Europe

Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane

Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel

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Albanian boy reunited with father in Italy after return from Syria’s Al-Hol camp

An Albanian boy taken by his mother to join ISIS in Syria returned to his home in Italy, in the first such operation coordinated with Damascus

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Ukraine troops, Russia-backed separatists delay withdrawal from Petrivske

The Ukrainian army and Russia-backed separatists postponed the last phase of a long-awaited troop pullback in the eastern Donetsk region

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UK to extend Ukraine training mission Operation Orbital by 3 years

Operation Orbital, the United Kingdom's security training mission to Ukraine, has been extended by three years

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UK Royal Air Force takes delivery of first Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft

The UK Royal Air Force took delivery of the first of nine Poseidon MRA1 maritime surveillance aircraft

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Belgium court orders repatriation of ISIS-linked family from Roj camp in Syria

Belgian authorities were ordered to repatriate a woman who joined ISIS and her two children from Roj camp in Syria where she is being held

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Ukraine troops and Lugansk separatists begin withdrawal from Zolote

The Ukrainian army and Russia-backed separatists said they had begun to withdraw their troops from the key Zolote area ahead of a high-stakes summit

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Eight Russian soldiers killed in shooting at Zabaykalsky military base

A Russian soldier opened fire at fellow troops in a Siberian military base, killing eight and wounding another two

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Russia sends S-400 to Serbia for drills as Belgrade confirms Pantsir-S purchase

Serbia has ordered a Pantsir-S air defense system, the president said, as Russia deployed both S-400 and Pantsir-S systems to the Balkan state

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Denmark parliament approves deployments to Barkhane and MINUSMA in the Sahel

Denmark's parliament has approved two separate deployments of a C-130J and EH-101 helicopters to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

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