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US Marine Corps F-35 crashes in South Carolina, pilot safely ejects

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A US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter was completely destroyed in a crash during training in in South Carolina officials said. The pilot safely ejected.
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Africa

New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack

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The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare
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Europe

Dutch terror suspects may have planned 100-kg fertilizer bomb, investigators say

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Investigators in the Netherlands said they found a large quantity of bomb-making materials including fertilizer likely for a car bomb
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Africa

Nigeria air force pilot killed in F-7Ni crash outside Abuja

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Nigeria's air force said that one of its pilots was killed in a plane crash during a rehearsal for the nation's independence day anniversary.
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Middle East

UN Human Rights Council extends Yemen war crimes investigation

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The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend a probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and allies
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Americas

US Navy awards $9 billion in contracts for 10 Arleigh Burke class ships

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The US Navy awarded two contracts totaling more than $9 billion for the construction of 10 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) ships with options for more
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Africa

UN special envoy says Central African Republic need for weapons is undeniable, but wants transparency

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The UN special envoy to Central African Republic called for transparency on the flow of arms as President Touadera reiterated a call for 'total lifting' of the arms embargo
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Air

US F-35 stealth fighters fly first-ever combat mission in Afghanistan

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US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters have become the first American aircraft of the type to be used in combat operations, striking Taliban targets in Kandahar province, Afghanistan
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Africa

Seven Mali soldiers and civilian driver killed in roadside bomb blast

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Seven Malian soldiers and a civilian driver were killed in roadside bomb blast in central Mali near Mopti, the ministry of defense said
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Africa

Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

Fergus Kelly -
French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border
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Middle East

Lebanon detains Palestinian man over ISIS-directed poisoning plots

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Lebanon's security forces said they detained a Palestinian refugee allegedly linked to Islamic State over two poisoning plots
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Asia Pacific

Six killed in four shootings in disputed Kashmir ahead of local elections

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Six people were killed in Kashmir's Budgam and Anantnag districts as Indian authorities imposed a curfew and cut mobile internet services
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Africa

Nigeria troops ‘repel Boko Haram attack’ at Gashigar, Borno state

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Nigerian troops repelled a Boko Haram attempt to infiltrate their location in Gashigar, in the northeastern Borno state, the army said.
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Air

Afghanistan: Rockets hit Ghazni during president’s visit

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Three rockets hit the Afghanistan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani in an apparent display of strength by militants
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Africa

Libya government reaches new ceasefire deal with Tripoli militias

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Libya's internationally recognized government announced a ceasefire deal to end a month of fighting near Tripoli between rival militias that has left more than 100 dead
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Africa

Eight Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Baraboulé

Fergus Kelly -
At least eight Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baraboule in Soum province near the Mali border
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