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Middle East
Iran’s Rouhani Hopeful US Arms Embargo Push Will Fail
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed "great hopes" Wednesday that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it.
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Middle East
Israel Strikes Hamas Positions in Gaza Over Fire Balloons
The Israeli military said it carried out overnight strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons were launched across the border from the Palestinian enclave.
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Africa
Civilians, Soldiers Clash Leaving 127 Dead in South Sudan: Army
Clashes that erupted between soldiers and civilians during a disarmament exercise in the central South Sudanese town of Tonj have left 127 dead, the army spokesman said Wednesday.
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Middle East
Iraq Fumes Against Turkey Over Drone Strike That Killed Two Iraqi Officers
Iraq canceled a ministerial visit and summoned Turkey's ambassador as it blamed Ankara for a drone strike that killed two high-ranking Iraqi officers on Tuesday.
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Africa
Militants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two
Militants in volatile central Mali killed a prison officer and a gendarme late Monday night in a raid that saw a jail set ablaze and five inmates escape.
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Africa
Sudan Says 13 Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Port Sudan
Sudan said Tuesday 13 people were killed and 42 injured in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in its Red Sea port, state media reported.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill 13 Villagers in Central Nigeria: Police
Gunmen have killed 13 villagers in central Nigeria's Benue state following a long-running "chieftaincy" dispute, police said on Tuesday.
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Middle East
Pentagon Aims for Fewer Than 5,000 US Troops in Afghanistan by November
The United States is counting on further military withdrawal from Afghanistan to potentially fewer than 5,000 troops as inter-Afghan peace talks progress.
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Middle East
Hamas Fires Rockets Into Sea in ‘Message’ to Israel
The Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas fired rockets into the sea on Monday after repeated exchanges of fire with Israel in recent days, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.
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Africa
19 Killed in Massacre in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri
Nineteen civilians were killed and two were wounded in attacks on three villages by a militia in the troubled eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, a local chief said Monday.
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