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Denmark proposes deployment to France’s Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

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The Danish government announced that it plans to send troops and transport helicopters to support France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions

Shadi Khan Saif -
Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint
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Asia Pacific

Pakistan will release Indian pilot in ‘peace gesture,’ Khan says

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Pakistan will release an Indian pilot captured after he was shot down in a rare engagement between the neighbors in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said
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Asia Pacific

US and Taliban negotiators pause ‘productive’ Afghanistan peace talks in Doha

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The US and Taliban paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend
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Air

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after ‘explosive balloon’ damages house

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Israeli aircraft targeted military sites in Gaza after an "explosive balloon" damaged a house in Israel, the army said
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Africa

IED hidden in corpse kills 17 in central Mali

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Seventeen people were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in Diankabou in central Mali, security sources and a local official said
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Europe

NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea

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Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training
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Air

Pakistan ‘shot down’ 2 Indian Air Force planes in Kashmir, military says

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Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir, the military said, adding that one Indian pilot had been captured
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Americas

Boeing names ex-US envoy Nikki Haley to board of directors

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Boeing named Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, to its board of directors
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Air

India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike

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An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said
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Air

Serbia receives 4 more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus

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Serbia has received four more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, bringing its fleet to a total of 14, Serbia's Ministry of Defense said
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Middle East

Iraq will prosecute 13 French ISIS fighters captured in Syria, president says

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Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq's President Barham Salih said
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Asia Pacific

US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks

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US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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Africa

Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked

Joanne Stocker -
French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti
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Africa

Boko Haram attacks reported across northern Nigeria on polling day

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One soldier was killed and 20 others wounded in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, just hours before voting began in Nigeria's presidential election
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Air

First RAF Typhoon use of Brimstone missile destroys ISIS boat in Syria

Fergus Kelly -
A UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon used a brimstone missile to destroy a boat used by ISIS in Syria, the first time the aircraft has deployed the weapon system
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