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Russian scientists killed in missile test explosion were working on ‘new weapons’

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Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing
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Europe

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged over Brussels bombings

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Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was charged in connection with the Brussels bombings months later
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Air

Saudi coalition launches airstrike against Yemen separatists in Aden

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A Saudi-led coalition launched a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second city Aden
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Middle East

Syria government ‘categorically rejects’ US-Turkey buffer zone plans

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Damascus said it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syria's Kurds for the proposal
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Asia Pacific

South Korea cleared for $800 million MH-60R Seahawk helicopters purchase

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The US State Department approved the sale to South Korea of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters at an estimated cost of $800 million
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Middle East

Turkey and US agree to jointly administer northern Syria border zone

Jared Szuba -
The US and Turkey agreed to establish a joint operations center to administer a proposed buffer zone on Syria’s northeastern border
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Africa

Nigeria: Female Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 in Mafa

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Two female suicide bombers killed three civilians and wounded eight in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Borno, northeast Nigeria
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Asia Pacific

Taliban car bomb at Afghanistan police station in Kabul injures nearly 100

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Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated at an Afghan police station in Kabul
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Middle East

Esper says US would prevent ‘unilateral’ Turkish action against SDF in northern Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" the YPG in northeast Syria – a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon
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Europe

Ukraine soldiers killed in RPG attack near Pavlopil

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Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a grenade attack in the war-torn east of the country, the highest daily casualty toll over the past two weeks
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Asia Pacific

Taliban threaten to attack Afghanistan presidential elections

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The Taliban warned Afghans to keep away from election rallies and ordered its fighters to "stand against" the planned September vote
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Middle East

UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission

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The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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Air

Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province

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Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes
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Asia Pacific

Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says

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Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said
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Americas

US police investigate ‘potential hate crime’ after 20 killed in El Paso mass shooting

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US police are investigating a "potential hate crime" after a gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas
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Middle East

A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol

Joanne Stocker -
Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk
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