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Africa
Dozens of civilians killed near Mali’s border with Niger
More than 40 civilians have been shot dead by gunmen who raided an area in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, local officials said
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Middle East
Erdogan announces new operation against YPG in Syria ‘within days’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he will launch a new operation in Syria within days against the YPG risking renewed tensions with the US
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Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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Middle East
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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Middle East
UN identifies suspected Iranian anti-tank guided missiles in Yemen
More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN said in a report that will be discussed by the Security Council
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Yemen government and Houthi rebels list 15,000 names for prisoner swap
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels announced plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN entered their seventh day
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Africa
Nine killed in eastern DR Congo raid blamed on ADF
Suspected ADF militants killed nine civilians in an attack in Oicha in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Beni region
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Middle East
Iran confirms recent medium-range ballistic missile test
Iran confirmed that it had carried out a recent test of a medium-range ballistic missile after Western powers sharply criticized a December 1 launch
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets security forces convoy near Kabul, killing 4
At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Afghan security forces in Kabul
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Asia Pacific
US calls off search for 5 Marines missing after Japan plane crash
The US pronounced five missing Marines dead and ended search operations nearly a week after two US military aircraft crashed off Japan
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