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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: US Chinook helicopter destroyed in Helmand ‘hard landing’
Passengers and crew aboard a US CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter were injured when it was destroyed during a "hard landing" in Afghanistan
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Europe
France: ‘Package bomb’ explosion on Lyon street injures at least 8
At least seven people were injured in a suspected package bomb explosion on a pedestrian street in the heart of Lyon, southeast France
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Asia Pacific
Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta mosque kills 2
At least one person was killed and more than a dozen injured by a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan’s Quetta, according to police
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Asia Pacific
Indian forces kill Zakir Musa, Kashmir militant linked to Al-Qaeda
Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed top militant Zakir Musa, the leader of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind who pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
Two airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Afghanistan in recent days, the UN said as the US intensifies its air war across the country
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Asia Pacific
Australia, Japan, South Korea and US kick off inaugural Pacific Vanguard naval exercise near Guam
The US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" Pacific Vanguard naval drills near Guam
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Technology
India test-fires BrahMos high-speed cruise missile from Su-30 fighter jet
India said its BrahMos cruise missile passed another key test when it hit a land target after being fired from an Su-30 fighter jet
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Africa
Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims car bomb that exploded near Mogadishu checkpoint
A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia capital Mogadishu, in an attack claimed by the militant group Al Shabaab
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Americas
Trump nominates former Aerospace Corporation chair to head US Air Force
US President Donald Trump announced he had nominated Barbara Barrett, a former Aerospace Corporation chair, to lead the Air Force
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Asia Pacific
DNA tests confirm Sri Lanka Easter attacks ringleader was Shangri-La bomber
Sri Lanka police said DNA tests confirmed that the ringleader of the Easter attacks, Zahran Hashim, was one of the suicide bombers
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