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Middle East
Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib
International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib
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Middle East
Suspected ISIS insurgents in northern Iraq shoot elderly man to death
Suspected ISIS insurgents shot dead a man as he emerged from prayers at a mosque north of Baghdad and wounded three others, police said
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Asia Pacific
Philippines: One killed, 15 injured in second Isulan bombing in five days
An explosion in an internet cafe in Isulan in the southern Philippines, killied one person and injured 15 in the second bomb to strike the city in days
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Africa
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram assault on Zari military base
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram militants who overran a military base in Zari village in northern Borno state near the border with Niger
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Asia Pacific
Indonesia police charge Polish man over Papua separatist links
A Polish man and three Indonesians have been charged for alleged links to Papua New Guinea separatists and could face life in prison if convicted
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Africa
Insurgency and military operations in Lake Chad region displace 2.4 million people
About 11 million people rely on humanitarian assistance to survive in the Lake Chad region following nine years of violence, a dozen NGOs warned
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Africa
UK signs security and defense agreement with Nigeria, boosts support for AMISOM
UK Prime Minister Theresa May signed a defense and security agreement with Nigeria and announced additional support for the African Union's Mission in Somalia
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Europe
France’s Macron proposes NATO-style EU collective defense for ‘strategic autonomy’
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that Europe adopts a form of collective defense as he again called for tighter EU integration as concerns over US security commitments remain
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Africa
Ethiopia military helicopter crash kills 18
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed while flying between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu killing all 18 people on board
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Middle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura offers to travel to Idlib to ensure civilian evacuations
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura offered to personally travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave amid fears of full-scale military operations
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