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Jul- 2019 -23 JulyBusiness
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 had been insufficient debate
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23 JulyMiddle East
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 Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border
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23 JulyBusiness
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 and cash from operations
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23 JulyAsia Pacific
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 its east coast
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22 JulyAfrica
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 Gao
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22 JulyMiddle East
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 tensions increase with Iran
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22 JulyAsia Pacific
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 eastern Afghanistan's Logar province
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22 JulyAfrica
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 airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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22 JulyAfrica
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 reconnaissance capability
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20 JulyBusiness
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 Saudi Arabia
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