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UN Alleges War Crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray, Urges Eritrea Pullout

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UN leaders alleged possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region including by Eritrean troops, as they urged a pullout by the neighboring country.
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Asia Pacific

China Military Budget to Grow 6.8% in 2021

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China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.
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Air

Nine Turkish Soldiers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash

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Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded on Thursday when their military helicopter crashed in the southeast of the country, the defense ministry said.
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Africa

Who Are the ‘Bandits’ Behind Nigeria’s Mass Kidnappings?

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For the past decade, criminal gangs in northwest Nigeria have terrorized communities, attacking villages, pillaging, raping, stealing cattle, ambushing travelers, and kidnapping people.
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Americas

NATO Chief Warns EU It Can’t Defend Europe Alone

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that the European Union cannot defend its citizens alone without the help of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
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Asia Pacific

Seven Ethnic Hazaras Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

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At least seven members of Afghanistan's persecuted Hazara ethnic group were brutally murdered in the country's restive east, officials said Thursday.
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Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Saudi Aramco Plant

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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike Thursday on a plant of energy giant Saudi Aramco in the western Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah amid an escalation in cross-border attacks on the kingdom.
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Europe

UK Defends Yemen Aid Cuts and Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defended his government's plan to halve humanitarian aid for war-torn Yemen while continuing to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, despite a US freeze on its weapons' exports.
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Africa

Six Dead in Jihadist Attacks in Northeast Nigeria: Aid Groups

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Aid groups in Nigeria said six civilians died in a suspected jihadist attack on a northeastern town that, according to the UN, "directly targeted" aid facilities.
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Americas

Colombia Military Attack Kills 10 FARC Guerillas

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A military bombing killed 10 guerrillas and injured three at a base of dissidents of the former FARC rebel group in southeast Colombia, official sources said Tuesday.
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Africa

Burkina Faso Road Bomb Kills Six in Ambulance

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Six people, including a pregnant woman and a young girl, were killed in northern Burkina Faso when the ambulance they were traveling in struck a highway bomb, authorities said Wednesday.
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Africa

US Must Reverse Ethiopia Funding Cuts to Avoid Further Horn of Africa Destabilization

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Failure to reverse US cuts to critical programs in Ethiopia will not only further destabilize Africa's second-most populous country but also the entire Horn of Africa region.
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Americas

One Dead in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting US Troops

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At least 10 rockets hit a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, security sources said.
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Asia Pacific

Three Female Media Workers Shot to Death in Eastern Afghanistan

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Three female media workers were shot and killed in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, their TV network said.
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Africa

All 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Students Released: Governor

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All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor said Tuesday.
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Air

One Militant Killed in US Bombing in Syria: Pentagon

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The US Defense Department said one member of a pro-Iran militia was killed and two were injured in last week's bombing of a border station inside Syria.
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