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Apr- 2020 -2 April
UN envoy in Yemen ceasefire talks amid coronavirus threat
The UN envoy to Yemen said he was engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire to help counter the threat of the coronavirus
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2 April
US Navy evacuates aircraft carrier Roosevelt after COVID-19 plea
The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew
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1 April
New evidence US airstrike killed teenage girl in Somalia, report says
An Amnesty International investigation revealed further evidence that a US airstrike in Somalia killed a teenage girl, despite military's denial
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1 April
Afghan government and Taliban hold talks on prisoner exchange
Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process
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1 April
Turkish defense ministry sends COVID-19 supplies to Italy and Spain
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkey on Wednesday sent health supplies including masks to Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus, the defense ministry said. “Health supplies prepared to fight COVID-19 together
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
Coronavirus: US Navy to evacuate Pacific aircraft carrier for disinfection
The US Navy will evacuate most of the USS Theodore Roosevelt's crew to disinfect the aircraft carrier due to a Coronavirus outbreak onboard
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31 March
Promising transparency, US Africa Command to begin reporting civilian casualty claims
US AFRICOM unveiled a new policy, promising to regularly report on allegations of civilian casualties in its operations
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31 March
USS Theodore Roosevelt captain asks Pentagon for ‘immediate’ help as COVID-19 spreads through ship
The captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt said coronavirus is spreading through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its crew
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30 March
North Macedonia formally joins NATO as 30th member in Brussels ceremony
North Macedonia formally joined NATO in a ceremony was at the alliance's headquarters in Belgium in which its flag was raised alongside those of other 29 member states
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30 March
Somalia: Puntland governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide attack
A governor in Somalia's Puntland was seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack claimed by the jihadist group al-Shabaab
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