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Asia Pacific
Chinese Warships Visit Cambodian Naval Base
Two Chinese warships have made a first visit to a Cambodian naval base that the US has long feared will boost Beijing's influence in the Gulf of Thailand.
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Europe
Erdogan Pledges ‘New Era’ in Relations With Greece
Turkish President Erdogan pledged to open a "new era" in relations with historic rival Greece as he opened his first official visit to Athens since 2017.
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Asia Pacific
Australia, Papua New Guinea Announce Security Deal
Australia clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China.
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Air
US Military Grounds Fleet of Osprey After Crash Off Japan
The US military announced it was grounding its fleet of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan.
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Americas
Western Troops in Iraq Targeted in Drone Attack Claimed by Pro-Iran Group
A drone targeted Western troops at a military base in Iraq, a US military official said, in an attack claimed by a pro-Iran militant group.
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Asia Pacific
Philippines Names Pro-Islamic State Militants in Catholic Mass Bombing
Philippine police named two Filipino members of a pro-Islamic State militant group as suspects in the deadly bombing of a Catholic mass.
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Africa
Over 50 Civilians Killed in Ethiopia Attacks: Rights Body
More than 50 civilians were killed in attacks in Ethiopia last month, a human rights body said, barely two weeks after talks between the government and a rebel group ended without agreement.
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Africa
Chad, Mauritania Pave Way to Dissolve G5 Anti-Jihadist Alliance
The two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel alliance said they were paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist grouping, after the other three founding countries left.
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Arctic
Russia Ramps Up Arctic Military Presence
Russia has been building up its military presence in the Arctic as it steps up its drive to develop a northern maritime route linking Asia and Europe.
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Middle East
Israeli Forces Battle Hamas in Main Southern Gaza City
Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city in some of the most intense combat of the nearly two-month war sparked by the October 7 attacks.
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