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Sri Lanka Catholic church cancels plan to resume services over ‘specific threat’

Staff Writer With AFP -
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church has cancelled plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" of fresh bomb attacks against at least two places of worship
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Europe

Royal Navy reservist Mordaunt named UK defense secretary after Williamson ousted over Huawei leaks

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May named Penny Mordaunt as the new defense secretary after asking Gavin Williamson to step down over a national security council leak
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Africa

African Union gives Sudan military 60 days to turn over power to civilians

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The African Union has given Sudan's military rulers another 60 days to hand over power to a civilian authority or face suspension, after an earlier deadline was missed
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Africa

Boko Haram kills 14 men near Monguno in Nigeria’s Borno state

Fergus Kelly -
Boko Haram militants killed 14 men who were collecting firewood near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a militia said
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Asia Pacific

NATO Afghanistan mission stops releasing data on Taliban territory control

Staff Writer With AFP -
The NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan has stopped releasing data on how much of the country falls under insurgent or government control
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Middle East

Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains

Fergus Kelly -
CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked ISIS sleeper cells in northern Iraq, destroying tunnel systems, buildings, caves, and command positions
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Africa

Nigeria: 21 killed Boko Haram attack in Kuda, Adamawa state

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Boko Haram fighters killed 21 people when they stormed and burned Kuda village in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa state
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Africa

Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants

Robert Postings -
New video from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi confirms Islamic State Central Africa ties to DR Congo militants
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Africa

US Senate confirms new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders

Joanne Stocker -
The US Senate confirmed General Stephen Townsend and General Tod Wolters as the new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders
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Middle East

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014

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The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization
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Asia Pacific

EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo

Staff Writer With AFP -
The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights violations
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Commentary

Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology

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UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict prioritized political consensus over survivors
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Asia Pacific

Two suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants killed in Dhaka police raid

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Bangladesh forces raided a suspected extremist hideout in Dhaka, killing at least two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants, police said
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Africa

Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon near Chad border

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Boko Haram militants killed at least four people and badly wounded four others in an attack on Kofia island on Lake Chad in Cameroon
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Africa

Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu

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Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said
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Africa

Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi

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A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants
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