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Middle East
EU expects Turkey to refrain from ‘unilateral’ Syria military action, Mogherini says
The European Union's chief diplomat Federica Mogherini said the EU expects Turkey to refrain from any unilateral military action in northeast Syria
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Africa
Anti-Balaka militias quit Central African disarmament program over war crimes arrest
Two Central African Republic anti-Balaka militia groups said they were withdrawing from a disarmament programme following the arrest of one of their leaders
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Africa
UN renews mandate for Central African Republic peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council renewed its peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic after tough talks between the US, France and Russia
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Africa
France gifts 1,400 assault rifles to Central African Republic
France handed over 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and three amphibious vehicles to the Central African Republic armed forces
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Middle East
Turkey asks US to abandon northern Syria observation posts
Turkey asked the US to abandon its observation posts in northern Syria during meetings in Ankara, where they agreed to accelerate progress on Manbij
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Africa
US resists UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A bid by African countries to secure U.N. funding for peacekeeping operations suffered a significant setback as the US proposed 11 conditions for the financing
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Africa
ISIS claims 8 Nigeria soldiers killed in attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area
Islamic State claimed eight Nigerian Army soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in an attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area, close to the border with Cameroon
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Business
Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands
Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force
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Business
Qatar purchase of Raytheon NASAMS air defense system moves forward
The US State Department approved the $215 million sale to Qatar of equipment and services in support of the purchase of the NASAMS air defense system
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Business
Egypt Abrams tank rounds price doubles to $201 million
The US adjusted the estimated cost for the sale of 60,500 tank rounds to Egypt to $201 million, more than double the $99 million value placed on the proposed sale in September
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