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Eight killed after Iraqi forces call in US airstrike on friendly convoy

Eight Iraqis, most of them security personnel, were killed in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, an official said

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Netanyahu and Plenkovic agree to promote Israeli F-16s in Croatia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Croatian Andrej Plenkovic agreed to promote the sale of F-16D Barak fighter jets to Croatia

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Will Turkey attack Manbij?

Experts discuss whether Turkey's Operation Olive Branch incursion into Syria's Afrin will also target Manbij

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China invited to take part in US-led RIMPAC naval exercise

China has been invited to participate in RIMPAC, a major US-led naval exercise, officials said, despite tensions over the South China Sea.

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Spain plans 73% defense spending increase by 2024

Spain plans to increase defense spending by 73 percent to €18 billion ($22 billion) by 2024, defense minister Maria Dolores de Cospeda said

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Germany postpones tank upgrade plans with Turkey after Leopards spotted in Efrin offensive

Germany has decided to postpone plans to upgrade Turkish military tanks after they were spotted in Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria

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White House account of Trump’s call with Erdogan highlights risk of clash in Syria

Trump's call with Erdogan appeared to signal a shift in the US approach to Syria and prompted rebuke from Ankara, which denied details

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US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike

Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false," a US embassy spokesman said

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Qatar in talks to purchase S-400 missile defense system from Russia

Negotiations for Qatar to purchase an S-400 missile defense system from Russia are in advanced stages, Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah said

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Coalition airstrikes kill up to 150 ISIS fighters in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley

Coalition airstrikes in Syria's Middle Euphrates River Valley killed up to 150 ISIS fighters who were attempting to regroup in a building

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