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Singapore jails Indonesian maid for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD

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An Indonesian maid was jailed in Singapore for two years for giving money to ISIS-linked JAD blamed for a string of attacks in her home country
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Business

US approves $2.4 billion sale to Israel of 8 Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft

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The US State Department approved a $2.4 billion sale of up to eight Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft to Israel
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Business

US approves sale to Poland of 180 Javelin guided missiles

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The US State Department approved the estimated $100 million sale to Poland of 180 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and associated equipment
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Asia Pacific

ICC gives go-ahead to Afghanistan war crimes investigation

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International Criminal Court judges will rule whether a probe into war crimes in Afghanistan will go ahead, including possible atrocities committed by US forces
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Europe

NATO exercises will go ahead despite coronavirus concerns, Stoltenberg says

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NATO will press ahead with large-scale military exercises mobilising thousands of troops despite worries about the coronavirus
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Americas

US military linguist in Iraq charged with leaking informant identities to Hezbollah

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A US military translator who was based in Iraq was charged with passing the names of US informants to people linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah
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Africa

Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy

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Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks
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Asia Pacific

US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand

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The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents
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Africa

US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles

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The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco
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Asia Pacific

Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases

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The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Turkey shoots down 3rd Syrian warplane over Idlib, defense ministry says

Joanne Stocker -
Turkish fighters shot down a Syrian warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the third such downing in three days
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Middle East

US to begin Afghanistan drawdown as Kabul, Taliban deadlock ahead of peace talks

Jared Szuba -
Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are deadlocked on a prisoner swap ahead of peace talks, but the US will start pulling out troops anyway
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

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Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces
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Europe

NATO urges de-escalation in Syria after airstrike kills dozens of Turkish soldiers in Idlib

Joanne Stocker -
NATO called on Syria and Russia to return to a ceasefire in Idlib after an airstrike killed dozens of Turkish soldiers
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Middle East

France declares Strait of Hormuz military mission fully operational

Joanne Stocker -
France declared the military component to its EMASOH maritime patrol mission in the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully operational
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Africa

African Union plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel

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The African Union said that it expected to send 3,000 troops to West Africa's Sahel region for six months 'during the course of the year'
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