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Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military baseTurkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base

Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base

Turkey dismissed as "unrealistic" demands to close a military base in Qatar as sought by a Saudi-led bloc caught up…

Staff Writer With AFP
ISIS blamed for attack in central Libya that killed 5ISIS blamed for attack in central Libya that killed 5

ISIS blamed for attack in central Libya that killed 5

At least four people were killed and eight others kidnapped in an attack by suspected Islamic State jihadists on Al-Fuqaha…

Staff Writer With AFP
Tunisia: Female suicide bomber targets police officers in central TunisTunisia: Female suicide bomber targets police officers in central Tunis

Tunisia: Female suicide bomber targets police officers in central Tunis

A suicide bombing was reported in the Tunisian capital Tunis with a number of casualties among security forces

Joanne Stocker
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan’s election commission headquarters in KabulSuicide bomber targets Afghanistan’s election commission headquarters in Kabul

Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan’s election commission headquarters in Kabul

A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission killed at least one person and wounded six

Staff Writer With AFP
Crew of Swiss ship freed after September kidnapping off NigeriaCrew of Swiss ship freed after September kidnapping off Nigeria

Crew of Swiss ship freed after September kidnapping off Nigeria

Twelve crew members of MV Glarus, a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria in September have been freed, Swiss judicial officials…

Staff Writer With AFP
Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP memberTurkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member

Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member

Turkey's armed forces fired artillery shells into northern Syria, with state media saying the shelling targeted positions held by the…

Fergus Kelly
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger borderBoko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border

Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border

Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gashigar in Nigeria's remote northeast region, killing one soldier and injuring four, defense…

Fergus Kelly
Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and KonnaMali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna

Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna

Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two…

Fergus Kelly
Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in WardakAfghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak

Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak

A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least five…

Staff Writer With AFP
UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in AugustUN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August

UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August

United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by…

Fergus Kelly