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Nigeria: Female Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 in Mafa

Two female suicide bombers killed three civilians and wounded eight in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Borno, northeast Nigeria

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Taliban car bomb at Afghanistan police station in Kabul injures nearly 100

Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated at an Afghan police station in Kabul

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Esper says US would prevent ‘unilateral’ Turkish action against SDF in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" the YPG in northeast Syria – a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon

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Ukraine soldiers killed in RPG attack near Pavlopil

Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a grenade attack in the war-torn east of the country, the highest daily casualty toll over the past two weeks

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Taliban threaten to attack Afghanistan presidential elections

The Taliban warned Afghans to keep away from election rallies and ordered its fighters to "stand against" the planned September vote

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UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission

The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran

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Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province

Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes

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Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says

Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said

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US police investigate ‘potential hate crime’ after 20 killed in El Paso mass shooting

US police are investigating a "potential hate crime" after a gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas

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A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol

Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk

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