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Israel strikes Hamas target after rocket launched from Gaza

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Israeli warplanes attacked an arms plant in Gaza after Palestinian militants in the enclave fired a rocket at Israel
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Pakistan police killed in attack on polio vaccination team

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Gunmen killed at least two policemen in an attack on a polio vaccination security team in northwest Pakistan, the latest setback in the nation's campaign to eradicate the disease
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Bahrain IEDs share components used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, report says

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A new report found that IEDs recovered in Bahrain share some of the same Iran-made components used in bombs made by Yemen's Houthi rebels
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Africa

South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline
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Asia Pacific

China’s second aircraft carrier Shandong enters service

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China's second aircraft carrier Shandong entered service, adding major firepower to its military ambitions as it faces tensions with Taiwan, the US and regional neighbors
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Asia Pacific

Indonesia to deploy 200,000 security personnel to thwart Christmas attacks

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Indonesia will deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel nationwide ahead of Christmas to guard against potential terror attacks
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Asia Pacific

Esper wants to cut US troop numbers in Afghanistan to focus on China

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US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to give higher priority to competition with China
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Africa

Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma

Jared Szuba -
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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Africa

ADF blamed for weekend DR Congo attacks that killed 32

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At least 32 people were killed in eastern DR Congo over the weekend, where ADF attacks on civilians have sparked protests against UN peacekeepers
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Europe

NATO facing most ‘complex’ security environment in its history, Stoltenberg says

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the powerful Western military alliance was facing the most "complex security" environment in its history amid rising tensions
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Turkey delivers Bayraktar TB2 drone to northern Cyprus

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A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus amid growing tensions over Turkey's deal with Libya
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Americas

US SOCOM awards Lightforce USA $54 million contract for P-VPS rifle scopes

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US Defense Department awarded Lightforce USA, Inc., a $53,735,930 contract for Precision-Variable Power Scopes (P-VPS) for Special Operations
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb in Ghazni kills 10 civilians

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Ten civilians, including four women and a child, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan
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Europe

Fire on Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov extinguished

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Emergency workers have extinguished the fire that broke out on the Russian navy's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov
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Middle East

Iraq suicide bomber kills 7 Saraya al-Salam fighters

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Seven Iraqi fighters were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a base of Saraya al-Salam near Samarra
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Middle East

Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq

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Syrian Kurdish men in Iraq say they fled not only Turkey's military offensive but the possibility of conscription into Assad's army
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