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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan deploys troops after Pakistan cross-border gunfight leaves dead on both sides
Afghanistan has deployed troops after a cross-border gunfight with Pakistan on Sunday left at least two people dead amid simmering tensions between the neighbours.
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Middle East
All targets in Syria hit successfully, Pentagon says
Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense said on Saturday that a joint US-British-French operation against Syria's regime had "successfully hit every target."
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Africa
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia destroys VBIED, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia destroyed a vehicle bomb on April 11, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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Europe
Russian Ka-29 military helicopter crashes in Baltic Sea, killing both pilots
A Russian military helicopter has crashed during a training night flight over the Baltic Sea, killing two pilots, the Russian army said
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Americas
Pompeo says ‘couple of hundred’ Russians killed in February Syria clash
The outgoing head of the CIA appeared to confirm reports that around 200 Russian mercenaries were killed in February during a clash with US Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor in Syria
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Asia Pacific
At least 7 people killed in fighting and protests in Indian Kashmir
At least seven people, including at least three civilians, were killed in fighting in Indian Kashmir, sparking angry retaliatory protests and violent street clashes across the region
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Africa
257 killed in Algerian military transport plane crash
An Algerian military Il-76 transport plane crashed and caught fire on Wednesday killing 257 people, mostly army personnel and members of their families, officials said
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Europe
Greece fires warning shots at Turkish helicopter in Aegean Sea
Greek soldiers fired warning shots at a Turkish helicopter after it approached the small island of Ro, which marks their border in the Aegean Sea, a Greek military source said
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Africa
Former South Sudan military chief Paul Malong launches new rebel group
South Sudan's former army chief of staff Paul Manlong announced the formation of a rebel movement to "arrest the carnage" in the country, saying President Salva Kiir could not be trusted to lead the nation to peace.
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Europe
UN reopens lethal autonomous weapons talks with eye on defining ‘killer robots’
A new round of talks on the use of so-called killer robots reopened at the United Nations, with a focus on defining the characteristics of autonomous lethal weapons.
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