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Americas
Seven Hospitalized After Suspicious Package Opened at US Base
Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing a white powder was opened at the military base near the US capital that is home to Air Force One.
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Africa
Explosions Heard Near Sudan Capital: Witnesses
Explosions were heard near the army-controlled Sudanese capital Khartoum, witnesses said, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they agreed to a humanitarian truce.
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Trump Says Expects Int’l Stabilization Force in Gaza ‘Very Soon’
President Donald Trump said he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza "very soon."
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Americas
US B-52 Bombers Fly off Coast of Venezuela: Flight Tracking Data
A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela, flight tracking data showed.
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Africa
Pirate Attack off Somali Coast Fuels Fears of Comeback
Attackers boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia, a British maritime security agency warned, after two recent incidents raised fears of a resurgence in piracy.
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Asia Pacific
5 Killed in Afghan-Pakistan Border Fire Despite Peace Talks: Official
Five people were killed and six were wounded in brief cross-border fire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a hospital official on the Afghan side said.
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Americas
US Threatens to Pull Support for UN Peace Mission in Abyei
The US has threatened to oppose the renewal of a UN peacekeeping mission to Abyei, a disputed region between war-torn Sudan and South Sudan, unless both sides uphold a 2011 peace deal.
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Middle East
Israel Says Begun Striking Hezbollah Targets in South Lebanon
The Israeli military said it had launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, shortly after issuing evacuation warnings.
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Africa
ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria Base Near Niger: Sources
Fourteen troops were injured when Islamist fighters attacked a base in remote northeast Nigeria near the border with Niger, military and local militia sources said.
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan, Pakistan to Resume Truce Talks in Istanbul
Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are set to resume ceasefire talks in Turkey, aiming to prevent a return to hostilities following their worst clashes in years.
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