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Middle East
Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack
Russia's defence ministry said 2 servicemen were killed in an attack in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied reports planes had been destroyed
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Asia Pacific
Two children die in Vietnam as cache of old bullets explodes
Two children were killed and several people injured when an illegally stored cache of bullets exploded near Vietnam's capital Hanoi
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Middle East
Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over Yemen war
Norway announced it has suspended arms and ammunition exports to the UAE because of the nation's involvement in the Yemen war.
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Middle East
Gunman kills 9 in attack on Coptic church in Egypt
A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people in an apparent Islamist attack on Egypt's Christian minority
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Middle East
US-led Coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges 16 more civilian deaths, bringing total to at least 817
The U.S.-led Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq acknowledged 16 more civilian deaths in air or artillery strikes, increasing the number killed to at least 817
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Middle East
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill 68 Yemen civilians in a single day – UN
68 Yemeni civilians were killed in two air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, the UN humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said
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War
ISIS moves with ‘impunity’ in Syria regime-held areas – Coalition
The US-led Coalition accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of allowing ISIS jihadists to move through territory he controls "with impunity."
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Africa
US air strike targeting Al Shabaab kills 13 in Somalia
The United States carried out an air strike on Christmas Eve against the Shabaab Islamist group that left 13 dead.
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Middle East
Syrian rebels reject Russia-led peace initiative
More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria's war.
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Europe
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide Kiev with lethal weapons.
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