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Politics
NATO to prepare response to Russia’s INF breach, Stoltenberg says
NATO will this week decide how to respond to Russia's violation of the INF treaty, said alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg, insisting any measures would be defensive
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Business
Bahrain, Poland and Romania to acquire Lockheed’s Army Tactical Missile under $562 million contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $562 million contract for the production of Army Tactical Missiles for Bahrain, Poland and Romania
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Africa
Ethiopia police kill man suspected of deadly ‘coup’ plot
Ethiopian police have shot dead a security chief suspected of orchestrating a deadly bid to overthrow the regional government, with possible links to the murder of the army chief
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Asia Pacific
Sri Lanka ex-defense secretary faces charges over security ‘lapses’ before Easter attacks
Sri Lanka's former most senior defense official, Hemasiri Fernando, faces possible criminal charges over "major lapses" linked to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people
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Middle East
Eight orphan children of ISIS adherents to be returned to Australia from Syria
Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an apparent U-turn
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Middle East
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21
A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said
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Africa
Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad
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Africa
Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says
Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead
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Africa
Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations
Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations
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Middle East
Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2
A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police said
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