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Oct- 2018 -2 OctoberAfrica
UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017
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2 OctoberBusiness
India will sign $5 billion S-400 air defense system deal with Russia this week
Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal to supply India with five S-400 air defense systems, a top Kremlin aide said
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2 OctoberAsia Pacific
Pakistan kills 7 militants who attacked North Waziristan border checkpoint
Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in a firefight after insurgents crossed the Afghanistan border into Pakistan's tribal region
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2 OctoberBusiness
Lebanon and Kenya each order 6 MD 530 light attack helicopters
Lebanon ordered 6 MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters and Kenya ordered 6 MD 530F Cayeuse Warrior helicopters
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2 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election campaign rally in Nangarhar
At least seven people were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan election campaign rally, in the latest violence ahead of this month's legislative vote
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2 OctoberEurope
France freezes assets of Iran’s intelligence ministry over alleged MEK bomb plot
France froze the assets of two suspected Iranian intelligence operatives over an alleged bomb plot uncovered near Paris in June
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2 OctoberBusiness
Lockheed awarded almost $632 million for Hellfire missiles for the Netherlands and Japan
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $632 million contract for the procurement of Hellfire II missiles for the Netherlands and Japan
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1 OctoberEurope
German police arrest 6 suspected far-right terrorists planning October 3 assault
German police arrested six men on suspicion of belonging to a far-right terrorist group that attacked foreigners in the city of Chemnitz
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria
Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran
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1 OctoberAfrica
More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger
At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east
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