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Americas
Pentagon Eyes Missile Testing Role for Australia
Australia could be a testing ground for US hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS pact, a top Pentagon official said.
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Africa
Nigeria Says Not Ruling Out Force in Niger Ahead of West African Summit
Coup-hit Niger's neighbors have not ruled out military intervention, Nigeria's president said, ahead of a West African coalition's crisis summit on Thursday.
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Europe
Berlin Offers to Extend Patriot Missile Deployment in Poland
Germany said it had offered to extend the deployment of its Patriot missile defense systems in Poland, likely until the end of the year.
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Europe
Romania Cancels Warship Tender Awarded to France’s Naval Group
Romania said it cancelled a tender won by France's Naval Group for building four warships after the two sides failed to sign any contract.
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Africa
Islamic State Group Claims 16 Soldiers Dead in Mali Attack
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeastern Mali last week, which it said killed 16 soldiers.
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Africa
Mali Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ if ECOWAS Intervenes in Niger
A military intervention in Niger by ECOWAS to restore the ousted president could be a "catastrophe," Mali's head of diplomacy warned.
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Air
Russian Strikes on East Ukraine Residential Building Kill at Least 7
Rescue workers combed through the rubble of damaged buildings in the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, the day after Russian strikes killed at least seven people.
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Middle East
IS Attack Kills 10 Syria Pro-Government Troops: Monitor
Islamic State militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former jihadist stronghold of Raqa province, a war monitor said.
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Asia Pacific
China Demands Philippines Remove Ship From Disputed Waters
China renewed calls for the Philippines to remove an aging ship from a reef which Manila uses to press its stake in the Spratly Islands.
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Africa
Nine Killed in Attack on Eastern DR Congo Village
At least nine people have been killed in an attack on a village in DR Congo that is controlled by military forces.
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