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The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES
A convoy of French soldiers from Tabarey-Barey arrives in Niamey, Niger. The withdrawal of the French troops had been demanded by Niger's generals soon after they came to power in a coup at the end of July, and French President Emmanuel Macron announced their departure at the end of September. IMAGES
The Pentagon says it will soon begin training several Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft in the United States. "F-16 flying training is expected to begin in October at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona," Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Images released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 13, 2023 show the test-fire of its new intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The report from state-run KCNA news agency said the Hwasong-18 -- a new type of purportedly solid-fuel ballistic missile that has reportedly only been fired by the North once before, in April -- flew 1,001 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 6,648 km before splashing into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. IMAGES
To mark the 79th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, French Defence Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, welcomes British Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Bayeux. IMAGES
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