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Google will not use artificial intelligence for weapons, CEO Sundar Pichai says

Fergus Kelly -
Google announced it will not use artificial intelligence for weapons or to "cause or directly facilitate injury to people," as it unveiled a set of principles for the use of these key technologies
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Commentary

Turkey’s thirst for power threatens water war with Iraq

Diliman Abdulkader -
Iraq, including Kurdistan, relies on the Euphrates and Tigris for 98 percent of its water. Hydroelectric dam building in Turkey is blamed for a 40 percent drop in water levels
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Asia Pacific

Afghan President Ghani announces temporary unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban

Joanne Stocker -
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban coinciding with the end of the Ramadan holiday
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Middle East

NATO and Rafael carry out unmanned surface vehicle missile exercise off Israeli coast

Joanne Stocker -
Rafael and NATO carried out joint training of the Protector unmanned surface vehicle off the Israeli coast this month, demonstrating the USV's capabilities against naval swarm threats
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Europe

From 4×30 readiness to Russia’s resurgence, NATO defense ministers face hectic meeting schedule

Drake Long -
Ahead of the NATO defense ministers meeting, Drake Long looks at Turkey, Russia and other hot-button issues likely to come up for debate
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Africa

Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bomb blast near Somalia border

Staff Writer With AFP -
Five Kenyan paramilitary police officers were killed after their vehicle struck a homemade landmine in Liboi, close to the eastern border with Somalia, a government official said
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Europe

Sweden mobilizes 22,000 home guard reservists for major military exercise

Staff Writer With AFP -
Marking its national day, Sweden called up 22,000 reservists for an exercise of a scale not seen in 40 years as tensions simmer between the West and Russia
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Africa

Suspected Mozambique jihadists kill 7 people with ‘machetes,’ burn 164 homes

Staff Writer With AFP -
Suspected jihadists hacked seven people to death with machetes and set dozens of homes on fire in northern Mozambique, police said, in a region that has suffered a spate incidents in recent weeks
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Middle East

Biji Manbij? US and Turkey plan for the Syrian city’s future without the YPG

Joanne Stocker -
After months of talks and threats of military action against the strongest force fighting ISIS in Syria, the U.S. and Turkey agreed to a ‘roadmap’ that would see the YPG leave Manbij
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Middle East

YPG to leave Syria’s Manbij after US-Turkey deal

Joanne Stocker -
The People's Protection Units (YPG) announced that it would withdraw advisors from the Syrian city of Manbij, a day after the United States and Turkey agreed to a roadmap
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Air

India air force pilot dies after Jaguar fighter jet crash in Gujarat

Staff Writer With AFP -
An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after his Jaguar fighter jet crashed near the country's border with Pakistan
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Africa

UN peacekeeper killed, 7 wounded in ambush near Berberati, Central African Republic

Fergus Kelly -
A UN peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and seven others wounded when their patrol was ambushed by gunmen in Dilapoko in southwest Central African Republic
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Africa

US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 27 militants, Africom says

Staff Writer With AFP -
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 27 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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Air

Taiwan air force F-16 crashes during training exercises

Joanne Stocker -
An F-16 belonging to the Taiwan Air Force is believed to have crashed into a mountain during military drills in northern Taiwan
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Europe

US Navy 6th Fleet sets sail for Baltic Sea war games

Joanne Stocker -
Naval forces from 22 NATO and partner nations take part in Baltops 2018, the largest naval exercise in the Baltic Sea
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Middle East

Explosion reported near Coalition base in Ayn Issa, Syria

Joanne Stocker -
An explosion was reported near a military base near Ayn Issa in Syria's Raqqa governorate, where U.S. and French troops fighting ISIS are believed to be posted
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