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Africa
Nigerian Military Says Killed 50 Jihadists in Army Base Raids
Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 armed insurgents that were using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.
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Middle East
Hamas, Fatah Hold Cairo Talks on Next Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Plan
Delegations from Hamas and its longtime rival Fatah met in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the second phase of a US-backed Gaza ceasefire plan.
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Middle East
Four Dead in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon: Ministry
Four people were killed in Israeli air strikes in eastern and southern Lebanon on Thursday.
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Middle East
Syrian Forces Agree Truce With French-Led Jihadist Group
Syrian authorities have agreed a ceasefire with a group of jihadists led by Frenchman Oumar Diaby in northwest Syria.
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Europe
Ukraine Says Russia Returned 1,000 Bodies
Russia on Thursday returned 1,000 bodies to Ukraine, which Moscow said were the remains of Kyiv's soldiers killed in battle, a Ukrainian government agency said.
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Africa
Drone Attacks in Khartoum for Third Consecutive Day: Witnesses
Drones targeted the army-held Sudanese capital and its airport on Thursday, witnesses told AFP, marking the third consecutive day of such strikes.
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Africa
Mali Ruler Fires Commanders After Battlefield Setbacks
Mali's military ruler fired three senior commanders in the armed forces, a cabinet meeting report showed Wednesday, with a source blaming battlefield failings in the campaign against jihadists.
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Americas
Trump Says Chinese Leader Xi Could Have ‘Big Influence’ on Putin
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping could have a "big influence" on Russia's Vladimir Putin over efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
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Middle East
Syria Launches Operation Against Jihadists
Syria government forces launched an operation Wednesday against jihadists holed up in a camp in the northwest, in a push to capture French fighters wanted by their government, a monitor and a French jihadist told AFP.
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Europe
EU Agrees New Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine War
The EU on Wednesday agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine aimed at crimping Moscow's oil and gas revenues, said Denmark, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.
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