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Yemen Clashes Kill More Than 40 In 24 Hours

Clashes and air strikes in southwest Yemen have killed more than 40 soldiers, rebels and civilians over the past 24...

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Near Mosul, Soldiers and Displaced Meet At the Spa

Hammam al-Alil's sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the...

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PM Trudeau In France

On Sunday, near Arras in Northern France, a WWI battle centenary commemoration looked for all the world like a...

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No Dalai Drama! India and China Rescue Ship Hijacked By Pirates

The navies of India and China carried out a joint operation Sunday to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates...

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Hijacked Ship’s Crew Rescued From Pirates Near Somalia

Nineteen crew members have been freed from a ship captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Maritime officials...

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Mali’s Defense Minister Named As New Prime Minister

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to...

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India, Chinese Navies Rescue Ship Hijacked By Somali Pirates

The navies of India and China carried out a joint operation Sunday to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates...

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Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Policemen In Northern Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed nine policemen and wounded four others outside their checkpoint in northern Afghanistan,...

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Mali, France Rule Out Talks With Jihadists After Attacks

France and Mali on Friday ruled out any talks with jihadist groups responsible for repeated attacks on Malian and...

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Royals To Commemorate Defining WW1 Battle

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to join more than 25,000 people in northern France to mark the centenary of...

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Five Dead In Jihadist Attack In Mali

A Tuareg-led group in Mali said five of its fighters were killed Saturday in an attack blamed on jihadists, a week...

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US Special Forces Soldier Killed

The group known as Islamic State is believed to be in a strong position in Nangarhar province An American special...

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US Soldier Killed In Anti-IS Operations In Afghanistan

An American soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan late on Saturday, the...

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Syria Grows Increasingly Volatile For US Forces

Friday's strike on a Syrian airbase marks the first direct US attack on the Damascus regime, raising questions about...

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UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes

The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Survivors Welcome US Strike

In the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, residents still mourning their dead on...

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Pride and Pain As Mosul Doctors Treat Their Own

Every time a patient is stretchered into the Athbah field hospital south of Mosul, doctor Sultan prays it isn't his...

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US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’

The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...

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Pentagon Has Broad Military Arsenal Available For Syria Strike

The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge...