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Middle East
Senior Rebel Jihadist Killed in Syria: Jihadists, Monitor
A prominent Iraqi jihadist leader in Syria's rebel-held northwest was killed in a suicide bombing, the group he was in and a war monitor said.
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Middle East
Israel Announces Opening of Aid Routes Into Gaza
Israel will allow "temporary" aid deliveries via its border with the northern Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced, hours after a warning from US President Joe Biden.
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Asia Pacific
Seven Drones Shot Down Over Myanmar Capital: Junta
Myanmar security services shot down seven drones over the military-built capital Naypyidaw, the junta said, in what appeared to be a rare attack on the junta's center of power by its opponents.
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Middle East
Toll Rises to 16 in Israeli Strike on Iran’s Damascus Consulate: Monitor
A war monitor said the death toll from an Israeli air strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus this week had risen to 16.
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Middle East
Houthi Attack Kills 11 Loyalists in Southern Yemen: Official
A surprise Houthi attack killed 11 fighters loyal to the Yemeni government in the country's south, a spokesperson for the southern forces said, in a rare flareup.
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Americas
Venezuela Says US Building ‘Secret’ Bases in Disputed Guyana Region
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of building "secret military bases" in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory.
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Americas
US Says It Played No Role in Israeli Strike on Iran Consulate
The US had no involvement in an Israeli airstrike on Iran's consular annex building in the Syrian capital Damascus and was not informed about it in advance, officials said.
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Africa
Twelve Killed in Drone Attack on Key City in Sudan’s Northeast
A drone attack killed 12 people and injured 30 in Atbara in northeast Sudan, a city that had until now been spared the country's brutal warfare, a medic and witnesses said.
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Asia Pacific
At Least 13 Maoists Killed in India Clash
At least 13 Maoist insurgents were killed in a clash in central India, police said, taking the rebel toll in the long-running conflict to 50 this year.
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Middle East
Israeli Army Chief Says Strike Killing Aid Workers Was ‘Grave Mistake’
Israel's defense chief said a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was a "grave mistake," after the deaths prompted a chorus of international outrage.
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