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Jan- 2019 -

25 January

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Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know

Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny

22 January

Staff Writer With AFP

US Supreme Court authorizes Trump’s ban on transgender military recruits

The US Supreme Court authorized President Donald Trump's administration to block the recruitment of transgender military personnel pending the outcome of litigation

22 January

Police responded to a suspected car bombing at a police training center in Bogota, Colombia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Colombia’s ELN rebels ask for government guarantees after peace talks fail

Colombia's ELN rebels demanded guarantees their delegation could return due to the failure of talks, after a bombing killed 20 people in Bogota

17 January

Andrew Kennedy

At least 21 people killed in blast at Colombia police training center

A car bomb exploded outside a police cadet training center in Colombia's capital Bogota, killing at least eight people and injuring 10 others

11 January

A homeless US military veteran in San Francisco, California

Helen Bush

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Despite decline, US military veteran homelessness persists in California

The number of homeless US military veterans in California fell 5.4% in 2018 but the state still is home to 28% of homeless veterans

4 January

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Moudge-class frigate Sahan

Joanne Stocker

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic beginning in March

Iran will deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean early this year in an operation expected to take five months, navy deputy commander Admiral Touraj Hasnai Moqaddam said

Dec- 2018 -

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Trump plans ‘significant withdrawal’ of US troops from Afghanistan

President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria

19 December