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Dec- 2018 -5 DecemberBlog
The hypocrisy of the $15 billion Canada-Saudi arms deal
The Canadian government will continue to be in a state of hypocrisy on human rights until parliament seriously pursues an end to the arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Anna Badillo argues
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5 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen government and Houthi rebel delegations head to Sweden for peace talks
Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a Houthi rebel delegation in Sweden for high-stakes peace talks aimed at ending four years of devastating war.
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4 DecemberAfrica
The tentative ties between the Allied Democratic Forces and ISIS
Growing evidence is emerging of links between Islamic State and the ADF, a Ugandan-led militant group based in Democratic Republic of Congo, Robert Postings reports
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4 DecemberMiddle East
UNIFIL peacekeepers increase patrols on Lebanon-Israel border
UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels
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4 DecemberEurope
Two pilots killed in Armenia Su-25 fighter jet crash
Two crew members died when a Su-25 fighter jet crashed near Maralik in western Armenia, the defense ministry said
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3 DecemberAfrica
DR Congo army clashes with Yakutumba rebels kill 18 as election tensions rise
Clashes between the army and rebels loyal to renegade former general William Amuri Yakutumba in Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 18 people
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3 DecemberAsia Pacific
Fourth US service member dies from Afghanistan IED blast
A fourth US service member, Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, died from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Ghazni province
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3 DecemberAfrica
Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight
Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol
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3 DecemberMiddle East
UN to evacuate 50 wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen ahead of peace talks
Fifty wounded Houthi rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.
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3 DecemberMiddle East
Coalition kills ISIS commander liked to murder of American aid worker
The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it killed a senior figure involved in the executions of an American aid worker and other hostages
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