Staff Writer With AFP
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Asia Pacific
North and South Korea agree to restore military hotline after 2 years
North and South Korea agreed to restore a military hotline that had been closed for nearly two years after a cross-border phone link was reopened
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Middle East
Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria, Syrian army says
The Israeli army carried out air strikes and fired rockets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position," the Syrian army said
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Politics
German foreign minister says no large arms exports to Turkey until jailed journalist released
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said there would be no large-scale arms exports to Turkey unless a Turkish-German journalist is released from prison.
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Asia Pacific
Philippine soldier, five BIFF rebels dead in weekend clashes
Five rebels and a Philippine soldier were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by on militants supportive of ISIS in Mindanao
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Middle East
More than 2,000 Afghans sent by Iran killed in Syria
More than 2,000 Afghans deployed to Syria by Iran to fight in Liwa Fatemiyoun on the government side have been killed
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Asia Pacific
Bomb blast kills four police officers in Indian Kashmir
Four police officers were killed in a explosion in Indian Kashmir suspected to have been set off by Islamist militants, police and reports said
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Africa
ISIS-allied Boko Haram faction claims killing of Nigerian troops
The Islamic State faction of Boko Haram on Friday said it was responsible for a late December attack on Nigerian army barracks.
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Asia Pacific
China’s Xi tells army ‘don’t fear death’ in rare address
Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for the country's military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country
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Middle East
Saudi-led strikes on Yemen kill dozens of Houthi fighters and civilians
Saudi-led air strikes have killed dozens of rebels and civilians in the past 24 hours in Yemen's Hodeidah province, medical sources said
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Middle East
Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack
Russia's defence ministry said 2 servicemen were killed in an attack in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied reports planes had been destroyed
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