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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberMiddle East
Car Bomb in North Syria Kills 5: Monitor
A car bomb on Tuesday killed five people, mostly local police, on the outskirts of the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a war monitor said.
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24 NovemberAmericas
Russia Says It Chased off US Warship in Its Pacific Waters
A Russian warship caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters on Tuesday and chased it off, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
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24 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
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23 NovemberAfrica
Western Sahara Clashes Fuelled by ‘Frustration’ Over Status Quo
Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status quo that has frozen its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say.
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23 NovemberMiddle East
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Saudi Aramco Site
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday.
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23 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport
Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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23 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says
The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.
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23 NovemberAfrica
Gunmen Kill Five in Mosque Attack in Nigeria: Police
Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque during prayers in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state, police said Sunday.
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20 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials
The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.
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20 NovemberEurope
Azerbaijan Troops Enter First District Handed Over by Armenia
Azerbaijan said its troops had entered a district bordering Nagorno Karabakh handed back by Armenian separatists after almost 30 years.
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