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Europe
Spain approves €7.3 billion in defense spending programs
Spain's government approved a €7.3 billion renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs
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Europe
Kosovo parliament approves plan to build national army over NATO objections
Kosovo's parliament has approved a plan to turn the the Kosovo Security Force into a national army over the objections of NATO
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Middle East
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah
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Europe
NATO to provide Ukraine with secure communications equipment, Stoltenberg says
NATO said it will supply Ukraine with secure communications equipment by the end of the year to help combat destabilization efforts by Russia
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Africa
Dozens of civilians killed near Mali’s border with Niger
More than 40 civilians have been shot dead by gunmen who raided an area in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, local officials said
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Middle East
Erdogan announces new operation against YPG in Syria ‘within days’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he will launch a new operation in Syria within days against the YPG risking renewed tensions with the US
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Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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Middle East
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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Middle East
UN identifies suspected Iranian anti-tank guided missiles in Yemen
More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN said in a report that will be discussed by the Security Council
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Yemen government and Houthi rebels list 15,000 names for prisoner swap
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels announced plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN entered their seventh day
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