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Asia Pacific
At least 14 suspected Maoist guerrillas killed in gunfight with police in India
At least 14 suspected Maoist guerrillas were killed Sunday in a gunfight in India's central state of Maharashtra, police said, yet another violent clash in the country's longest-running conflict.
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Europe
Nine killed in Dagestan counter-terror raid
Nine people suspected of plotting an attack in Russia were killed in a shootout with security forces in Dagestan, the country's National Anti-Terror Committee has said.
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Europe
Greece to lease French FREMM frigates amid Turkey tensions in Aegean
Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry, as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in the Aegean Sea amid growing tensions with Turkey.
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Business
US eases restrictions on armed drone exports in bid to boost sales
The US dropped some restrictions on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market
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Europe
Basque group ETA to announce dissolution ‘on May 5 or 6’: mediator
The Basque militant group ETA will make the highly anticipated announcement of its dissolution on the first weekend in May, an international mediator told Basque radio
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Asia Pacific
Chinese combat helicopters hold live-fire drills off southeast coast
Chinese combat helicopters conducted live-fire drills with missiles off the country's southeast coast, state media said, without confirming whether the exercises took place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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Europe
Russia’s Volga-Dniepr to end NATO strategic airlift contract
Russian airline Volga-Dniepr said it will stop providing cargo planes to NATO at the end of 2018, dealing a blow to the transatlantic alliance and France in particular which rely heavily on its aircraft.
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Asia Pacific
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to study and schedule border demining
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan look set to demine their shared border, Tajikistan's border service, as the central Asian neighbours look to roll back more than two decades of hostile relations
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Asia Pacific
China launches website to report foreign spies
China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report spies and national security threats.
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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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