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Erdogan threatens to block NATO’s Baltic defense plan

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Turkey will block a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries if it doesn't label a Kurd-led militia in Syria as terrorists, President Erdogan said
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Africa

Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Mopti near Burkina Faso

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Two soldiers were killed and seven were injured by a roadside bomb in Diougani in central Mali's Mopti region
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Africa

UN peacekeepers deploy to stop communal killings in South Sudan

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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it had re-deployed 75 troops to halt a cycle of communal attacks and revenge killings that have left 79 dead
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Asia Pacific

China suspends US warship visits to Hong Kong over support for protesters

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China suspended visits to Hong Kong by US warships in response to Congressional support for protesters in Hong Kong
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Africa

Unidentified gunmen attack Burkina Faso church, killing 14

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Fourteen people were killed in an attack on a church in Hantoukoura, eastern Burkina Faso, where places of worship have suffered a string assaults
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Asia Pacific

Japan to spend $146 million on uninhabited island for US military drills

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Japan said it had agreed to buy the uninhabited Mageshima island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
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Europe

French prosecutors charge 14 people over 2015 Paris attacks

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French prosecutors indicted 14 people and called for 20 suspects to go on trial over the 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris
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Africa

France’s military chief of staff rejects ISIS claim for deadly Mali helicopter crash

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An ISWAP ambush did not cause a collision between two French army helicopters which left 13 soldiers dead in Mali, General Francois Lecointre said
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Middle East

Mortar fire kills 2 Turkish soldiers in Akcakale on Syria border

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Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post in Akcakale on the Syrian border, the defense ministry said
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Africa

Airstrikes hit Libya’s el-Feel oil field after Tripoli-based government seizes control

Jared Szuba -
Western Libyan forces seized control of el-Feel oil field from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, prompting retaliatory airstrikes
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Africa

UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni

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The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said it was launching a probe after gaining evidence that one of its troops had killed a protester
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Middle East

Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

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Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year
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Middle East

Coalition drives to build Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga into a self-sustaining force

Joanne Stocker -
Personnel from seven European Coalition nations will soon transition from direct training to mentoring the Kurdistan region’s iconic Peshmerga force
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Africa

Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

Fergus Kelly -
A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said
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Air

Iraqi air force drops Paveway II laser-guided bombs on ISIS positions near Tikrit

Joanne Stocker -
Iraqi Air Force F-16 fight jets dropped GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on Islamic State positions in northern Iraq
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Africa

US officials meet Haftar in bid to end offensive against Libyan government

Jared Szuba -
US officials met with rogue Libyan field marshal Khalifa Haftar in an effort to halt his offensive against Tripoli's UN-backed government
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