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Indonesia police shoot dead 4 men after sword attack on Pekanbaru HQ

Fergus Kelly -
Indonesian police said they shot and killed four men who used swords in an attack on a police station in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, in which one officer was killed and two others were injured
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Africa

UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July

Fergus Kelly -
The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report
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Air

India’s HAL pitches 3 squadrons of cut-price Su-30 jets to carry BrahMos cruise missile

Fergus Kelly -
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is offering to build three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force to carry the BrahMos cruise missile at one third of the cost of French Rafale aircraft
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Air

US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city

Joanne Stocker -
U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city
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Air

US Air Force tests unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. Air Force's 91st Missile Wing conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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Asia Pacific

Family carried out Surabaya police HQ suicide bombing, Indonesia police say

Fergus Kelly -
A family carried out a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya, police said, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches staged by another family
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Land

Israeli forces kill protesting Palestinians in Gaza as US opens embassy in Jerusalem

Joanne Stocker -
Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian protesters along the frontier with Gaza as mass protests erupted against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem
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Africa

G5 Sahel force ready to launch operations, Niger’s defense minister says

Fergus Kelly -
The G5 Sahel joint force is ready to deploy to fight armed extremists in the region, Niger's defense minister Kalla Moutari said, days after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the G5 countries to accelerate deployment
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Asia Pacific

Indonesia: Suicide bombings by a single family strike Surabaya churches, killing at least 13

Fergus Kelly -
A series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks perpetrated by a single family struck churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the deadliest attack for years in the Muslim-majority country
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Asia Pacific

Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?

David Murphy -
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
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Asia Pacific

At least 19 killed as insurgents attack Myanmar security forces near China border

Fergus Kelly -
At least 19 people were killed and 29 injured in northern Myanmar when TNLA insurgents attacked government security posts and a casino outside Muse in Shan State, near the border with China
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Africa

US reviewing Somalia raid after reports of civilian casualties

Staff Writer With AFP -
The U.S. military's Africa Command said it is reviewing a May 9 raid in the Lower Shabelle after locals reported that five civilians had been shot dead
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Americas

Raytheon awarded $242 million Rolling Airframe Missile contract

Fergus Kelly -
Raytheon has been awarded a $242 million contract for Rolling Airframe Missile guided missile round packs for the U.S. Navy, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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Africa

Training and command issues highlighted in Pentagon’s Niger ambush probe

Staff Writer With AFP -
An investigation into last year's deadly assault on U.S. and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable blunders leading up to the attack, the Pentagon said
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Commentary

No right to fail: evolution of Ukrainian defense since 2014

Opinion Editor -
If Russia’s disinformation and cyber weapons are the hallmark of its 5GW offense, the civic enthusiasm of Ukrainian citizens is the hallmark of 5GW defense, T.J. Sjostrom argues
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Air

Israel strikes dozens of ‘Iranian military targets’ in Syria overnight

Joanne Stocker -
Israel said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, including one where a rocket attack on the Israeli army in the Golan Heights originated.
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