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Middle East
Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott
Delegates arrived for the first Syria peace talks in Russia, but expectations were low after the main opposition group said it would boycott
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Asia Pacific
Gunmen attack Kabul military compound, multiple casualties
Gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on a military compound in Kabul, causing multiple casualties in the third major attack in recent days
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Africa
14 Malian soldiers killed in attack on Soumpi camp
Fourteen soldiers were killed and 18 wounded on Saturday in an attack on their camp in Mali's restive north, the army said.
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Middle East
UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress
The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week
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Air
Eight killed after Iraqi forces call in US airstrike on friendly convoy
Eight Iraqis, most of them security personnel, were killed in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, an official said
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Exercises
China invited to take part in US-led RIMPAC naval exercise
China has been invited to participate in RIMPAC, a major US-led naval exercise, officials said, despite tensions over the South China Sea.
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Asia Pacific
US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike
Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false," a US embassy spokesman said
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Asia Pacific
Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officials
A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, officials said
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Middle East
Qatar backs Turkey’s military action against Kurds in northern Syria
Qatar has backed Operation Olive Branch, Turkey's offensive against Kurdish-held Efrin in Syria, defending one of its closest allies
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Middle East
Houthi rebel fire kills 9, including journalist, in Yemen’s Taiz
Houthi rebel rocket fire killed nine people, including a journalist and a child, in Yemen's southwest province of Taiz, an official said
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