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Middle East
Lebanon Arrests Six After Attack on UN Patrol
The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the military said Saturday.
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Asia Pacific
18 Killed in Central Myanmar Airstrike
Eighteen people were killed in an airstrike on a town in central Myanmar, according to a local official, a rescue worker and two residents who spoke to AFP on Saturday.
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Africa
At Least 20 Burundian Soldiers Killed in DR Congo
At least 20 Burundian soldiers have been killed in ongoing fighting in eastern DR Congo, military sources told AFP on Saturday, only days after a peace deal was signed in Washington.
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Americas
Venezuela Swears in 5,600 Troops After US Military Build-up
The Venezuelan army swore in 5,600 soldiers on Saturday, as the United States cranks up military pressure on the oil-producing country.
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Middle East
Israel Army Says Killed Two Palestinians After Attempted Ramming Attack
Israel's military said that its forces killed two men in the occupied West Bank after what it described as an attempted ramming attack, with the Palestinian Authority identifying the deceased as a 17- and 55-year-old.
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Air
Tokyo Says Chinese Jets Locked Radar Onto Japan Fighters
Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island, Japan's defense ministry said on Sunday.
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Air
Milei Welcomes Argentina’s First F-16 Fighter Jets
President Javier Milei on Saturday hailed the arrival of Argentina's first six F-16 jets purchased from Denmark, describing them as "guardian angels" that will strengthen the South American country's armed forces.
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Africa
Drone Strikes on Sudan Kindergarten, Hospital Kill Dozens: Local Official
A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official told AFP on Sunday.
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Africa
Burkina Faso Releases 8 NGO Members Arrested for ‘Spying’
An international NGO in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country's military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying.
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Asia Pacific
Four Civilians Killed in Fresh Afghan-Pakistan Border Clash
An overnight exchange of fire at one of the main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings killed four civilians, an Afghan official said on Saturday, in the latest flare-up since deadly clashes in October.
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