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Syria

Syria reportedly pulls back from launching new chemical attack

The US says Syria has "heeded its warning" and has abandoned preparations for a new chemical attack

Ukraine

'Terrorist act' bomb blast kills colonel in Kyiv

Colonel Maksym Shapoval has been killed in a car bomb blast in Kyiv.

United Kingdom

HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail

HMS Queen Elizabeth will spend two years at sea for trials

Philippines

10 Philippine soldiers die in friendly fire incident on Mindanao

Street fighting continues on Mindanao between Philippine army forces and ISIL militants who have trapped 2000 civilians in the city of Marawi.

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Syria

Russian war vessels launch missiles at ISIL targets in Palmyra

Philippines

Philippine troops battle Islamists in besieged city

The Maute militant group, which has pledged allegiance to ISIL, captured parts of the southern city of Marawi earlier this week.

Philippines

Philippines: Duterte vows to be 'harsh' with martial law in Mindanao

The president of the Philippines has warned he will deal harshly with militants after martial law was declared on the southern Mindanao island.

Switzerland

Syrian peace talks end with only ''incremental progress''

Four days of faltering peace talks on Syria ended in Geneva on Friday, with Staffan de Mistura admitting only ‘‘incremental progress’‘ had been made.

Ivory Coast

Army mutiny over pay ends in Ivory Coast

A five day long army mutiny over pay has ended in Ivory Coast after the mutineers accepted an increase in bonus payments.

Syria

US accuses Syria of mass murder at prison dubbed 'human slaughterhouse'

The US has accused the Syrian government of murdering inmates on mass at a military prison.

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast mutineers reject deal to end revolt

Despite the African country's defence minister announcing that an agreement had been reached, the mutineers are refusing to return to their barracks.

Korea

North Korean test missile 'capable of carrying nuclear warhead'

North Korea has claimed that the new type of ballistic missile it launched on Sunday is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Ukraine

Four civilians die as artillery fire continues in eastern Ukraine

With no let-up in the shelling along eastern Ukraine's ceasefire line, four people die when a shell lands in the courtyard of their house.

Syria

ISIL lose control of Tabqa and its dam

In a key setback for ISIL Syrian free units and the Kurds have retaken Tabqa and its dam, opening the road to the final assault on Raqqa.

Mexico

Have we forgotten about the world's second deadliest conflict?

The media’s crosshairs have been firmly focussed on Syria for years as the country is ripped apart by civil war.

Iraq

Mosul offensive "in final phase"

Seven months into the campaign to recapture Iraq's second-largest city, government forces say it is now in its final phase after opening a new front in the northwest of the city last week.

South Sudan

The twin evils of famine and war kill children in South Sudan

Millions of South Sudanese children suffering famine and war

Afghanistan

Former Afghan warlord returns to his country calling for peace

“I invite the Taliban to join the peace caravan and stop the pointless, meaningless and unholy war”.

North Korea

New test-firing of ballistic missile by North Korea

Defying warnings from the US and China, North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile.

Iraq

Iraqi policemen killed in Baghdad car bombing

The attack comes as Iraqi forces attempt to push back ISIL forces in the northern city of Mosul.

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