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May- 2018 -4 MayBusiness
US approves $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 6 C-130, KC-130 aircraft for joint squadron in France
The U.S. State Department approved the $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 3 C-130 Super Hercules transport aircraft and 3 KC-130 tanker aircraft for a joint squadron based in France
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4 MayCommentary
Did the Kremlin influence Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria?
In February, Putin and Trump spoke by phone. Around that time, Trump began telling White House personnel he wanted to pull out of Syria. Jared Szuba investigates Russia's role in his decision
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3 MayAfrica
Death toll in Libya election commission bombing rises to 14
Libya's health ministry said the death toll from the suicide attack against the headquarters of the electoral commission in Tripoli had risen to 14.
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3 MayAfrica
US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad
The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency
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3 MayAir
Russian Su-30 crashes in Syria, both pilots killed,
Both pilots of a Russian Sukhoi-30SM were killed when the fighter jet crashed in Syria shortly after takeoff, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.
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2 MayAmericas
Pentagon prepares new policy for transferring terrorism detainees to Gitmo
The U.S. Department of Defense has developed new guidance on critera for transferring detainees to the military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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2 MayAfrica
Mali Tuaregs blame ISIS-linked group for third deadly attack on civilians in a week
Jihadists killed 17 civilians in an attack of “inexplicable horror” in northern Mali near the border with Niger, local militia groups said
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2 MayEurope
Basque separatist group ETA announces dissolution and end to political initiative
The Basque militant group ETA announced that it will dissolve completely and end its political initiative, according to a letter published by the Spanish newspaper El Diario.
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2 MayAfrica
Dozens of casualties in surge of Central African Republic violence
Large protests continued after at least 16 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in clashes including between militia and security forces in the capital Bangui
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2 MayPolitics
Macron says France, Australia and India must ‘preserve balance’ in Pacific
No country should be allowed to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of France and Australia said Wednesday, as regional capitals fret over the rise of an increasingly assertive China
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