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Technology
India test-fires Prahaar short-range ballistic missile
India successfully flight tested the Prahaar short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile from a road-mobile launcher
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Africa
Boko Haram kills 9 in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Borno state
Nine people were killed and nine others injured when Boko Haram fighters raided two villages near Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the civilian militia said
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Middle East
Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria
Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria
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Africa
Saudi coalition renews offensive against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Hodeidah, sparking fears of humanitarian crisis
Saudi-backed forces in Yemen launched a series of attacks on rebel-held Hodeidah, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis
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Africa
Libya rival militias clash south of Tripoli, causing power outages
New clashes flared between rival militias south of Libya's capital Tripoli, causing widespread power outages, the national electricity firm said
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Business
Egypt cleared to buy 60,500 tank rounds from General Dynamics
The US approved a possible foreign military sale to Egypt of 56,000 tank rounds for its M1A1 Abrams tank fleet and operations against ISIS
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Middle East
Israel airstrike kills 2 Palestinians on Gaza border
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza border, the health ministry said, with Israel saying they planted a suspicious object next to the border fence
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Middle East
Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province
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Technology
India successfully flight tests anti-tank guided missile twice
India successfully flight tested its indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile twice, the Ministry of Defence said
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Business
Netherlands signs letter of acceptance for $1.2 billion Apache helicopter upgrade
Netherlands and US officials signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the $1.2 billion upgrade of Dutch AH-64D Apache helicopters
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