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India says ‘key conspirator’ behind Kashmir attack killed by police

Indian police said that one of the "key conspirators" behind a suicide attack that killed at least 40 troops in…

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SDF resumes offensive on final ISIS territory in eastern Syria

The SDF pounded the last scrap of land held by ISIS, a scattering of tents and destroyed buildings near the…

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Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region…

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India and Russia sign $3 billion nuclear submarine lease agreement

India signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian Akula class nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi…

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UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission

The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a…

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Bird strike likely caused Indian MiG-21 fighter jet crash near Pakistan, defense ministry says

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in desert in western Rajasthan state, close to the border with…

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Northern Ireland police discover mortar tubes in ‘significant’ hide near border

Police uncovered a "significant terrorist hide" containing mortar parts near Forkhill, close to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland

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Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants

An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in…

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Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital

Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for…

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Explosions rock Afghanistan political gathering attended by top officials

At least two blasts struck a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other officials, killing one…

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