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Egypt court jails 17 Morsi loyalists up to 25 years over violence

​A military court in Egypt's Suez province sentenced on Thursday 15 supporters of the currently-blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group to 25 years in prison and two others to 10 years over inciting violence in late 2013, a few months after the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in mid-2013, official MENA news agency reported.

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Commentary: S. Korea's painful history must never be allowed to be repeated by Abe's Japan

​History repeats itself, yet there is a history that must never be allowed to be repeated: a militaristic Japan, its occupation of the Korean Peninsula followed by innumerable atrocities against innocent people.

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Ukraine kicks off joint military exercise with U.S.

The Ukrainian-American command post exercises code-named "Fearless Guardian-2015" kicked off in the western Ukrainian region of Lvov on Monday, the country's Defense Ministry said.

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Egypt to pull down Mubarak's ruling building in Tahrir after 4 years of his ouster

​In the heart of the Egyptian capital city Cairo, adjacent to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, near a large hotel and the newly-established underground Tahrir Garage, and a little distant from the Nile River bank at the Corniche Street, here lies a damaged 15-storey building with deteriorating structure and black traces of burning.

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Arabs agree to form joint force as coalition strikes continue in Yemen

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the Arab League (AL) members agreed on the formation of a joint Arab military force to counter growing security threats.

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Arab intervention in Yemen double-edged sword

​The Saudi-led coalition forces have conducted air strikes for the second night on Thursday in Yemen's capital and several other cities that destroyed military targets of the Shiite Houthi group and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh who was accused of allying the Houthis to overrun the country.

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Nigeria allays fear over military deployment for general elections

The deployment of military personnel for the general elections in Nigeria will not interfere with the electoral process, the government said Thursday.

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Russia's massive military maneuvers signal strong message to West

As a round of large-scale combat readiness drills wrapped up Saturday, Russia has sent a strong and clear message to the West that the military confrontation is not a good option for regional peace and differences should be resolved peacefully.

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Chinese naval fleet returns from Somali waters

After more than seven months at sea, covering more than 110,000 nautical miles, a Chinese fleet wrapped up its escort mission on Thursday.

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Israeli officer lightly injured by gunfire from Syria border

​An Israel Defense Force (IDF) officer was lightly wounded Tuesday by gunfire from across the Israeli-Syrian border, a spokesperson with the Israeli military said in a statement.

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Russia concerned with U.S. military deployment in Ukraine

​Russia is concerned with arrival of U.S. military personnel on Ukraine soil, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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Nigerian military vows to crush terrorists finally

​The Nigerian Defense Headquarters on Wednesday promised not to relent until every part of the country is finally rid of insurgency, following recent wave of successes against Boko Haram terrorists.

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Catching 14 military "tigers"

Moments after questions on whether China's ongoing countercorruption campaign would snatch "bigger tigers" were aired by China's state broadcaster, the Chinese military authority released Monday a list of 14 generals that had been investigated or convicted recently.

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14 Abu Sayyaf members killed, 19 injured in S Philippines

14 Abu Sayyaf members killed, 19 injured in S Philippines ZAMBOANGA, Philippines, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were killed and 19 injured in firefight with the Philippine military that started Wednesday morning in south Philippine province of Sulu, said military officers on Thursday.

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Russia not to succumb to external pressure: Putin

​Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will never yield to any external pressure.

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Multiple blasts rock northeast Nigerian town

​Multiple blasts and gunshots rocked a military base in northeast Nigerian town of Biu on Tuesday, a security source and witnesses said.

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China refutes British think tank's report regarding military spending

China refuted the annual military balance report of a British think tank saying China lacks transparency in its growing military spending, urging them to view the country's development in an objective, just and rational way.