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Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS

Iraq on Sunday sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS, the latest in a series of heavy verdicts against foreign women

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US approves $911 million sale to Bahrain of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters along with missiles, rockets, guns and other equipment at an estimated cost fo $911.4 million

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Sahel: Dozens of Tuareg killed on Mali-Niger border; 100 arrested, explosives seized in Burkina Faso

43 Tuareg were killed in attacks on Mali's border with Niger, while Burkina Faso authorities arrested 100 people and seized explosives near its Mali border

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Greece to upgrade 85 F-16 fighter jets to Viper configuration

Greece announced it is to upgrade 85 of its fleet of US-made F-16 warplanes, a programme pending over the past six months due to concerns over cost

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Two more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft delivered to US Air Force Afghanistan Program

Two more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force for its Afghanistan Program, five months earlier than expected

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Airstrike in Yemen kills dozens of Houthi rebels including commanders

An air strike on Yemen's capital Sana'a by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Houthi rebels including at least two commanders, Saudi television reported.

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Iraq reduces death sentence of German woman who joined ISIS

The death sentence of a German woman who was found guilty of joining Islamic State with her two daughters has been commuted to life in an Iraqi prison. 

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North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ in historic leaders’ meeting

North and South Korea issued a joint declaration on Friday, April 27 affirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and an end to a decades-long war between the two countries.

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Ivory Coast to send 450 peacekeepers to Central African Republic

Ivory Coast will send 450 troops to the Central African Republic to serve as peacekeepers in one of the United Nations' most demanding missions, the foreign minister said Thursday.

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French special forces have ‘reinforced’ US troops in Syria, Mattis says

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that French special forces arrived in Syria to help boost US-led efforts, and that a "re-energized effort" in southeast Syria would shortly begin

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