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UN ‘ready to facilitate’ evacuations from Rukban camp in southern Syria

The UN will help evacuate civilians from the "abysmal" Rukban camp in the desert in southern Syria near the border…

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Yemen: Motorbike suicide bomb and roadside IED kill separatist fighters in Aden

Three southern Yemen separatist fighters were killed in a suicide bombing in Aden, the first such attack since government forces…

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US officially establishes Space Command

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper officially established US Space Command, eight months after President Donald Trump ordered its creation

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Japan requests record $50 billion defense budget in eighth straight increase

Japan's defense ministry requested a record $50.3 billion budget for fighter jets and missile defense as the country eyes North…

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Ex-FARC commander calls for Colombia rebels to take up arms

Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez announced he is taking up arms with other Colombia guerrillas who reject a peace…

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Yemen’s southern separatists retake control of Aden from government forces

Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the…

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$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved

The US approved the sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles plus support…

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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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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…

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko

ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria

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