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Battles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talksBattles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talks

Battles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talks

Battles raged near a crucial Yemeni port, but Saudi Arabia and its allies said they were committed to de-escalating hostilities…

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Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victimsTaliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims

Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims

The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return…

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US forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey borderUS forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey border

US forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey border

US forces patrolled in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border for the second time in three days after days of…

Fergus Kelly
Yemen: Dozens killed in Hodeidah as clashes intensifyYemen: Dozens killed in Hodeidah as clashes intensify

Yemen: Dozens killed in Hodeidah as clashes intensify

Medical sources say 53 Houthi rebels and 13 pro-government troops were killed as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red…

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least seven civilians in North Kivu provinceDemocratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least seven civilians in North Kivu province

Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least seven civilians in North Kivu province

Militants killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in overnight raids in Mangboko and Oicha in…

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Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in KabulAfghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul

Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul

Major Brent Taylor, a US service member serving in Afghanistan, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Kabul by…

Joanne Stocker
France pledges weapons and financial aid for Central African RepublicFrance pledges weapons and financial aid for Central African Republic

France pledges weapons and financial aid for Central African Republic

France will 'soon deliver' 1,400 assault rifles to its former colony Central African Republic, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said

Fergus Kelly
US patrols SDF-held areas targeted by Turkey in northern SyriaUS patrols SDF-held areas targeted by Turkey in northern Syria

US patrols SDF-held areas targeted by Turkey in northern Syria

The U.S. military conducted patrols in areas of northern Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces but targeted by Turkish…

Fergus Kelly
Iraq military reinforces Syria border against ISISIraq military reinforces Syria border against ISIS

Iraq military reinforces Syria border against ISIS

Iraqi troops reinforced their positions along the frontier with neighboring war-torn Syria, fearing a spillover from clashes between ISIS and…

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Sri Lanka court orders military chief arrested over civil war killingsSri Lanka court orders military chief arrested over civil war killings

Sri Lanka court orders military chief arrested over civil war killings

A Sri Lankan court ordered the arrest the country's top military officer over the abduction and murder of 11 people…

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