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Asia Pacific
Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials
The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.
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Europe
Azerbaijan Troops Enter First District Handed Over by Armenia
Azerbaijan said its troops had entered a district bordering Nagorno Karabakh handed back by Armenian separatists after almost 30 years.
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Africa
Tigray Forces Fire Rockets at Ethiopian Regional Capital
The ruling party of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region fired rockets on the capital of neighboring Amhara Friday, an official said, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country.
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Africa
Libya Rivals Yet to Start Withdrawing Forces: UN Envoy
Rival forces in Libya have failed to begin withdrawing as required under an October ceasefire agreement aimed at ending years of conflict, a UN envoy said Thursday.
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Middle East
No Limit to Where Iran Can Defend Itself, Guards Say
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are not tied to "a specific geographical area" in defending the "vital interests" of the Islamic republic, its commander said Thursday, in an apparent retort to Washington.
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Europe
UK to Unveil ‘Largest Military Investment’ in Three Decades
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday unveil what is being billed as Britain's biggest program of investment in the armed forces since the end of the Cold War.
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Africa
Nigerian Army Bombs Highway ‘Bandits’ After Kidnappings
Nigeria's military killed "several armed bandits" during a major aerial bombing operation sparked by a spate of kidnappings and deadly attacks in the country's northeast.
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Middle East
IS Kills 11 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria Clashes: Monitor
Clashes in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed Syrian government forces and Islamic State group jihadists killed 11 regime loyalists Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
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Americas
US to Slash Troop Levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced.
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Middle East
Israel Strikes Kill 10 Syrian, Foreign Fighters: Monitor
Israeli strikes on Syria killed 10 fighters on Wednesday, including three Syrian air defense officers and seven allied foreign fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said in a new toll.
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