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Mar- 2018 -8 MarchMiddle East
Air strike kills 6 family members in Yemen’s capital: witnesses
An air raid believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition hit a home in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sana'a, killing six members of the same family, witnesses and rebels said
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8 MarchBusiness
MBDA and Lockheed form joint venture for Germany’s TLVS missile defense system
MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin announced a joint venture expected to become the prime contractor for Germany's TLVS next-generation integrated air and missile defense system
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7 MarchMiddle East
Qatar signs agreement allowing NATO use of Al-Udeid Air Base
NATO and Qatar signed an agreement allowing NATO personnel to enter Qatar, and to use Al-Udeid Air Base, which NATO said will facilitate operations in the region, including in Afghanistan
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7 MarchAfrica
What the end of the Qatar-Chad dispute means
Last month, a joint statement between Qatar and Chad led to restoration of relations that had been under stress since June of last year
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6 MarchMiddle East
Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory
Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the Netherlands are still in the strife-torn countries, mostly with ISIS, Dutch authorities said
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6 MarchMiddle East
SDF fighters redeploy from battle against ISIS to defend Efrin
Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will redeploy 1,700 fighters from fighting ISIS to defend a Kurdish enclave under Turkish attack
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6 MarchCommentary
Ghani’s peace offer to the Taliban: A long shot, but worth a shot
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was right to offer peace to the Taliban, and he deserves praise for making such a politically risky move, Michael Kugelman and Nishtha Sharma argue
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6 MarchMiddle East
Russian An-26 transport plane crashes at Syria’s Hmeimim airbase, killing all on board
A Russian Antonov-26 transport plane crashed at Hmeimim air base in Syria, killing 32 people on board, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.
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6 MarchAsia Pacific
North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and ballistics tests during US talks
North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear and ballistic missile tests if it holds talks with the United States, the South Korean presidency said after a delegation returned from Pyongyang
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6 MarchAsia Pacific
China to boost defense spending by 8.1% in 2018
China announced an 8.1 percent defense budget increase for 2018, giving a boost to the modernization of the world's largest military after spending slowed in the previous two years
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