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Middle East
US offers rewards of up to $5 million for information on 3 senior PKK leaders
The US State Department offered rewards for information on senior PKK leaders Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik and Duran Kalkan under its Rewards for Justice program
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Business
Pentagon awards AeroVironment $3.2 million Puma AE drone contract for US Indo-Pacific ally
The US Department of Defense awarded AeroVironment a $3.2 million contract to supply and support its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system for an Indo-Pacific ally
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Africa
Locals accuse Burundi AMISOM troops of killing 4 Somalia civilians
Witnesses accused African Union soldiers of killing four civilians in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, after they opened fire when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb
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Asia Pacific
Taliban confirms ‘high-ranking’ representatives will attend Afghanistan peace talks in Russia
The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said
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Business
US awards General Atomics $263 million for MQ-9 Reaper drone production
The US Air Force awarded General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems a $263 million contract for the production of MQ-9 Reaper drones
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Middle East
Clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah enter fifth day as Saudi alliance circles key city
Government troops and rebels clashed near the Yemeni port city Hodeidah where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in
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Americas
Colombia army kills leader of FARC splinter group
A top leader of a splinter group of Colombia's FARC rebels was killed in a clash with security forces in the south, the army said
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Africa
South Sudan’s Kiir to mediate peace talks with rebels in Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will mediate peace talks between Sudan and rebels in the Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur conflict zones
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Middle East
Battles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talks
Battles raged near a crucial Yemeni port, but Saudi Arabia and its allies said they were committed to de-escalating hostilities with rebels as ceasefire calls mount.
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Asia Pacific
Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims
The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return for the remains of 13 people killed in an army helicopter crash
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