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Middle East
UK sends Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy dispatched HMS Duncan to join HMS Montrose in the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions in the region
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Middle East
Iran strikes militants in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran's IRGC said it launched strikes against militants in Iraqi Kurdistan in response to attacks against Iranian forces this week
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Business
Turkey takes delivery of Russian-made S-400 missile defense system parts
Turkey took delivery of components for the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia
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Middle East
Syria: Bomb explodes outside church in Qamishli Christian neighborhood
A car bomb detonated near a church in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria, wounding almost a dozen people
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan peace talks end without Taliban ceasefire agreement
Talks between Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents – concluded with a "roadmap" for a peace deal but no ceasefire
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Middle East
Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure
Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said
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Middle East
Two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets collide during training, killing pilot
Two German military Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role jets crashed in the north of the country during a training exercise
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Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone
Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz
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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, injuring dozens
A rocket fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels fell in the arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia's Abha airport, injuring more than two dozen people
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Middle East
France and Netherlands to repatriate 14 children of ISIS adherents from Syria
The French and Dutch governments will bring home 14 orphaned children of ISIS adherents from northeast Syria, autonomous administration official Abdulkarim Omar said
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