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Asia Pacific
US and Taliban agree to week-long ‘reduction in violence’ across Afghanistan
A week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence shortly ahead of the possible signing of a deal
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Middle East
Russia conducts airstrikes against Turkey-backed forces in Idlib
Russia urged Turkey to stop "supporting terrorists" in Syria, saying Su-24 warplanes had carried out airstrikes against armed groups backed by Ankara
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Middle East
Saudi coalition airstrikes in Yemen kill 31, including 19 children, UNICEF says
Nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week, the United Nations said
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Africa
Chad soldiers repel CCMSR rebel incursion from Libya, army says
Chadian soldiers repelled an incursion into the Tiibesti region from neighbouring Libya by CCMSR rebels, the army said
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Middle East
Russia warns Turkey against attacking Syrian forces in Idlib
Russia warned Turkey against attacking Syrian forces after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch an operation in Idlib
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Africa
12 FPRC militia fighters killed in clashes with Central African and UN troops in Birao, government says
Twelve members of an armed group were killed in clashes with UN peacekeepers and government troops in northeastern Central African Republic
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Middle East
Syria: Iran IRGC member killed in Aleppo rocket strike
A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamidreza Babelkhani, was killed in bombardment in Syria's Aleppo
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Middle East
Turkey arrests suspected former ISIS executioner in Bursa
Turkish police have arrested a suspected former executioner for ISIS in Syria, who became a gas repairman when he returned to civilian life
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Europe
EU agrees naval mission to enforce Libya arms embargo
European Union foreign ministers on agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, replacing Operation Sophia
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Africa
Sudan government and rebels extend peace talks by 3 weeks
The Sudanese government and a coalition of rebel groups extended peace talks for another three weeks after missing a deadline for a final peace deal
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