic missile defenses, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, a potentially controversial proposition given the country's pacifist constitution, which limits its military capabilities.
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Saudi Intercepts Yemeni Houthi Missiles, Drones: Coalition
The Saudi-led coalition Thursday intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the kingdom, state media said, after the insurgents claimed they had targeted the capital Riyadh.
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Africa
Gunmen Abduct 10 Near Nigeria Capital, Police Free 5
Gunmen on Thursday abducted 10 people from a community outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, five of whom were rescued after a fierce gun battle with the kidnappers, police said.
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Africa
Notorious ADF Militia Kill 58 in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri Province
ADF militia killed 58 people in two massacres in the eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, the province's interior minister said.
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