Asia Pacific
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Aug- 2019 -23 August
Sri Lanka ends state of emergency declared after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people
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22 August
South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan
South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes
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21 August
Two US Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two US Special Forces soldiers with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in combat in Faryab province
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21 August
US approves $8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan
The US State Department approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger China
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16 August
Pakistan: IED explosion at Balochistan mosque kills 2
At least two people were killed and more than two dozen injured after a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers
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15 August
Five killed in Pakistan, India cross-border fire in Kashmir
Five people died in firing along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir, the Pakistani military and local officials said
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8 August
South Korea cleared for $800 million MH-60R Seahawk helicopters purchase
The US State Department approved the sale to South Korea of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters at an estimated cost of $800 million
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7 August
Taliban car bomb at Afghanistan police station in Kabul injures nearly 100
Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated at an Afghan police station in Kabul
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6 August
Taliban threaten to attack Afghanistan presidential elections
The Taliban warned Afghans to keep away from election rallies and ordered its fighters to "stand against" the planned September vote
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5 August
Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says
Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said
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