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BAE Systems Net Profit Hit by COVID Turmoil

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British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Thursday that annual net profit fell as a result of coronavirus disruption in the first half.
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Africa

Fourteen Killed at Religious Site in C. Africa: Amnesty

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Fourteen people, including at least two civilians, were killed inside a "religious site" as government and rebel forces fought for control of a Central African Republic town, Amnesty International said.
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Middle East

Iran Police Arrest ‘Bomber’ Plotting Attacks in Tehran

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Iranian police said they had arrested a man plotting bomb attacks in Tehran, calling him a "suicide bomber" linked to "opponents" of the Islamic republic.
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Americas

US Army Set to Make Quantum Leap With Ultra-Short Pulse Laser Technology

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The US Army has begun soliciting developers to build a laser weapon system that emits an ultra-short burst of highly intense energy to destroy targets.
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Africa

Boko Haram Killed 16 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri Attack: Local Militia

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Boko Haram jihadists attacked Nigeria's city of Maiduguri in the volatile northeast killing 16 people, including nine children who were playing football in a field, local militia said.
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Asia Pacific

Human Rights Organizations Call for Arms Embargo on Myanmar

Bidisha Das -
In an open letter to the UN Security Council, 137 human rights organizations from over 30 countries demanded the council immediately impose an international arms embargo on Myanmar.
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Africa

Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army

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Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.
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Africa

Two Mali Soldiers Killed, Seven Injured in Ambush

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Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured, Mali's military said, in an ambush in a central region regularly hit by jihadist attacks.
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Air

Russia Displays Range of Counter-Drone Systems at IDEX 2021

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Russia’s state arms seller, Rosoboronexport, has put a range of counter-drone systems on display at the IDEX 2021 international arms show in the UAE.
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Africa

Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President

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Senegal's president said his native country and neighboring West African states must "prepare to do battle" to stop jihadist expansion beyond the Sahel.
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Americas

US Special Forces to Soon Operate Hand-Launched, Signal-Jamming Drones

Inder Singh Bisht -
US Army Special Operations Command has acquired an undisclosed number of hand-launched drones capable of blocking enemy electronic signals in “contested areas.”
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Asia Pacific

Nine Women Arrested Over Philippine Bomb Plots: Military

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Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday.
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Europe

One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Two Injured in War-Torn East

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One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were injured in two separate clashes with Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine's war-torn east, its military said, further testing a ceasefire brokered last year.
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Americas

Victims’ Families Sue Saudi Arabia Over Naval Base Attack

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Families of three men killed in 2019 at a Florida naval base by a Saudi airman sued Saudi Arabia, saying its government knew of the shooter's radicalization and association with Al-Qaeda.
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Air

Polish Armed Forces Field ‘Warmate’ Kamikaze Drone

Bidisha Das -
The Polish Army has fielded its newest loitering munition, the Warmate “kamikaze” drone, purchased by the Polish Ministry of Defense at the end of 2017.
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Africa

Italian Ambassador Killed in DR Congo Attack

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Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources and the government in Rome said.
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