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Attackers kill nearly 50 in Plateau state of Nigeria

Unidentified attackers have killed nearly 50 people in Nigeria’s Plateau state, a Red Cross source said Monday, in the latest bout of violence in a religiously mixed region known for intercommunal conflict and deadly land disputes....

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Russia claims deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting

Russia said on Monday that its missiles hit a meeting of Ukrainian army commanders in Sumy, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as a ‘human shield’ after Kyiv reported the Sunday attack killed at least 34 people...

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UK demands answers after MP denied entry to HK

British foreign secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities.

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8 Pakistanis killed in Iran

Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, Islamabad said on Sunday, across the border from Pakistan’s Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.

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Myanmar marks new year festival mourning quake losses

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar’s water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month’s earthquake, with the country’s most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.

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Gaza hospital hit as Israel intensifies assault

An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted a Hamas ‘command and control centre’ operating within the facility.

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Russian missile strike kills 32 in Ukraine

A Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 32 people, including two children, and wounded dozens on Sunday, Kyiv said, in the deadliest attack in months...

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US in hurry for nuclear deal: Iran

The United States wants a nuclear agreement ‘as soon as possible’, Iran said after rare talks on Saturday, as US president Donald Trump threatens military action if they fail to reach a deal.

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Four killed in Kashmir gun battles

Three suspected rebels and a soldier were killed in separate firefights near Indian-administered Kashmir’s unofficial frontier with Pakistan, the Indian army said on Saturday.

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UN seeks $275m aid for Myanmar quake victims

The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated Myanmar.

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