Asia Pacific
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Dec- 2018 -31 December
Bombing at southern Philippines shopping mall kills 2, injures dozens
Two men were killed and at least 32 others wounded after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato
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24 December
Six Malaysians were involved in Basilan suicide bomb plot, expert says
Six Malaysians were involved in the ISIS-claimed suicide bombing in Basilan in southern Philippines that killed 10 people in July
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23 December
Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled
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21 December
Japan unveils record $47 billion defense budget
Japan's defense budget will swell to a record $47 billion next year as it boosts missile defense capabilites and procures stealth jets
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21 December
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
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13 December
Will the China-India joint military drill erase scars of the Doklam standoff?
Is the latest China-India counter-terrorism drill an attempt to forge a long-term partnership or a regular annual military feature with little to no impact?
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11 December
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets security forces convoy near Kabul, killing 4
At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Afghan security forces in Kabul
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11 December
US calls off search for 5 Marines missing after Japan plane crash
The US pronounced five missing Marines dead and ended search operations nearly a week after two US military aircraft crashed off Japan
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6 December
Search continues for US Marines missing at sea after crash near Japan
Rescue operations were underway for US marines missing after two military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan
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3 December
Fourth US service member dies from Afghanistan IED blast
A fourth US service member, Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, died from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Ghazni province
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