Politics
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Oct- 2018 -30 October
Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base
Turkey dismissed as "unrealistic" demands to close a military base in Qatar as sought by a Saudi-led bloc caught up in a row with the emirate
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23 October
Belgium court strips citizenship of man convicted of recruiting jihadists for Syria
A man found guilty in Belgium of recruiting jihadists for the war in Syria was stripped of his Belgian citizenship
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19 October
US suspends ‘Vigilant Ace’ military exercise with South Korea
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo have canceled the "Vigilant Ace" military exercise
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19 October
Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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12 October
Moon calls on US to move towards formally ending Korean War
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on the US to move towards the North's demands for a declaration the Korean War is over
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6 October
Cameroon: 3 Anglophone separatists, priest killed ahead of presidential poll
Three anglophone separatists were killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces in the flashpoint Southwest Region town of Buea, ahead of Sunday's presidential polls
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4 October
Afghanistan security council threatens ‘all legal options’ against privatization of war
Afghanistan's National Security Council said the government opposed any attempt to privatize the war and would pursue legal options
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2 October
India will sign $5 billion S-400 air defense system deal with Russia this week
Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal to supply India with five S-400 air defense systems, a top Kremlin aide said
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Sep- 2018 -26 September
Libya government reaches new ceasefire deal with Tripoli militias
Libya's internationally recognized government announced a ceasefire deal to end a month of fighting near Tripoli between rival militias that has left more than 100 dead
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20 September
Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria
Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria
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