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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberAsia Pacific
Pakistan police killed in attack on polio vaccination team
Gunmen killed at least two policemen in an attack on a polio vaccination security team in northwest Pakistan, the latest setback in the nation's campaign to eradicate the disease
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18 DecemberMiddle East
Bahrain IEDs share components used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, report says
A new report found that IEDs recovered in Bahrain share some of the same Iran-made components used in bombs made by Yemen's Houthi rebels
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17 DecemberAfrica
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
China’s second aircraft carrier Shandong enters service
China's second aircraft carrier Shandong entered service, adding major firepower to its military ambitions as it faces tensions with Taiwan, the US and regional neighbors
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
Indonesia to deploy 200,000 security personnel to thwart Christmas attacks
Indonesia will deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel nationwide ahead of Christmas to guard against potential terror attacks
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
Esper wants to cut US troop numbers in Afghanistan to focus on China
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to give higher priority to competition with China
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16 DecemberAfrica
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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16 DecemberAfrica
ADF blamed for weekend DR Congo attacks that killed 32
At least 32 people were killed in eastern DR Congo over the weekend, where ADF attacks on civilians have sparked protests against UN peacekeepers
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16 DecemberEurope
NATO facing most ‘complex’ security environment in its history, Stoltenberg says
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the powerful Western military alliance was facing the most "complex security" environment in its history amid rising tensions
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16 DecemberEurope
Turkey delivers Bayraktar TB2 drone to northern Cyprus
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus amid growing tensions over Turkey's deal with Libya
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