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Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says

The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.

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Gunmen Kill Five in Mosque Attack in Nigeria: Police

Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque during prayers in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state, police said Sunday.

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Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials

The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.

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Azerbaijan Troops Enter First District Handed Over by Armenia

Azerbaijan said its troops had entered a district bordering Nagorno Karabakh handed back by Armenian separatists after almost 30 years.

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Tigray Forces Fire Rockets at Ethiopian Regional Capital

The ruling party of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region fired rockets on the capital of neighboring Amhara Friday, an official said, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country.

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Libya Rivals Yet to Start Withdrawing Forces: UN Envoy

Rival forces in Libya have failed to begin withdrawing as required under an October ceasefire agreement aimed at ending years of conflict, a UN envoy said Thursday.

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No Limit to Where Iran Can Defend Itself, Guards Say

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are not tied to "a specific geographical area" in defending the "vital interests" of the Islamic republic, its commander said Thursday, in an apparent retort to Washington.

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France Seeks Drone-Mounted Device to Intercept Battlefield Radio Communications

France is seeking a drone-mounted electronic warfare device to detect, locate, and possibly jam radio communication transmitters.

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UK to Unveil ‘Largest Military Investment’ in Three Decades

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday unveil what is being billed as Britain's biggest program of investment in the armed forces since the end of the Cold War.

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Nigerian Army Bombs Highway ‘Bandits’ After Kidnappings

Nigeria's military killed "several armed bandits" during a major aerial bombing operation sparked by a spate of kidnappings and deadly attacks in the country's northeast.

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