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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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Middle East
Iraq court clears German-Turkish woman of ISIS ties
An Iraqi judge on Wednesday cleared a German-Turkish woman of having ties to Islamic State, more than a year after she was detained
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Africa
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 3 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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Africa
Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED blast near Somalia border
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road near the Somalia border
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Middle East
Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel
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