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Middle East
US Offers to Boost Security Ties With Iraq After Iran Strike
A top US official met Iraq's prime minister and offered greater security cooperation after Iran carried out a strike in its western neighbor.
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Africa
Three Dead in Somalia Suicide Bombing
A suicide bomber killed at least three people and injured two others after detonating an explosive near the mayoral offices in Somalia's capital.
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Americas
US Military Says Seized Iranian-Made Missile Parts Enroute to Houthis
The US military said it seized Iranian-made missile parts en route to Houthi rebels from a boat in the Arabian Sea.
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Middle East
Iran Guards Hit ‘Terrorist’ Targets in Iraq, Syria
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have launched missile attacks on multiple "terrorist" targets in Syria and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
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War
Intensive Phase of War in South Gaza ‘Will End Soon’: Minister
The intensive phase of Israel's war with Hamas militants in southern Gaza will end soon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, as the army confirmed a division deployed there had pulled out.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Ethnic Minority Fighters Say Capture Town Near Bangladesh Border
An armed ethnic minority group in Myanmar has said it captured a town and several junta outposts near the border with Bangladesh and India.
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Terrorism
Five Pakistan Troops Killed by Blast in Balochistan
At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bomb blast following a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.
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Africa
DR Congo Says Pullout of UN Peacekeepers Has Started
The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo "has commenced," the foreign minister announced.
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Middle East
Turkey Bombs Kurdish ‘Terrorist Targets’ in Iraq, Syria
Turkey carried out another series of airstrikes against Kurdish sites in northern Iraq and Syria in response to the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers.
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Europe
UK Announces Biggest Military Deployment to NATO Exercises in Decades
Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of NATO's largest exercises since the Cold War, Defense Secretary Shapps announced.
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