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Americas
US Reveals Nuclear Bomb Numbers After Trump Blackout
The US State Department published the number of nuclear warheads the country stockpiles for the first time in four years, after former president Donald Trump placed a blackout on the data.
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Arms
Hypersonic Missiles: The Alarming Must-Have in Military Tech
A hypersonic missile is maneuverable making it harder to track and defend against.
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Africa
Suspected Jihadists Kill 14 Soldiers in Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed 14 soldiers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso.
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Asia Pacific
China Sends 56 Jets Into Taiwan Defense Zone In Another Record Incursion
Taiwan urged Beijing to stop "irresponsible provocative actions" after 56 Chinese warplanes crossed into its air defense zone.
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Asia Pacific
Six Dead as Thai Military Battles Rebels in Restive South
Six days of gun battles between soldiers and militants in Thailand's restive south have left six people dead.
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Asia Pacific
Taliban Say Islamic State Cell Destroyed After Mosque Attack
The Taliban said they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people.
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Africa
Libya Says ‘Very Modest Start’ to Pullout of Foreign Fighters
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush announced a "very modest start" to the withdrawal of foreign fighters from the war-torn North African country.
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Europe
Ukraine Says Soldier Killed in Separatist Attack
A Ukrainian soldier has been killed in the conflict-ridden east of the country in the latest attack launched from territory held by pro-Russian separatists.
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Asia Pacific
N. Korea’s Kim Condemns US Dialogue Offer as ‘Facade’: State Media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned a US offer of dialogue as a "facade" and accused the Joe Biden administration of continuing a hostile policy against his nuclear-armed country.
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Africa
Mine Blast Kills Five Burkina Soldiers: Army
An improvised explosive device killed five soldiers on patrol in northern Burkina Faso.
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