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Air
Slovakia to Donate 13 MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Slovakia will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member to pledge the aircraft, which the Kremlin warned would be "destroyed."
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Europe
Poland to Transfer Four MiG-29 Planes to Ukraine in Coming Days
Poland's president said the EU member would deliver an initial batch of four Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine soon.
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Africa
Mali Gets Warplanes From Russia, Drones From Turkey
Mali's military rulers took delivery of more aircraft from Russia, now its main military and political ally, as well as drones from Turkey.
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Americas
US Releases Video of Alleged Drone Collision
The US released a video it said shows an "unsafe" intercept by Russian Su-27 fighter jets when one struck an American MQ-9 Reaper drone.
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Asia Pacific
N. Korea Fires ‘Long-Range’ Missile as S. Korea President Heads to Japan
North Korea fired a "long-range ballistic missile," Seoul said, as South Korea's president headed to Tokyo to boost ties amid Pyongyang's growing aggression.
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Europe
Russia Says It Downed Three Missiles Over Southern Region
Russia said its forces shot down three missiles over the southern border region of Belgorod, the latest spillover of fighting from Ukraine.
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Africa
Niger Says It Killed ‘30 Boko Haram Jihadists,’ Arrests 960
Jihadist-hit Niger killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, official sources said.
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Asia Pacific
Russia Begins Naval Drills With China, Iran
Russia said it had started naval exercises with China and Iran in the Arabian Sea as it seeks to shore up ties with Beijing and Tehran.
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Africa
Morocco Arrests Suspected Jihadists After Police Death
Moroccan police arrested three suspected members of Islamic State over the killing of an officer whose charred body was found this month, the authorities said.
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Air
Russia Races to Salvage US Drone Wreckage in Black Sea
Moscow will try to retrieve the wreckage of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed over the Black Sea in a confrontation Washington blamed on Russia.
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