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Business
Rheinmetall Defense posts 3% sales growth for 2017
Rheinmetall Defence saw three percent growth in 2017, an increase of €90 million ($109.7 million) in sales compared to the previous year's figures, the company said in preliminary earnings figures
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Asia Pacific
German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan
A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents
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Asia Pacific
Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades of violence.
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Technology
Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard
Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board
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Middle East
Iraqi court sentences 15 women to death for joining ISIS
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced 15 Turkish women to death for joining Islamic State and one to life in prison, a judiciary spokesperson said
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Africa
EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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Business
US approves $259 million sale of 4 King Air 350ER ISR planes to Kuwait
The U.S. Department of State approved the possible $259 million sale of four Sierra Nevada King Air 350ER Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release.
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Asia Pacific
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths in a raid in Kandahar earlier this month
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Business
Kuwait request for 15 fast patrol boats approved by US
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $100 million purchase by Kuwait of 15 fast patrol boats and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
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Air
Sikorsky begins final assembly of first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter
Sikorsky began final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter for the U.S. Air Force in line with the program's accelerated schedule, the company said
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