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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush

Fergus Kelly -
Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an ambush on their vehicle nearby
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Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

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Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf
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Americas

US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

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The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president
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Business

Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia

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The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense missile system
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Middle East

Turkish diplomat killed in shooting in Iraqi Kurdistan capital

Joanne Stocker -
A Turkish diplomat was shot and killed in a restaurant in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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Africa

Sudan army and protesters finalize civilian-military power-sharing deal

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Sudan's protesters and generals inked a deal that aims to install a civilian council, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed
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UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf

Joanne Stocker -
The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf this autumn
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Europe

Merkel favorite AKK tapped for German defense minister

Staff Writer With AFP -
CDU party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will become the Germany's next defense minister
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Africa

Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April

Staff Writer With AFP -
Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months
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UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile

Fergus Kelly -
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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Africa

Mali: JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa added to US designated terrorist list

Joanne Stocker -
The US added JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa to the specially designated terrorist list, as part of wider efforts to target the Mali militant group
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Air

Lockheed Martin awarded $492 million HIMARS contract for US, Poland and Romania

Staff Writer With AFP -
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $492 million contract for HIMARS M142 launchers for the US Army and Marine Corps, Poland and Romania
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Americas

US gets third acting defense secretary as Trump nominates Esper for permanent job

Staff Writer With AFP -
US President Donald Trump's administration named its third acting defense secretary in seven months as he nominates Mark Esper for a permanent job
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Asia Pacific

US special forces member killed in combat mission in Afghanistan

Joanne Stocker -
A US service member was killed in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said without giving further details
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Africa

Somalia: At least 7 dead in al-Shabaab suicide bomb and gun attack at Kismayo hotel

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At least seven people were killed in a complex Al-Shabaab suicide vehicle bomb and gun attack on a hotel in Kismayo in southern Somalia
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Business

US approves $600 million sale to Greece of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

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The US State Department approved the sale to Greece of up to seven Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters at an estimated cost of $600 million
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