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Donald Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ following missile strikeTrump also announced he would ask NATO to become “much more involved in the Middle East process.”WorldJan 8, 2020
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‘Avoid filling up’: Gas prices spike in Metro VancouverPrices at some gas stations around Vancouver were as high as $1.589 on Wednesday morning.ConsumerSep 18, 2019
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U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief who ordered assassination of Malala YousafzaiA U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.WorldJun 15, 2018
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Powerful video warns of the danger of autonomous ‘slaughterbot’ drone swarmsA UC Berkeley professor is raising the alarm about the dangers of autonomous drone “swarms” in a powerful and disturbing video played before the UN.WorldNov 24, 2017
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Hafiz Saeed Khan, Islamic State leader in Afghanistan, killed in US drone strikeA top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, saying his death will affect the group's recruiting and operations in the region.WorldAug 13, 2016
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Scholar appointed successor after death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar MansourThe Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week and that they have appointed a successor.WorldMay 25, 2016
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Officials: US drone kills 10 in northwest PakistanA suspected U.S. drone fired four missiles at a vehicle carrying Uzbek and local militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 10 of them, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.WorldSep 24, 2014
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U.S. drones kill 13 militants in first strikes since ChristmasMissiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month break.WorldJun 12, 2014
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American terror suspect could be target of future drone attackAn American citizen who is a member of al-Qaida is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say.WorldFeb 10, 2014
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Suspected US drone strike kills 6 in northwest PakistanPakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike on an Islamic seminary in northwest Pakistan has killed six people.WorldNov 21, 2013
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