Staff Writer With AFP
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Europe
Russian-Backed Forces Claim Gains Near Bakhmut in East Ukraine
Russian forces said they had captured ground in Donetsk in east Ukraine, their first claim of new gains after Kyiv grabbed momentum with a counter-offensive that rattled Russia's war effort.
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Middle East
One Dead, Four Wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Bombing
One person was killed and four others were injured when a bomb exploded in the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, counter-terrorism forces said.
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Africa
Sahel Military Coups Only Help Jihadists: Analysts
Burkina Faso's new rulers say they seized power to better fight jihadists, but history suggests the coup will merely stoke turbulence.
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Americas
US, Philippines Reinforce Alliance With Joint Military Drills
US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea as part of joint military drills.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill Three Soldiers in Revenge Attacks in NW Nigeria
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state have carried out a series of attacks this week on military targets, killing three soldiers.
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Americas
US Targets ‘Senior’ IS Jihadist in Syria’s Northeast: CENTCOM
American forces killed a "senior" member of the jihadist Islamic State group in a pre-dawn raid on northeastern Syria.
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Europe
‘Deliberate’ Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Russian strikes battered the central Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, authorities said, in fatal attacks that tore through buildings.
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Europe
Putin Makes Chechnya’s Kadyrov Army General
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said he was granted a top rank in Russia's army, just as Moscow's forces suffer a series of defeats in Ukraine.
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Europe
Ukraine Says Recaptured Vast Tracts of Key Kherson Region
Ukraine said it had recaptured over 155 square miles in Kherson in less than a week, after Moscow claimed to have annexed the southern region.
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Europe
Norway Seeks to up Defense Spending Over Ukraine War
The government of Norway proposed a 10 percent increase in its defense budget for next year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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