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Apr- 2020 -29 AprilMiddle East
Amid condemnation, Syria’s YPG disavows deadly car bomb in Efrin
Syria's Kurdish-led YPG denied responsibility for a truck bomb in the Turkey-occupied city of Efrin that killed at least 40 people
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27 AprilAfrica
In rare admission, US Africa Command says it killed 2 civilians in Somalia airstrike
The US military said it inadvertently killed two civilians over a year ago in an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
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27 AprilAsia Pacific
Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says
Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the way for a peace process, UNAMA said
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27 AprilMiddle East
Syria says air defenses intercept missiles near Damascus
Syrian air defense intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" airstrike against targets near the capital Damascus
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24 AprilAmericas
Coronavirus outbreak hits second US Navy ship at sea
A US Navy destroyer deployed off Mexico's western coast is the second American warship at sea to suffer an outbreak of coronavirus onboard
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24 AprilMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire by a month
The Saudi-led coalition said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month due to coronavirus, even as fighting persists
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24 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban refuse Afghan government ceasefire offer during Ramadan
The Taliban have dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying a truce is "not rational" as they ramp up attacks on government forces
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24 AprilEurope
German court tries ISIS suspect over Yazidi genocide
A man believed to have belonged to ISIS is on trial in Germany accused of genocide and murdering a child belonging to the Yazidi minority who he held as a slave
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23 AprilMiddle East
Iran’s IRGC head vows ‘decisive response’ to any US hostility in Gulf
The counter-threat came a day after President Donald Trump said he ordered the Navy to "shoot down" any hostile Iranian boat in the Gulf
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23 AprilEurope
First Syrian state torture trial begins in Germany
Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers go on trial in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity in the first court case over state-sponsored torture
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