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Mali IED blast kills three peacekeepers and wounds five, UN mission says
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured after their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali, the U.N. peacekeeping missio...
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Biden, in Kyiv ahead of war anniversary, vows support as long as needed
By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip timed to upsta...
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Burkina Faso marks official end of French military operations on its soil
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, theBurkinabe armed forces said on Sunday, af...
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Main Afghan-Pakistani border crossing closed, residents report gunfire
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Taliban authorities have closed the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an Afghan official said on Monday, and residents in the area reported...
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US raid in Syria kills Islamic State group leader, wounds four US troops and working dog
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Islamic State group leader was killed and four U.S. troops wounded in a U.S. helicopter raid on northeast Syria, the Defense Department said in a statement on Friday. The sta...
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Memphis police due in court to issue pleas in death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - Five fired Memphis police officers are due in court on Friday to enter their pleas against second-degree murder charges stemming from the beating of Tyre Nichols, a Blac...
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Ukraine's priority to hold the line as global security leaders meet in Munich
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces intensified attacks along front lines in eastern Ukraine on Friday as senior politicians and military leaders from around the world were due to meet in Germany with ...
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Finland's NATO membership now in "Turkey's hands", Finnish president says
HELSINKI (Reuters) -The fate of Finland's bid to join NATO is in "Turkey's hands", President Sauli Niinisto said on Friday, after the Finnish parliament agreed it would ratify NATO's founding trea...
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US tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
BENGALURU -The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets and B-1B bombers as Washington looks to woo New D...
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Shared concern over Iran drive US, Saudi efforts to overcome tension
RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia are trying to move beyond a public spat last year that saw strategic ties hit a nadir, as Western and Gulf security concerns align over the th...
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US launches “disruptive technology strike force”
(Reuters) - A top U.S. law enforcement official on Thursday unveiled a new "disruptive technology strike force" tasked with safe-guarding American technology from foreign adversaries and other nat...
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US Congress members seek halt to $1B Nigeria weapons deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria fol...
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Russia bombards Ukraine as Bakhmut siege grinds on
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of B...
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NATO chief says “time is now” for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden memberships
ANKARA (Reuters) -NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the "time is now" for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance. Stoltenberg was s...
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Seif al-Adel is now al-Qaida's “uncontested” new leader, UN report says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the "uncontested" leader of the ...
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