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Al-Qaeda linked Ansar al-Furqan claims deadly car bombing in Iran’s southeast port city Chabahar

A car bomb exploded near a police station in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar in Sistan and Balochistan province

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Search continues for US Marines missing at sea after crash near Japan

Rescue operations were underway for US marines missing after two military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori

Boko Haram jihadists attacked military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state, killing one soldier and injuring several others

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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