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Asia Pacific
Russian Su-34 fighter jets collide during training over Sea of Japan
Two Russian Su-34 fighter jets collided over the Sea of Japan during a training flight, with both crews managing to eject
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Middle East
Yemen government and Houthis rebels meet on prisoner swap details
Yemeni government and rebel representatives met in Jordan for a second day to thrash out the details of a major prisoner exchange
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Africa
MSF says 14 killed and aid in Nigeria affected after Boko Haram attack on Rann
14 people were killed and thousands fled after Boko Haram on Monday attacked Rann, a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres said
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Africa
Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead
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Peace
UN peacekeeping missions threatened by $2 billion budget gap
The UN is struggling with almost $2 billion in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash balances covering less than two months of operations
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban claim responsibility for deadly vehicle bomb in Kabul’s Green Village
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb in Kabul's Green Village that killed at least four people and wounded more than 100
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Middle East
New UN envoy for Syria makes first Damascus trip
The new UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus, facing the daunting task of rekindling peace talks and succeeding where his predecessors failed
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Africa
Boko Haram militants overrun Rann near Nigeria border with Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict
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Africa
Mozambique: Islamist militants suspected in Cabo Delgado killings
Militant Islamists are suspected to have killed 12 people in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique as they shift attacks to vehicles
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Dozens wounded in Kabul car bomb attack
A car packed with explosives blew up near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding more than 90
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