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Middle East
Kurds threaten guerrilla campaign after Turkey takes control of Syria’s Efrin
Turkish troops and their allies took control of the Syrian town of Efrin, while mainly Kurdish militias said they would now switch to a guerrilla campaign to avoid civilian casualties.
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Asia Pacific
Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan
The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate
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Middle East
Blast targets Palestinian prime minister’s convoy during rare Gaza visit
An explosion targeted Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for a rare visit, lightly wounding seven people, officials and witnesses said
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Middle East
Suicide bombing hits UAE-backed force in Yemen’s Aden
A suicide bombing hit Yemeni troops trained by the United Arab Emirates in the government bastion of Aden, a security source said, with at least five people dead or wounded
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Middle East
Three assailants killed in attack on Iran military checkpoint
Three assailants were killed after they attacked a military checkpoint in southeastern Iran, the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary Guards said
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Middle East
Air strike kills 6 family members in Yemen’s capital: witnesses
An air raid believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition hit a home in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sana'a, killing six members of the same family, witnesses and rebels said
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Middle East
Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory
Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the Netherlands are still in the strife-torn countries, mostly with ISIS, Dutch authorities said
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Asia Pacific
China to boost defense spending by 8.1% in 2018
China announced an 8.1 percent defense budget increase for 2018, giving a boost to the modernization of the world's largest military after spending slowed in the previous two years
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Asia Pacific
US carrier Carl Vinson on historic Vietnam visit amid sea rift with China
US aircraft Carl Vinson carrier arrived in Vietnam for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of China's build-up in the disputed South China Sea
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Africa
Four aid workers killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann, in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the remote town.
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