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Africa
LNA forces claim downing of Libya L-39 Albatross jet
Troops loyal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar said they shot down an L-39 plane belonging to forces loyal to the Government of National Accord
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Business
US approves anti-radar missile sale to Germany via NATO procurement agency
The US State Department approved the sale to Germany of AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency
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Business
Naval Group awarded €1.2 billion contract for 4 Romania navy corvettes
The French Naval Group company won a contract to build four corvette warships for the Romanian navy, the country's defense minister said
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Africa
Suspected Tunis suicide bombing plotter killed, ministry says
The suspected mastermind of twin suicide bombings in Tunis was killed when he blew himself up during a police manhunt outside the capital
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Middle East
Raqqa civil authorities uncover new mass grave of ISIS victims
Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by Islamic State, were found near the Syrian city of Raqqa
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Africa
Libya National Army airstrike on Tajoura migrant detention center kills and injures dozens
Dozens of people were killed and injured in an airstrike on a migrant detention center in the eastern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli
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Europe
Russia navy crew killed in deep sea submersible fire in far north
Russian Navy personnel died in a fire on a deep submersible that was conducting research in the far north near the Arctic, the defense ministry said
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Asia Pacific
Sri Lanka defense secretary and police chief arrested over Easter bombing ‘negligence’
Sri Lanka police arrested their top commander and a former defense chief over alleged failures to prevent the Easter bombings that killed 258 people
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Africa
Niger: 18 soldiers killed in attack on military outpost near Inates
Armed men launched a car bomb attack on a Nigerian army base in western Niger near the border with Mali, a military source said
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Europe
German army pilot killed in EC135 helicopter crash near Hamelin
An army helicopter crashed in northern Germany, killing the pilot, in the second fatal crash in a week for a military plagued with equipment problems
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