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Syrian army ready for southern battle: pro-Assad commander

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army has completed preparations for an imminent offensive against rebel-held areas in southwestern Syria, a non-Syrian commander in a military alliance that backs Damascus said on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a major new escalation. Source: Reuters World News

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France looking to renew military cooperation with Seychelles to protect region

France and Seychelles are seeking to redevelop and renew military cooperation, the French commander of the armed forces of the South Indian Ocean Zone (FAZSOI) said Tuesday after meeting with President Danny Faure at State House. Eric Vidaud, who is on a four-day visit in the 115-island archipelago, said that discussions included the social ills affecting [...]

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Gunman kills three before being shot dead: Belgian police

LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - A man killed two policewomen and a woman passer-by in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday, public broadcaster RTBF said, before being shot dead in an exchange of fire that sent people scattering and scurrying to take cover. Source: Reuters World News

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Trump says top North Korean official headed to New York to discuss summit

SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official is headed to New York to discuss an upcoming summit, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, the latest indication that an on-again-off-again meeting between Trump and North Korea's leader may go ahead next month. Source: Reuters World News

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Official of Turkish university set up to cleanse military arrested for coup ties: newspaper

ANKARA (Reuters) - An administrator of the Turkish military university established by President Tayyip Erdogan to help clean up the armed forces after a 2016 failed coup has been arrested over alleged links to the putsch, the Cumhuriyet newspaper said on Tuesday. Source: Reuters World News

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Italy banker warns on political crisis as investors fear for euro

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's central bank chief warned on Tuesday that the state was "only ever a few short steps" from losing investors' trust as markets dumped stocks and bonds, fearing repeat elections will become a de facto referendum on the country's euro membership. Source: Reuters World News

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