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Asia Pacific
Kim’s Sister Says North Korea Nukes Could ‘Eliminate’ South
North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un said.
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Europe
US Approves Sale of Eight F-16s to Bulgaria
The US Defense Department approved the sale of eight F-16s to Bulgaria, bolstering its air force as the regional threat has risen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Europe
Satellite Images Show Bodies in Bucha for Weeks, Rebutting Moscow Claim
Satellite photographs appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town.
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Middle East
Syria Regime Shelling Kills Four Children: Monitor
Four children were killed on their way to school after regime forces shelled a town in the Idlib region, Syria's last main rebel bastion.
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Europe
Czechs Send 250 Soldiers to Slovakia to Set Up NATO Battlegroup
A total of 250 Czech army paratroopers left for Slovakia, which neighbors war-ravaged Ukraine, to build a NATO battlegroup there.
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Europe
Ukraine Says Regained Control of ‘Whole Kyiv Region’
Ukraine has regained control of "the whole Kyiv region" after Russian forces retreated from key towns near the Ukrainian capital.
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Americas
US Defense Contractors See Longer Term Benefits From War in Ukraine
US arms manufacturers are not cashing in directly from the conflict in Ukraine, but they do stand to profit from the war over the long run.
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Africa
20 Killed in Attack on Burkina Faso Gold Mine: Locals
About 20 civilians were killed in a night attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso's restive north, local sources said Saturday.
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Africa
Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Center
Mali's army said that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.
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Europe
Seven Dead, 34 Wounded in Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv: Local Prosecutor
Seven people died and 34 were wounded after Russian forces struck a residential area in Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, local prosecutors said.
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