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Middle East
US Strikes Target Taliban as Fighting Rages in Afghanistan
US air strikes targeted Taliban fighters outside a key city in southern Afghanistan over the weekend, officials said Monday, with violence in the country surging despite ongoing peace talks.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill Five Villagers in Central Mali
At least five Malian villagers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the center of the country where attacks and ethnic clashes have been on the rise, witnesses and local officials said.
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Europe
Turkey Restarts Hunt for Mediterranean Gas, Reigniting Greek Row
Turkey will redeploy the research ship at the center of an energy row with Greece to the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, a decision slammed by Athens as a "direct threat to peace."
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Europe
Heavy Shelling and Civilian Casualties Dash Hopes for Karabakh Ceasefire
A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan failed to hold on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of intensive shelling of civilian areas and escalating two weeks of fierce clashes.
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Asia Pacific
‘Disappointing’ to See Huge New North Korea Missile: US Official
A US official said it was "disappointing" that North Korea had displayed a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang.
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Middle East
Israel Says It Is Holding Body of Palestinian Killed in Clash
The Israeli army said Friday it was holding the body of a Palestinian shot dead in a West Bank clash earlier this week, ending days of uncertainty over his fate.
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War
Moscow Hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan Truce Talks as Fighting Rages
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to their first talks on ending the fighting over Nagorno Karabakh, Russia said Friday, as fierce clashes over the disputed region showed no signs of abating.
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Middle East
The ‘Beatles:’ IS Jihadists With Taste for Torture
Two out of four IS jihadists in a terrorist cell known as the "Beatles" for their British accents appeared in a US court through video link.
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Middle East
UN Raises Alarm Over Military Escalation in Hodeidah
The United Nations in Yemen raised alarm over an escalation in fighting between Houthi rebels and government forces in Hodeidah, a vital entry point for aid and food imports.
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Americas
NATO Chief Calls for New Strategy on Cyber, China
NATO needs a new strategic concept adjusted to the global rise of new technologies, terrorism, and China to replace a plan developed a decade ago, the head of the alliance said.
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