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UN draft resolution on Yemen calls for Hodeidah truce, free flow of humanitarian aid

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A UN draft resolution on Yemen presented to the Security Council calls for an immediate truce in Hodeidah and sets a deadline for the sides to remove humanitarian aid barriers
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Africa

Tunisian female suicide bomber pledged allegiance to ISIS, interior minister says

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An unemployed graduate who blew herself up in Tunisia's capital last month had sworn allegiance to Islamic State, the interior minister said
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Asia Pacific

Taliban and US hold more talks on ending Afghanistan conflict

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Taliban and US officials held talks on ending the Afghan conflict, the militants confirmed, but said no agreement was reached on "any issue."
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Middle East

Yemen: Senior Houthi rebel leader calls for end of military operations ahead of peace talks

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A high-ranking Yemeni Houthi official urged his leadership to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks
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Americas

Argentina Navy submarine ARA San Juan located one year after disappearance

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The Argentina navy located the ARA San Juan submarine at a depth of more than 800 meters, confirming the vessel had imploded.
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Africa

UN peacekeepers and DR Congo troops killed in offensive against ADF

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United Nations peacekeepers and Congolese troops have been killed and wounded in an offensive against the AFG militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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Middle East

Yemen’s president Hadi backs UN calls for peace talks but vows to ‘liberate’ Hodeidah

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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

Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts

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Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military
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Middle East

Israel defense minister resigns after Gaza ceasefire announcement

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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal
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Africa

South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations

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UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country
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Middle East

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups begins following worst Gaza violence in years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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