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Saudi Coalition Announces Ceasefire With Southern Separatists

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The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen announced Monday a ceasefire between the internationally recognized government and southern separatists.
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Africa

Ivory Coast Says It Has Captured Jihadist Leader Behind Border Attack

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Ivory Coast said it had captured a jihadist who led a deadly attack on a border post and arrested a 'very large' number of his subordinates.
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Americas

US, Russia Hold Arms Talks With Little Hope of Accord

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The United States and Russia held talks in Vienna Monday on their last major nuclear weapons agreement with little prospect of an imminent agreement as tensions and differences mount over whether they see any value in arms control at all.
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Business

PAE Awarded Contract at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

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PAE was awarded a Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East contract to provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems maintenance, testing and installation services at US Marine Corps Air...
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Business

Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded $145 Million Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9

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Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a third contract modification from the US Navy for $145 million for amphibious assault ship LHA 9.
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Africa

Egypt’s Sisi Says Turkey/Qatar-Backed Assault on Libya’s Sirte Is ‘Red Line’

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Egypt's president warned Saturday that advances by Turkey-backed Libyan forces on the Libyan city of Sirte could prompt an Egyptian military intervention in the neighboring country in support of...
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Asia Pacific

US Navy Confirms Demotion of Captain of Virus-Hit Carrier

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The US Navy said Friday it would not reinstate the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, saying he was in part to blame for the severity of the crisis...
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Africa

Al-Qaeda North Africa Confirms Chief Is Dead: SITE

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Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has confirmed that its Algerian chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is dead, according to SITE, the US watchdog for extremist groups.
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Africa

UN Accuses Multiple Countries of Quietly Sending Arms to DR Congo

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DR Congo's military is receiving weapons and training from multiple countries without notifying the UN as required by a 2004 resolution.
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Africa

Nigeria Attacks Spark Fears of Bloodier Jihadist Strategy

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People in northeast Nigeria are no strangers to horror after a decade-long jihadist insurgency, but a flurry of bloody assaults has ramped up fears that a powerful jihadist faction may be opening a grim new chapter.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rockets Hit Baghdad’s Green Zone for the Fifth Time in 10 Days

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Rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone, home to the US embassy, on Thursday, the fifth such attack in 10 days.
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Africa

Cameroon General Says Troops Kill 24 Separatists

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Troops carrying out raids in a western region of Cameroon have killed 24 people described as separatists, a general said.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Turkey Hits PKK in Iraq: Why Now and How Far Could It Go?

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Turkey launched a rare ground assault into northern Iraq, deploying special forces against rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party which is blacklisted by Ankara as a 'terrorist' group.
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Asia Pacific

Taliban Raids on Afghan Security Posts Kill 18

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Taliban fighters killed at least 18 Afghan security personnel Wednesday in two attacks on checkpoints in the north.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Turkey Deploys Troops Against Kurdish Rebels in Iraq

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Turkey launched an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in a move likely to increase friction with the Baghdad government. The defense ministry said...
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Asia Pacific

North Korea Threatens to Beef up Military Presence Around DMZ

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North Korea threatened Wednesday to bolster its military presence in and around the Demilitarized Zone, a day after blowing up its liaison office with the South, prompting sharp criticism from Seoul.
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