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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to talks on UN running Hodeidah, envoy says
The UN envoy to Yemen urged warring sides to "keep the peace" in Hodeidah, saying rebels agreed to talks on the UN taking a leading role in running the port
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Asia Pacific
Four killed in attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan claimed by Balochi separatists
Four people were killed when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karach, an attack claimed by a Balochi separatist group
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Soldiers killed in suicide attack on Khost army base mosque
An explosion rocked a mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing or wounding a number of soldiers, officials said
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Africa
Mali: Dogon hunters kill a dozen Fulani herders after rejecting ceasefire
Dogon hunters were blamed for killing a dozen Fulani herders in Ouenkoro in Mali, after an ethnic Dogon armed group rejected a month-old ceasefire
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Africa
Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria
Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia and residents said
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Africa
Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo
Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there were no casualties, UN sources said
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Middle East
Five Iran security personnel freed by Jaish al-Adl flown home from Pakistan
Five Iranian security personnel held by jihadists for a month were flown home after Pakistan secured their release, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said
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Middle East
Turkey court jails 3 for life over 2016 Ankara bombing claimed by Kurdish militants
A Turkish court sentenced three people to life in prison over a 2016 suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 36 people and was claimed by Kurdish militant group TAK
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Africa
UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears
The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine
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Business
US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits
The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said
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