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Africa
DR Congo Militia Kills at Least 12 in New Attack
Fighters believed to belong to the ADF militia have killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local sources said Sunday.
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Americas
Germany Welcomes US Troop Withdrawal Freeze, Says in Mutual Interest
The German government welcomed President Biden's decision to put on hold plans to reduce US troops in Germany, saying their presence was in the countries' mutual interest.
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Africa
Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Dabire floated the idea of negotiations with jihadist groups, an idea rejected until now by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
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Asia Pacific
Beijing Warns off US Warship From South China Sea Islands
China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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Africa
Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast
Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.
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Middle East
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Leader Khalid Batarfi Under Arrest: UN Report
The leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global jihadist threat.
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Africa
Cameroon Army Killed 9 Civilians in Anglophone West: HRW
Human Rights Watch accused the Cameroon army of killing nine civilians, including a six-year-old girl, in a raid last month on a village in the troubled English-speaking west of the country.
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Asia Pacific
First US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait Since Biden Inauguration
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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Americas
Pentagon Chief Opens Discussion About Extremism in the Ranks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin launched a discussion about extremism in the US military, as the Pentagon reels from the revelation that several troops and veterans participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Africa
10 Malian Troops Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack
Nine troops were killed in Mali's troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources said.
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