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Middle East
Iran blames ‘jihadist separatists’ for Ahvaz military parade attack
Iran's intelligence ministry blamed "jihadist separatists" for last week's deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz
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Africa
Bodies of 3 Burkina Faso police found as search for abducted mine staff continues
Three police officers were killed in a northern region of Burkina Faso where they were hunting for three kidnapped mineworkers, a security official said
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Asia Pacific
Soldier and five militants killed in Kashmir, days after India cancels Pakistan talks
An Indian soldier and five suspected militants have died in fighting in Kashmir, the Indian army said, just days after high-level talks with Pakistan were cancelled
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Middle East
Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says
Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria
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Africa
Pirates kidnap 12 crew from Swiss cargo ship MV Glarus off Nigeria
A gang of pirates took hostage 12 crew members of Swiss cargo ship bulk carrier MV Glarus which they attacked in Nigerian waters
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Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least 16 in Beni
At least 16 people, including 12 civilians, were killed in a rebel attack in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, witnesses said
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Business
US to supply Lebanon and Austria with high explosive 155mm howitzer rounds
American Ordnance has been awarded an almost $57 million contract to supply 155mm high explosive projectiles to Austria and Lebanon, the US Department of Defense said
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Africa
Sudan military jet crash near Omdurman kills 2 pilots
A Sudanese K-8 military jet crashed near the city of Omdurman while on a training mission, killing the two pilots on board, the army said
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Africa
At least 12 killed in attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured in an attack on a village in Mozambique's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, while a senior army officer was killed in a separate attack
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Middle East
Sudan takes custody of woman accused of belonging to ISIS in Syria
Syria's Kurds said they handed over a Sudanese woman accused of belonging to Islamic State and her baby to a Sudanese diplomat
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