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About 200 People Flee Myanmar to Thailand, Thai Officials Say

Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday.

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Gunmen Kill Dozens in Central Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 56 people earlier this week in central Nigeria's Benue state, the governor's office said Saturday, sharply revising a previous toll of 17.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill 8 Soldiers in Benin

Suspected jihadist insurgents have killed eight soldiers in northern Benin, which has seen an increase in deadly Islamist attacks, military sources told AFP on Friday.

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US to Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria

The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.

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US Envoy Urges Rwanda to Withdraw From DRC and Stop M23 Support

The US special envoy to Africa on Thursday called on Rwanda to withdraw all its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo and stop any support for the M23 rebel group.

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Israel Says Killed Hezbollah ‘Commander’ in South Lebanon

Lebanon said an Israeli strike Tuesday left one person dead in the south as Israel said it killed a Hezbollah "platoon commander," its latest raid despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

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Nations Urge ‘Immediate’ End to Sudan War, Pledge $900M in New Aid

Britain and European Union countries led international calls for "an immediate and permanent ceasefire" to end the devastating war in Sudan, as nations pledged more than $909 million in fresh humanitarian aid.

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Hamas Raises Fears for Hostage at Center of Latest Gaza Truce Offer

Hamas said Tuesday that after an Israeli strike it had "lost contact" with the captors of an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza, whose release reportedly takes center stage in Israel's latest proposal for a renewed ceasefire.

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Militant Groups Claim Attacks on Nigerian Oil Facilities

Two militant groups in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta region on Sunday claimed responsibility for recent attacks on oil facilities.

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Baloch Separatists Kill Eight Pakistanis in Iran

Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, across the border from Pakistan's Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.

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