Staff Writer With AFP
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Africa
ISWAP Jihadists Abduct Aid Worker and Local Officials in Nigeria
Islamic State West Africa Province fighters have abducted a humanitarian aid worker and two local officials in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria.
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Middle East
Israel Gets New Missile Boat as Iran Tensions Surge
Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer saying the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran.
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Europe
More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh: Monitor
More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh.
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Africa
Boko Haram Claims Nigeria Farm Massacre as Toll Rises to 76
Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a brutal massacre of farm workers in northeast Nigeria over the weekend as the death toll rose to 76.
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Africa
Algeria Says Three Islamists Killed in Army Clash
Three Islamists were killed Tuesday in a clash with the Algerian army in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said, adding that an operation was ongoing.
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Middle East
Rebel Shelling Kills Seven Yemen Children: Medics
Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.
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Asia Pacific
Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia
Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.
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Africa
Niger Wants to Double Size of Army to Fight Jihadists: Minister
Niger's army, locked in a battle with jihadist groups in several regions, should double in size to "at least 50,000" soldiers in the next five years, Defense Minister Issoufou Katambe has told parliament.
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Middle East
Iran Says Scientist Was Killed in ‘New, Complex’ Operation: Top Official
A top Iranian official said nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a new type of "complex operation," blaming arch-foe Israel and an exiled opposition group.
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Asia Pacific
Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind of Army Base Attack
Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.
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