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Asia Pacific
Seoul’s Military Says It Salvaged North Korean Missile Debris
South Korea's military said it had retrieved and analyzed debris from a missile the North fired across the two countries' maritime border.
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Europe
Swedish PM Seeks to Convince Erdogan on NATO Membership
Swedish Prime Minister is due to meet President Erdogan in Ankara, in a bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
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Africa
Top Mali Commander Calls on All Tuaregs to Fight Islamic State Group
A leading commander in Mali's army has called on ethnic Tuaregs to fight jihadists in the north of the country.
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Africa
DR Congo Deploys Fighter Jets Against M23 Rebels
DR Congo's military has deployed two war planes against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke from neighboring Rwanda.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Dismisses as ‘Groundless’ US Claims of Arms Supplies to Russia: State Media
North Korea said claims by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying arms to Moscow for its war in Ukraine were groundless.
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Europe
Armenia, Azerbaijan in New Border Shootout Ahead of US Talks
Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations of provoking a shootout along their border just hours before US-mediated peace talks.
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Air
Ukraine Hails Arrival of Western Air Defense Systems
Ukraine announced it had received more air defense systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill Six in Eastern South Africa: Police
Gunmen shot dead six people and wounded another on the outskirts of South Africa's coastal city of Durban, police said.
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Americas
Bulgaria Parliament Approves Buying More F-16 US Fighter Jets
Bulgaria's parliament approved a deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the United States in addition to another eight it ordered in 2019.
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Africa
16 Killed in Attack in DR Congo’s Volatile West
Sixteen people died and 25 were missing after an attack in an area of western Democratic Republic of Congo.
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