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Business
Bulgaria’s arms exports up 20 percent to €1.2 billion in 2017
Bulgaria's booming arms trade continued to grow in 2017 with arms and ammunitions exports topping €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion), an official report showed
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Europe
Switzerland reverses plans to sell weapons to countries in civil conflict
Switzerland reversed a decision to loosen restrictions on weapons sales to countries in conflict following outcry over the planned move
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Middle East
Iraq court clears Swedish woman of belonging to ISIS
A court in the Iraqi capital cleared a Swedish woman, Victoria Lazar, of allegations that she belonged to ISIS due to lack of evidence
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Asia Pacific
Suicide bomber kills Afghanistan police and staff at Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people
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Europe
Russia: 3 Federal Security Service officers injured in Arkhangelsk explosion
A would-be bomber was killed and three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers were wounded in an explosion at the FSB headquarters in Arkhangelsk
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Europe
Danish intelligence service accuses Iran of plotting attack against separatists in Denmark
Denmark's intelligence service accused Tehran of plotting an attack against three Iranians living in the Scandinavian country, in response to a deadly attack in Iran
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Middle East
Turkey finalizes plans to ‘destroy’ YPG in northern Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey has completed preparations for an operation in northern Syria to "destroy" the US-backed YPG that Ankara considers to be a terrorist group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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Africa
South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return for peace ceremony, 2 years after fleeing
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar will return to the capital Juba after two years to take part in a peace ceremony with President Salva Kiir
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Africa
Yemen: Saudi coalition deploys tens of thousands of troops towards Hodeidah ahead of assault
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen has sent more than 10,000 troops towards a vital rebel-held port city of Hodeidah ahead of a new assault
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Middle East
Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base
Turkey dismissed as "unrealistic" demands to close a military base in Qatar as sought by a Saudi-led bloc caught up in a row with the emirate
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