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Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there…

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US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara

Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between…

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Lockheed Martin reports $14.4 billion in second quarter sales

Lockheed Martin posted net sales of over $14 billion for the second quarter of 2019, along with higher net earnings…

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South Korea fires warning shots at Russian A-50 military aircraft

South Korea said it fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 aircraft after the plane violated the country's airspace off…

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Suicide car bomb targets French military base in Gao, Mali

An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of…

Fergus Kelly

UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force

The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as…

Fergus Kelly

Afghanistan civilians killed in Logar airstrike

At least eight civilians were killed in an air strike that destroyed two homes in the Baraki Barak district of…

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Somalia: More than a dozen killed in Mogadishu car bomb explosion

Dozens of people were killed and injured when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the road to the…

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Mali: UK to deploy 250 troops to MINUSMA for long-range reconnaissance missions

The UK will in 2020 deploy 250 military personnel to MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, providing a long-range…

Fergus Kelly

Lockheed awarded $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia THAAD missile defense system contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptor support items for…

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