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Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?

Opinion Editor -
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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Asia Pacific

Australia signs €2 billion contract with Rheinmetall for 211 Boxer wheeled armored vehicles

Joanne Stocker -
Germany's Rheinmetall announced that it secured a €2.1 billion (Au$3.3 billion) contract to supply Australia with 211 Boxer wheeled armored vehicles
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Africa

UK Chinook helicopters in Mali ‘fully operational’

Fergus Kelly -
Three RAF Chinook heavy lift helicopters are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali, the UK Ministry of Defence said
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Review

The wiretapping that changed the Cold War

Sonya Swink -
God and Spies author and former US Navy diver G.M. Matheny talks to Sonya Swink about Ivy Bells, the operation to intercept Soviet naval communications
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Asia Pacific

Gunmen attack Afghan intelligence training center in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP -
Gunmen launched an attack on an intelligence training center in Kabul, officials said, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of students in the war-weary city
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Air

PKK leader in Sinjar killed in Turkish airstrike

Joanne Stocker -
Turkey carried out an operation in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq, which the armed forces said killed PKK leader Zeki Shingali
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Asia Pacific

Students killed in suicide bombing at Kabul education center

Staff Writer With AFP -
Dozens of people were killed when an explosion at an education center rocked a minority Shiite area of western Kabul
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Asia Pacific

Taliban kill dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks

Joanne Stocker -
Taliban insurgents killed dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks in Baghlan and Zabul provinces, bringing the number killed in the past week to well over 200
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Air

Lockheed awarded $480 million more for hypersonic missile development

Fergus Kelly -
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $480 million contract to develop a new hypersonic missile for the US Air Force, the Department of Defense said
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Europe

Russian-made electronic warfare systems present in Ukraine, OSCE says

Staff Writer With AFP -
The OSCE said for the first time it had spotted Russian-made weapons in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine, despite the Kremlin insisting it has not provided arms in the conflict
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Business

Lebanon army receives 8 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the US

Fergus Kelly -
Lebanon received eight M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the United States, the army said in a statement 
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Africa

Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine

Staff Writer With AFP -
Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.
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Asia Pacific

Taliban capture northern Afghanistan military base

Joanne Stocker -
Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan military base in the northern Faryab province, killing and capturing dozens of soldiers
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Air

NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues

Fergus Kelly -
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, as the US continues to build the Afghan Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawk capacity
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Asia Pacific

India approves plan for $700 million acquisition of 6 next-generation offshore patrol vessels

Staff Writer With AFP -
India approved a plan for the procurement of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs. 4941 crore ($706.5 million)
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Asia Pacific

Afghan government sends reinforcements to battle Taliban in Ghazni

Joanne Stocker -
The Afghan government sent reinforcements to Ghazni in an attempt to rout Taliban fighters who were trying to take over the city for a fourth day
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