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Exercises
China invited to take part in US-led RIMPAC naval exercise
China has been invited to participate in RIMPAC, a major US-led naval exercise, officials said, despite tensions over the South China Sea.
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Asia Pacific
US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike
Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false," a US embassy spokesman said
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Asia Pacific
Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officials
A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, officials said
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Middle East
Qatar backs Turkey’s military action against Kurds in northern Syria
Qatar has backed Operation Olive Branch, Turkey's offensive against Kurdish-held Efrin in Syria, defending one of its closest allies
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Middle East
Houthi rebel fire kills 9, including journalist, in Yemen’s Taiz
Houthi rebel rocket fire killed nine people, including a journalist and a child, in Yemen's southwest province of Taiz, an official said
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Middle East
Russia invites Syrian Kurds to Sochi peace congress
Russia has invited Kurds to take part in an upcoming Syrian peace congress in Sochi despite a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria
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Asia Pacific
Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid North Korea threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II
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Middle East
Iraq sentences German woman to death for belonging to ISIS
An Iraqi court said it had condemned to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin after finding her guilty of belonging to ISIS
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Africa
DR Congo soldier killed, general ambushed in troubled eastern region
A general commanding operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was ambushed as rebels launched attacks in the troubled region
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Africa
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4, Africom says
A US airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four militants, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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