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Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden

Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets

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Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan arrives in Persian Gulf to escort UK tankers

The Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran arrived in the region

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UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force

The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran

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Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz

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Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border

Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said

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Hashd al-Shaabi militia bombed in northern Iraq

A drone bombed a base belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) militia in Tuz Khurmatu, northern Iraq

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USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said

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Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf

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UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf

The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf this autumn

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Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April

Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months

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