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Lavrov visit highlights security ties between Russia and southern African countries

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent trip to Africa reveals how Russia’s investment in natural resource projects across Southern Africa is also increasingly tying it to the region’s security issues

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US tops global arms exporter list, India leads importers

The United States was the world's biggest arms exporter in 2013-17, while India imported the most weapons, according to a new SIPRI report

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What the end of the Qatar-Chad dispute means

Last month, a joint statement between Qatar and Chad led to restoration of relations that had been under stress since June of last year

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SDF fighters redeploy from battle against ISIS to defend Efrin

Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will redeploy 1,700 fighters from fighting ISIS to defend a Kurdish enclave under Turkish attack

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North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and ballistics tests during US talks

North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear and ballistic missile tests if it holds talks with the United States, the South Korean presidency said after a delegation returned from Pyongyang

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From Hasakah to Manbij: How I got shot at by rebel snipers in Syria

When Wladimir Van Wilgenburg returned to Syria to cover the ongoing war in the north, he quickly found that getting access to the frontlines in Afrin and Manbij was more difficult than anticipated

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Red Army in the grey zone: Russia’s greatest threat to the US is ‘less-than-war’

Crispin Burke argues that a credible US military deterrent may encourage Russia to use less-than-war measures, including military contractors and cyber power – designed to create plausible deniability and preclude the US from striking back

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Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades of violence.

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“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of UN work

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EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution

The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.

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