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Africa
Tunisia arrests 12 members of suspected ISIS cell
Authorities have arrested 12 suspected members of Islamic State and seized bomb making materials since a suicide attack last month
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Asia Pacific
US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an UN investigation
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Africa
Boko Haram overruns Nigeria army base near Lake Chad
Boko Haram killed three soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state near Lake Chad
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Europe
Ukraine president Poroshenko asks NATO to send warships to Sea of Azov
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked NATO members to send naval vessels to the Sea of Azov to back his country in the standoff with Russia
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Business
US approves $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters
The US approved a potential $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters and related equipment, the DSCA said
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Middle East
Syria talks begin in Astana with government and opposition delegations present
Negotiators from Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Kazakhstan's capital Astana for two days of talks to preserve a fragile truce in northern Syria
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Africa
Female suicide bomber targets Cameroon’s Far North, injuring dozens
At least 29 people were in a suicide attack by a female bomber in Cameroon's Far North, a region frequently hit by Boko Haram, security sources said.
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Europe
Slovenia appoints NATO’s only female armed forces chief of staff
Slovenia appointed Major General Alenka Ermenc as chief of staff, becoming the only NATO country whose armed forces are headed by a woman
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Europe
Crimea court orders Ukrainian sailors held in pre-trial custody for 2 months
A court in Crimea ordered three Ukrainian Navy sailors detained during a confrontation over the weekend to be held in pre-trial detention until January 25
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Africa
Six civilians, rebel killed in ADF attack on Oicha, eastern DR Congo, army says
Six civilians and a rebel fighter were killed during an attack by the ADF militia in the troubled east of the DR Congo, civilian and military sources said
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