Staff Writer With AFP
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IED hidden in corpse kills 17 in central Mali
Seventeen people were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in Diankabou in central Mali, security sources and a local official said
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NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea
Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training
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Pakistan ‘shot down’ 2 Indian Air Force planes in Kashmir, military says
Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir, the military said, adding that one Indian pilot had been captured
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Boeing names ex-US envoy Nikki Haley to board of directors
Boeing named Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, to its board of directors
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India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike
An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said
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Serbia receives 4 more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
Serbia has received four more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, bringing its fleet to a total of 14, Serbia's Ministry of Defense said
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Iraq will prosecute 13 French ISIS fighters captured in Syria, president says
Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq's President Barham Salih said
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US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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Boko Haram attacks reported across northern Nigeria on polling day
One soldier was killed and 20 others wounded in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, just hours before voting began in Nigeria's presidential election
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French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says
French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said
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