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UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August

United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by a U.S. Navy vessel in August

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US successfully conducts ballistic missile interception test, MDA says

The US successfully conducted an interception of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during a flight test, the MDA said

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Pakistan releases Taliban leader Baradar after US peace talks with militants in Qatar

Top Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar held in Pakistan for eight years has been freed in an apparent move to aid talks between the United States and the militant group

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Philippines military photos show children among ISIS foreign fighters killed in Marawi

Images of foreign fighters killed in Marawi provided by the Philippine military appear to show at least two children among 16 dead ISIS fighters

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Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire evades Iron Dome

Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel, the IDF said

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Afghanistan investigates reports of civilians killed in operation against ISIS in Nangarhar

Afghan officials launched an investigation into claims at least 14 civilians were killed in a military ground operation targeting Islamic State in their stronghold in the eastern Nangarhar province.

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France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters

France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria

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Israel’s IAI wins $777 million India navy contract for Barak 8 air defense missile systems

Israel Aerospace Industries said it had won a $777 million order for the Barak 8 air defense system for seven Indian Navy warships

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France and Italy’s warship builders Naval Group and Fincantieri sign joint venture

France and Italy's state-controlled naval companies signed a joint venture agreement, moving closer to a bilateral defense industrial alliance.

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Colombia arrests 8 soldiers over farmer’s murder

Colombian authorities arrested eight soldiers over the murder of a farmer earlier this year, one of thousands of such cases involving security forces under investigation

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