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Europe
NATO Says No Plans for Bases in Sweden or Finland
NATO has no current plans to send troops to Sweden and Finland once they complete the membership process.
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Europe
Latvia to Reinstate Compulsory Military Service
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said the Baltic state will reinstate compulsory military service following Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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Europe
Spain Govt Bitterly Split Over Upping Military Spend
The release of a billion euros for the army has split Spain's ruling coalition, with left-wing hardliners Podemos opposing the defense budget increases promised to NATO by Socialist PM Sanchez.
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Africa
Bomb Kills Two Peacekeepers in Northern Mali
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured Tuesday when their vehicle struck a mine in northern Mali.
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Arms
Russia Claims Ukraine Arms Spreading to Middle East, Black Market
Russia claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market.
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Africa
Ugandan Private Kills Two Soldiers in DR Congo’s East
A Ugandan private deployed in DR Congo "inadvertently" shot two soldiers in a friendly-fire incident in the eastern city of Beni.
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Europe
NATO Launches Ratification Process for Sweden, Finland Membership
The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as members of NATO was formally launched, the military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Africa
Niger Says Bloody Jihadist Attack Crushed
Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said, claiming to have eliminated 11 "terrorists" during an assault by jihadists.
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Europe
Putin Orders Ukraine Offensive to Continue After Capture of Lugansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.
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Africa
27 Killed in Two Jihadist Attacks in Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed at least 27 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, sources said.
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