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Jun- 2018 -17 JuneAsia Pacific
Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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15 JuneBusiness
Neutral Switzerland wants to sell weapons to states in ‘internal conflict’
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on June 15 that it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict," under certain conditions
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15 JuneBusiness
BAE lands $347 million US Army contract to produce upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicles
BAE Systems was awarded a $347.9 million contract to produce and procure component repair packages for up to 473 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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15 JuneReview
Into the Shadows: Intelligence, emerging threats and data analysis
Michael Brady, author and former director of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, discusses challenges facing the intelligence community
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15 JuneAfrica
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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15 JuneAfrica
France, US and UK put hold on China arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, the US and the UK put a hold on a request from Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of weapons shipments from China
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15 JuneAsia Pacific
US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan
The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding
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14 JuneMiddle East
US hands over 4 more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to Lebanon
Four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were formally handed over to Lebanon by the United States at Hamat air base on June 12, two months ahead of schedule
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14 JuneAfrica
First UK troops arrive in Africa to support France’s Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The first troops from a 100-member British contingent that will include three Chinook helicopters and will work with French counter-terrorism forces in the Sahel have arrived, the French military said
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14 JuneAfrica
Could mining offer a ‘third way’ for Nigeria to cool a simmering conflict?
The development of mining in Nigeria’s Benue state could give herders and farmers a ‘third way’ to make a livelihood and reduce conflict
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