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Business
Japan to spend $4.2 billion on Lockheed radars for Aegis Ashore missile defense
Japan said it would spend $4.2 billion over 30 years on installing and operating U.S. radar systems for its Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems
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Sea
Russian navy to deploy 26 new warships this year, Putin says
Russia's navy will deploy a total of 26 new ships this year including four carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on Navy Day
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Middle East
Kurds aim for decentralized Syria in talks with government
The Syrian Democratic Council said on Saturday that it is seeking a roadmap for a decentralized Syria after meetings with the government in Damascus
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Africa
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base near Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters aboard dozens of vehicles raided a base near a key city in northeast Nigeria, in their latest assault on the security forces, police and local militia said
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Middle East
UK ‘pauses’ cooperation with US on ISIS suspects over death penalty concerns
The UK suspended cooperation with the US over two ISIS suspects following concerns that they could face the death penalty
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Asia Pacific
Two pilots killed in Vietnam Su-22 trainer jet crash
Two pilots were killed in Vietnam when their Su-22 training jet crashed into thick jungle in Nghe An province in heavy rains, police said
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Middle East
Hamas on ‘highest alert’ after Israeli raid kills 3 militants in Gaza
The military wing of Hamas vowed revenge after Israeli strikes killed three militants in the latest flare-up of violence in Gaza
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Africa
EU to fund new Mali headquarters for G5 Sahel force
The EU will finance a new headquarters for the G5 Sahel's anti-terror force in Mali after the destruction of the former headquarters in an attack
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Africa
Al-Shabaab fighters storm military base in southern Somalia
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in southern Somalia, leaving several dead, a local army official and witnesses said
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Africa
Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said
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