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Sea
US to Send Two Warships to Black Sea, Says Turkey
The United States will send two warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea next week, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Friday, as tensions simmer between Russia and Ukraine.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill 11 Nigerian Troops in Central Region: Army
Gunmen killed 10 Nigerian soldiers and an officer in central Benue state, the army said on Friday.
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Africa
SADC Vows ‘Proportionate’ Response to Mozambique’s Jihadists
Southern Africa's regional bloc vowed a "proportionate" response to jihadists who last month raided a key town in northern Mozambique in a sharp escalation of a three-year-old insurgency.
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Sea
Philippines Keeping ‘Options Open’ on South China Sea: Govt
The Philippine defense department said it was keeping "all our options open" as a diplomatic row with Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.
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Middle East
US Agrees to Move ‘Remaining Combat Troops’ From Iraq
The United States agreed with Iraq to remove all remaining combat forces deployed to fight Islamic State extremists, although US forces will still provide training.
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Middle East
Syria Responds to ‘Israeli Aggression:’ State Media
Syrian air defense responded early Thursday to "Israeli aggression" over Damascus, state media reported, adding that four soldiers were wounded in the attack.
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Africa
IS-Linked Militants ‘Chased’ From Mozambique Town of Palma: President
Mozambique's president said Islamic State-linked insurgents had been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month.
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Africa
Police Station Attacked in Southeast Nigeria a Day After Jailbreak
Gunmen stormed a police station in southeast Nigeria and freed prisoners, a day after the restive region was hit by a prison breakout blamed on separatists, police and local media said.
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Africa
Death Toll From Fighting in Sudan’s Darfur Rises to 56: Un
At least 56 people have been killed in four days of violence in Sudan's West Darfur region, the United Nations said Tuesday, reporting gunfire in the city of El Geneina.
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Middle East
Palestinian Killed by Israeli Fire in West Bank: Palestinians
A Palestinian motorist was killed and his wife wounded by Israeli fire in what the Israeli army described as an "attempted car-ramming attack."
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