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Africa
UN ‘deeply concerned’ about rising intercommunal violence in Mali, OHCHR says
The UN said it was "deeply concerned" about a surge in intercommunal violence in Mali that has killed hundreds of people since the start of the year
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Asia Pacific
Taliban commander among dead in suspected ISKP attack in northern Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS militants attacked Taliban fighters attending a funeral in northern Afghanistan and killed at least 15 in the latest violence between the rival groups
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Asia Pacific
Five killed in South Korea military helicopter crash
Five people were killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashed at a marine base in the country's southeast
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Asia Pacific
Afghan forces suffer ‘heavy casualties’ after Taliban attack Kunduz bases
Taliban attacks on Afghan forces in Kunduz province have caused "heavy casualties," with as many as 40 soldiers killed in ongoing fighting
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Asia Pacific
UK to send 440 additional troops to Afghanistan, nearly doubling deployment
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge 440 extra troops to Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Brussels
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Asia Pacific
Militants attack Afghan government building in Nangarhar province
Militants raided a government building in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, setting off explosions in an ongoing attack
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Middle East
South Syria rebels say negotiations with Russia have failed
Rebels from south Syria said talks with Russia had collapsed after Moscow threatened a renewed military offensive if they did not agree to tough surrender terms
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Africa
Nigeria police find bodies of 41 people suspected killed by vigilantes
Nigeria police found the bodies of 41 men with their throats cut in Zamfara state in an area notorious as a hideout for criminal gangs
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Middle East
Iraqi forces launch major operation against ISIS over civilian executions
Iraqi forces launched a major operation against remnants of Islamic State following public anger over the jihadists' murder of a group of abducted civilians.
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Middle East
Iraq urges repatriation of children of ISIS fighters
Iraq has called for the home countries of foreign ISIS fighters held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants
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