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Americas
Ghani to Meet Biden as US Exit Looms
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani faces the cold reality of the end of US military presence in Afghanistan Friday when he meets with President Joe Biden in the White House.
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Africa
At Least 10 Dead in Western Niger Attacks: Local Officials
At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Niger's western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials said.
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Africa
At Least 64 Dead in Ethiopia Air Strike on Tigray Market
At least 64 people were killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, a local health officer said Thursday.
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Africa
Two Killed in Niger as Troops Foil Jihadist Attack
Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger's troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday.
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Air
Philippines Grounds Black Hawk Fleet After Deadly Crash
The Philippines grounded its entire fleet of Black Hawk helicopters Thursday after one of the new aircraft crashed during a night-time training flight, killing all six on board.
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Africa
Southern African Bloc to Send Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique
Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell a jihadist insurgency, as military and security sources said late Wednesday there had been fresh clashes with Islamist militants in northern Mozambique.
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Europe
Russia Fires Warning Shots at British Ship in Black Sea: Agencies
A Russian border patrol ship and Su-24 bomber fired warning shots at a British Navy destroyer in the Black Sea after it violated the country's territorial waters, the Russian defense ministry said.
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Africa
Five Catholics Kidnapped in Central Mali
Armed men in central Mali have abducted five Catholics, including an abbot, Church officials said, in the latest kidnapping in the war-torn Sahel state.
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Middle East
Battle for Yemen’s Marib Leaves 90 Fighters Dead in Two Days: Loyalists
Fighting between Yemeni loyalists and Houthi rebels seeking to take the strategic northern city of Marib has killed 90 fighters in two days, pro-government military sources said.
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Europe
Four Russia-Backed Separatists Killed in Ukraine’s War-Torn East
Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's war-torn east have reported four of their troops killed and five more injured as the years-long conflict continues to simmer.
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