"At least eight people died in shootings in Burundi's capital Bujumbura overnight, an administrator said, and explosions rang out in several districts, the latest in a series of attacks to hit the …
Doctors Without Borders says U.S. airstrike hit hospital in Afghanistan; at least 19 dead
"An airstrike apparently carried out by U.S. forces heavily damaged a charitable hospital in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 19 people — three of them reportedly children — in an …
Russia’s military is unlikely to turn the tide in Syria’s war
"Russia has triumphantly plunged into Syria’s four-year-old civil war with an expanding campaign of airstrikes. But the official euphoria here masks a nagging question: What can a limited deployment …
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Israel Bans Some Palestinians From Jerusalem’s Old City
"Israeli police on Sunday closed Jerusalem’s Old City to some Palestinian residents, after a pair of stabbing attacks against Israelis heightened tensions stemming from weeks of violence in Israel and …
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Amid unexplained killings, Burundi descending into anarchy
"Ordinary life in many parts of Burundi is now punctuated by gunfire, grenade explosions and assassination attempts on prominent figures opposed to or allied with President Pierre Nkurunziza, who …
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Looting blocks Central African Republic aid effort
"Aid agencies in the Central African Republic were struggling on Thursday to treat the wounded and distribute aid after days of renewed fighting in the capital Bangui which UN agencies said had killed …
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As Russia enters war in Syria, conflict in Ukraine begins to wind down
"At a highly fortified separatist position near the village of Peski outside Donetsk, the pro-Russia fighters have been getting used to an unusual sound in recent weeks: silence." Source: As Russia …
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How the Taliban Are Advancing in Afghanistan
"The Taliban seized the provincial capital of Kunduz on Monday, more than a year after local Afghan officials began warning about the insurgents’ advances toward the city. Kunduz is the first major …
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Special Forces return fire on Taliban in Kunduz
"U.S. service members on the ground in Afghanistan are once again engaged in the fight as Afghan security forces battle the Taliban in Kunduz city." Source: Special Forces return fire on Taliban in …
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Islamic State militants attack forces guarding Libya oil port
"Oct 1 Islamic State militants attacked forces guarding one of Libya's main oil ports on Thursday with a gun assault and an attempted car bomb in an escalation of their campaign in the North African …
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