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Saudi Attacker on US Base Had Longstanding Al-Qaeda Ties: US

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The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a U.S. naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the...
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Asia Pacific

Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attack on Key City: Officials

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Afghan security forces on Tuesday repelled a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz, officials said, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan that had briefly fallen to the militants twice in...
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Asia Pacific

Taliban Claims Afghan Bomb Attack, Demands Prisoner Release

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The Taliban claimed a deadly attack on an Afghan intelligence agency post Monday, even as they urged the new power-sharing government to accelerate a prisoner swap to pave the...
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Middle East

Amid condemnation, Syria’s YPG disavows deadly car bomb in Efrin

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Syria's Kurdish-led YPG denied responsibility for a truck bomb in the Turkey-occupied city of Efrin that killed at least 40 people
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Africa

In rare admission, US Africa Command says it killed 2 civilians in Somalia airstrike

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The US military said it inadvertently killed two civilians over a year ago in an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
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Asia Pacific

Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says

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Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the way for a peace process, UNAMA said
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Middle East

Syria says air defenses intercept missiles near Damascus

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Syrian air defense intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" airstrike against targets near the capital Damascus
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Americas

Coronavirus outbreak hits second US Navy ship at sea

Jared Szuba -
A US Navy destroyer deployed off Mexico's western coast is the second American warship at sea to suffer an outbreak of coronavirus onboard
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Middle East

Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire by a month

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The Saudi-led coalition said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month due to coronavirus, even as fighting persists
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Asia Pacific

Taliban refuse Afghan government ceasefire offer during Ramadan

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The Taliban have dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying a truce is "not rational" as they ramp up attacks on government forces
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Europe

German court tries ISIS suspect over Yazidi genocide

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A man believed to have belonged to ISIS is on trial in Germany accused of genocide and murdering a child belonging to the Yazidi minority who he held as a slave
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Middle East

Iran’s IRGC head vows ‘decisive response’ to any US hostility in Gulf

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The counter-threat came a day after President Donald Trump said he ordered the Navy to "shoot down" any hostile Iranian boat in the Gulf
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Europe

First Syrian state torture trial begins in Germany

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Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers go on trial in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity in the first court case over state-sponsored torture
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Asia Pacific

Pentagon considers North Korean leader to be in ‘full control’ of military

Jared Szuba -
The Pentagon said Wednesday that available intelligence on the state of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's health is not conclusive
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Middle East

Not yet clear if Iran military satellite reached orbit, Pentagon says

Jared Szuba -
The US military's second-highest official cautioned against news reports that Iran's first military satellite failed to reach orbit Wednesday
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Europe

British ISIS foreign fighter arrested in Spain

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A British former rapper and notorious Islamic state suspect has been arrested in Spain, judicial sources said
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