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Middle East
Hamas on ‘highest alert’ after Israeli raid kills 3 militants in Gaza
The military wing of Hamas vowed revenge after Israeli strikes killed three militants in the latest flare-up of violence in Gaza
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Africa
EU to fund new Mali headquarters for G5 Sahel force
The EU will finance a new headquarters for the G5 Sahel's anti-terror force in Mali after the destruction of the former headquarters in an attack
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Africa
Al-Shabaab fighters storm military base in southern Somalia
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in southern Somalia, leaving several dead, a local army official and witnesses said
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Africa
Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said
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Middle East
Gaza ceasefire holds after Israeli strikes over soldier’s death
A ceasefire announced by Hamas largely held after a wave of deadly strikes across the Palestinian enclave sparked by the death of an Israeli soldier shot near the border
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Afghanistan investigates civilian casualty reports in Kunduz strike
Afghan authorities are probing reports that 14 civilians were killed or wounded during a military operation, with several officials saying women and children were among the victims.
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Middle East
Israeli strike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian, injures 3 others
A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the enclave's health ministry said, after Israel said it targeted a group launching balloons carrying firebombs
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Africa
Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders
Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria
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Middle East
Thousands evacuate pro-regime Syrian towns after 3-year siege
Several thousand residents evacuated two pro-regime towns in northern Syria, ending one of the longest sieges of the country's civil war
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Three civilians killed by mortar in Yemen’s Taiz, MSF says
Three civilians were killed and nine wounded when a mortar shell hit a crowded market in southwestern Yemen, Doctors Without Borders said
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