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Mar- 2021 -24 MarchAfrica
Nigeria, Western Allies Stage Naval Drills in Piracy Hotspot
Nigeria and several Western allies have begun annual joint naval drills in the Gulf of Guinea to combat piracy and other criminal activities, officials said Wednesday.
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24 MarchAsia Pacific
N. Korea Fired Two Missiles in First Test Under Biden: US, South
North Korea fired two short-range missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials, but President Biden said they were not a serious provocation.
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23 March
Saudis Offer Ceasefire to Yemen’s Houthis as Conflict Escalates
Saudi Arabia on Monday offered Yemen's Houthi rebels a "comprehensive" UN-supervised ceasefire, as part of a series of fresh proposals aimed at ending a catastrophic six-year conflict.
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22 MarchAmericas
NATO Chief Says ‘All Options Open’ on Afghan Withdrawal
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said "all options remain open" on Afghanistan, as allies wait for Washington to decide on a looming withdrawal deadline.
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22 MarchCommentary
The Houthis Are the Problem in Yemen, Not the Saudis
US policy regarding the Houthis continues to highlight the country’s failure to grasp the Iranian-backed militia’s role in Yemen's conflict.
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19 MarchAmericas
Blinken to Attend NATO Meeting
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend a NATO meeting next week in Brussels in a show of American support for the alliance, the State Department said Friday.
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18 MarchMiddle East
No Ceasefire in Yemen Unless Blockade Lifted, Houthis Say
The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Houthi rebel spokesman has said amid UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting.
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17 MarchAsia Pacific
Biden Warns US May Miss Deadline to Exit Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.
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16 MarchAfrica
US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists
American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.
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12 MarchExercises
France Runs Satellite War Game in European First
France on Friday prepared to simulate an attack by a hostile power on one of its satellites in a war game scenario the government said is less outlandishly futuristic than it may seem.
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