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Asia Pacific
North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ in historic leaders’ meeting
North and South Korea issued a joint declaration on Friday, April 27 affirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and an end to a decades-long war between the two countries.
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Asia Pacific
Taliban claims dozens of attacks on Afghan soldiers after announcing ‘spring offensive’
Taliban assaults in two Afghan provinces have left more than 20 Afghan soldiers dead after the group attacked military installments in Kunduz and Faryab province on Wednesday night.
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Middle East
Airstrikes on Yemen wedding party kill and injure dozens
Airstrikes on a wedding party in Yemen have killed at least 20 people and injured 40 others, according to health officials and aid agencies.
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Americas
Judge rules US can’t transfer suspected American ISIS fighter to Saudi Arabia
A US federal judge ruled that the US military cannot hand over a dual citizen (known as John Doe) suspected of fighting with ISIS to a third country against his will.
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Middle East
Iraq carries out first cross-border air raid in Syria, targeting ISIS
Iraq's air force carried out the first cross-border airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office announced
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Middle East
Iraq sentences French woman to life in prison for ISIS ties
An Iraqi court sentenced a French national, Djamila Boutoutaou, to life in prison for joining ISIS, and condemned to death six other foreign women.
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Air
UAE seizes Iranian drone transporting explosives in Yemen
The UAE military stopped an Iranian Qasef-1 drone that was transporting explosives in Yemen, state media reported.
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Europe
Greek military jet crashes in Aegean Sea, pilot killed
The pilot of a Greek air force jet is missing after the jet crashed in the Aegean Sea, 9 miles northeast of Skyros island
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Middle East
Syrian military takes control over Eastern Ghouta after rebels in Douma lay down arms
The Syrian army is set to control all of Eastern Ghouta in Damascus after entering the rebel enclave of Douma, Russian officials and media reported.
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Middle East
Palestinians torch tires to block Israeli snipers on the Gaza border
Palestinians protested along the army buffer zone in Gaza for the second week, as the number of people killed by Israeli forces last Friday increased to 19 after a man succumbed to his injuries.
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