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At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Latest Anti-US Rocket Attack

Three Iraqi children and two women were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home.

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ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria’s Borno State Governor’s Convoy

Jihadists have attacked a convoy of a regional governor in Nigeria's restive northeast, just two days after a similar ambush targeting him left 30 dead, two security sources said Monday.

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Iran Guards Unveil New Naval Ballistic Missile

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 430 miles, local media reported, following months of tensions with arch-enemy the United States.

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At Least 39 Killed as Karabakh Fighting Enters Second Day

Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh said Monday 15 more of its fighters have been killed in a flare-up of a territorial dispute, bringing the total death toll to 39.

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Four Injured in Paris Knife Attack by Former Charlie Hebdo Offices: PM

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a knife attack in Paris Friday outside the former offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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Five Killed in Rebel Attack in Restive DR Congo Province

Five people were killed overnight in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni by rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces.

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Pompeo to Show Support for Greece Amid Turkey Tensions

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey.

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Russia’s Season of War Games Unites West-Weary Allies

President Vladimir Putin will on Friday oversee massive military exercises as Russia stages a series of drills with China and other allies amid fresh tensions with the West.

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65 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

Afghan security forces have killed 65 Taliban militants during an intense battle in eastern Afghanistan, as fighting rages between the two sides despite ongoing peace talks.

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Eleven Killed, 1,000 Homes Torched in DR Congo Clashes

Brutal clashes between communities over farmland in central DR Congo earlier this month left 11 people dead, almost 10,000 displaced and nearly a thousand homes torched, a local charity said.

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