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Africa
South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
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Middle East
Yemen: US “certifies” Saudi Arabia, UAE acting to reduce risk to civilians
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has "certified" that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are acting to reduce risks to civilians in Yemen military operations
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Africa
Tripoli airport comes under fire despite UN-brokered Libya ceasefire
The Libyan capital's only working airport has come under rocket fire just days after reopening following a UN-backed ceasefire between rival armed groups
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Business
US Army awards Lockheed $50 million for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile procurement
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an almost $50 million US Army contract for the procurement of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, the Department of Defense said
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Asia Pacific
Thailand: 2 army rangers shot dead by suspected militants
Two army rangers were gunned down and four more wounded in a night-time ambush by suspected militants in Thailand's Muslim-majority south
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Asia Pacific
Death toll in eastern Afghanistan suicide attack rises to 68
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, as violence flares ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day
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Asia Pacific
Dozens of casualties in suicide attack on Afghan protesters in Nangarhar
At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack among protesters in Nangarhar hours after a double bombing at a girls' school in Jalalabad killed a boy
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Business
Boeing awarded $14 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb glide bombs
Boeing has been awarded a $14 million contract for GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb glide bombs by the US Air Force, a US Department of Defense release said
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Middle East
Iraq executes 7 men convicted of terrorism
Iraq executed by hanging seven of its citizens convicted of "terrorism," the head of the health ministry in the southern province of Dhi Qar said
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Asia Pacific
Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan kill dozens of security personnel
Taliban fighters killed nearly 60 members of Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces in a spate of attacks across the country's north
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