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Africa
Weekend attacks in central Nigeria kill more than 200, governor says
More than 200 people were killed in violence against farming communities in central Nigeria's Plateau state, according to the governor
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Africa
UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission said
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Africa
Canada troops arrive in Mali to join UN’s Minusma mission
An advance team of around a dozen Canadian troops arrived in Mali to join the UN's Minusma peacekeeping mission, considered the U.N.'s most dangerous
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Africa
Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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Africa
Mali troops implicated in mass killings of civilians, defense minister says
Mali's defense minister has admitted that soldiers may have been involved in killings in the country's unstable center, after the discovery of a mass grave backed up accusations
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Middle East
Yemeni government forces take control of Hodeidah airport
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeidah airport from Houthi rebels, the coalition said, in a major step towards retaking the key Red Sea port city
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Asia Pacific
China pledges $100 million to modernize Cambodia’s military
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernize Cambodia's military, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
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Middle East
Saudi and UAE coalition forces enter Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
Yemeni troops backed by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition entered the airport compound in the port city of Hodeidah after days of fighting with Houthi rebels
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Asia Pacific
Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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Business
Neutral Switzerland wants to sell weapons to states in ‘internal conflict’
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on June 15 that it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict," under certain conditions
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