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May- 2018 -16 MayAsia Pacific
Indonesia police shoot dead 4 men after sword attack on Pekanbaru HQ
Indonesian police said they shot and killed four men who used swords in an attack on a police station in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, in which one officer was killed and two others were injured
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15 MayAfrica
UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July
The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report
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15 MayBusiness
India’s HAL pitches 3 squadrons of cut-price Su-30 jets to carry BrahMos cruise missile
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is offering to build three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force to carry the BrahMos cruise missile at one third of the cost of French Rafale aircraft
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15 MayAsia Pacific
US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city
U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city
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14 MayAmericas
US Air Force tests unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force's 91st Missile Wing conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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14 MayAsia Pacific
Family carried out Surabaya police HQ suicide bombing, Indonesia police say
A family carried out a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya, police said, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches staged by another family
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14 MayMiddle East
Israeli forces kill protesting Palestinians in Gaza as US opens embassy in Jerusalem
Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian protesters along the frontier with Gaza as mass protests erupted against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem
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13 MayAfrica
G5 Sahel force ready to launch operations, Niger’s defense minister says
The G5 Sahel joint force is ready to deploy to fight armed extremists in the region, Niger's defense minister Kalla Moutari said, days after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the G5 countries to accelerate deployment
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13 MayAsia Pacific
Indonesia: Suicide bombings by a single family strike Surabaya churches, killing at least 13
A series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks perpetrated by a single family struck churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the deadliest attack for years in the Muslim-majority country
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12 MayCommentary
Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
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