Staff Writer With AFP
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Middle East
Yemen Rebels, Govt in Largest Exchange of Corpses: Official
Houthi rebels and Yemen's government have exchanged the corpses of dozens of fighters, in the largest such handover since the war began.
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Africa
Burkina PM Vows No Deal With Jihadists, Boosts Civil Militias
Burkina Faso's prime minister ruled out any negotiations with jihadist insurgents that have taken control of the West African country.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Spy Satellite Crashes Into Sea
North Korea attempted to launch a military spy satellite to monitor the US, but it crashed into the sea due to "serious defects.”
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Europe
Denmark to Triple Defense Budget Over Next Decade
Denmark’s government announced that it would triple its defense budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Europe
Attack Drones Hit Moscow as Kyiv Struck for Third Day
A swarm of drones hit Moscow in an unprecedented attack while Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day.
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Europe
Denmark Ups Ukraine Aid Fund by $2.6 Billion
Denmark said it was committing an additional $2.6 billion to a fund for aid for Ukraine, bringing the fund's total to $3.6 billion.
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Europe
Over 30 Peacekeepers Injured in Clashes in Northern Kosovo
Over 30 peacekeepers deployed in a NATO-led mission in Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters who demanded the removal of recently elected ethnic Albanian mayors.
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Air
Finland Hosts Major Air Exercise With NATO Allies
NATO's newest member Finland kicked off military air exercises involving over a dozen countries and a total of 150 aircraft, weeks after the country joined the alliance.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Confirms June Launch of Military Spy Satellite: KCNA
North Korea has confirmed it will launch a reconnaissance satellite in June, saying it is needed to monitor military movements of the US and its partners in real time.
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Sea
Russian ‘Spy’ Whale Surfaces in Sweden
A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a Russian-trained spy, has appeared off Sweden's coast.
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