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Middle East
Yemen’s president Hadi backs UN calls for peace talks but vows to ‘liberate’ Hodeidah
Yemen's president supported a UN push for fresh peace talks to end almost four years of fighting, but vowed to oust Houthi rebels from the city of Hodeidah
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Middle East
Israel defense minister resigns after Gaza ceasefire announcement
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal
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Middle East
Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups begins following worst Gaza violence in years
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Palestinian groups and Israel took effect, putting an end to a brief yet intense flare-up with Gaza
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Middle East
Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in renewed Gaza violence
Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end unrest as Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians and destroyed a TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead
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Middle East
SDF resumes offensive operations against ISIS in eastern Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces said that it was resuming its offensive against Islamic State in eastern Syria
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Africa
Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions
Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions
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Air
Saudi coalition ends US fueling of planes for Yemen airstrikes
Saudi Arabia ended a controversial refueling arrangement between the United States and the coalition that is bombing Yemen
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Europe
Norway suspends military export licences to Saudi Arabia
Norway's foreign minister said the state was freezing all defense material export licences to Saudi Arabia over recent developments in the country and the war in Yemen
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Africa
Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu
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Asia Pacific
Australia police treating Melbourne knife attack as ‘terrorism event’
Australian police said they are treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, and the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to authorities
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