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Middle East
Israeli drone strike targets Hezbollah members in Syria near Lebanon border
An Israeli drone targeted a car of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon without casualties
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Europe
Germany arrests 5 Tajiks in suspected ISIS cell planning attacks on US forces
German police arrested five Tajik nationals on suspicion that they were members of an ISIS cell that had been planning attacks on US forces
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Asia Pacific
Kabul to ban motorbikes in bid to thwart Taliban killings and crime
A security official said that the Taliban are conducting an increasing number of targeted killings of government officials in Kabul
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Africa
Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces fire on Tripoli after losing western towns
Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army forces rained rockets on the capital Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west
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Business
US approves $63 million sale of Mk 54 torpedoes to India
The US has approved a possible $63 million sale of 16 Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes to India for use on its P-8I aircraft
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Asia Pacific
US envoy Khalilzad lauds Afghanistan-Taliban prisoner releases
The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an "important step" toward peace
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Africa
US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops
A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south
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Business
Canada to resume light armored vehicle exports to Saudi Arabia
Sale of the light armored vehicles was on hold since 2018 over kingdom's role in the war in Yemen and murder of journalist Kashoggi
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Middle East
First Yemen COVID-19 case reported in Hadhramaut province
War-torn Yemen reported its first case of coronavirus in the southern Hadhramaut province, raising fears of an outbreak in a country
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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels reject ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition
Yemen's Houthi rebels rejected a ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition against the northern faction, accusing Riyadh of violations
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