DAKAR (Reuters) – France has killed more than 20 militants hiding in a forest near the border between the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso this weekend, its regional force said in a statement.
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Tunisia forces kill senior militant commander planning Ramadan attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces killed a senior commander in an Islamist group who detonated his suicide belt as he was shot during a raid against militants planning attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, officials said on Sunday.
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U.S.-led fight on ISIS have killed 352 civilians: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 352 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday.
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Austrian suspected of war crimes in Ukraine detained in Poland
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian man suspected of war crimes in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was arrested in Poland on Sunday, Austrian prosecutors said.
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China-built amphibious aircraft takes maiden flight: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, took its maiden flight ahead of schedule on Saturday from the southern city of Zhuhai, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
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Merkel’s conservatives widen lead to 7 points 5 months before German vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats have opened a seven-point lead over the centre-left Social Democrats five months ahead of the Sept. 24 election, according to a poll on Sunday in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
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South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said Washington had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion system designed to defend against nuclear-armed North Korea.
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Trump invites Philippines’ Duterte to Washington, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House during a phone call on Saturday that also addressed concerns over North Korea, the White House said in a statement.
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ASEAN gives Beijing a pass on South China Sea dispute, cites ‘improving cooperation’
MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders took a softer stance on disputes in the South China Sea during a summit that ended on Saturday, avoiding tacit references to China’s building and arming of its manmade islands, according to the chairman’s statement.
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Chile’s governing coalition splits ahead of November election
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Christian Democrat party voted on Saturday to skip primaries and go straight to the first round of the presidential election in November, rupturing the center-left governing coalition and likely boosting the chances of a victory for the right.
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