Europe
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Sep- 2019 -9 September
Northern Ireland police believe New IRA planted mortar in Strabane
Northern Ireland police said the dissident Irish republican group known as the New IRA was likely to blame for a mortar in the border town of Strabane
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7 September
Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO
Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia
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4 September
Pilots of Russian Su-25UB jet killed in Stavropol crash
Two pilots of a Sukhoi-25UB jet were killed when their plane crashed in southwest Russia, the defense ministry said
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Aug- 2019 -28 August
Hungary purchase of 180 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles approved
The US approved a request by Hungary to purchase 180 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) for $500 million
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28 August
Lithuania to purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Lithuania will purchase 200 Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, the defense ministry said, a day after the US approved the sale of 500
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19 August
Northern Ireland police thought targeted in bomb explosion near border
Northern Ireland police investigating a hoax bomb escaped injury when a device exploded near the Irish border in County Fermanagh
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12 August
UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq
A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq
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12 August
Russian scientists killed in missile test explosion were working on ‘new weapons’
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing
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12 August
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged over Brussels bombings
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was charged in connection with the Brussels bombings months later
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6 August
Ukraine soldiers killed in RPG attack near Pavlopil
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a grenade attack in the war-torn east of the country, the highest daily casualty toll over the past two weeks
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