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Air Strike In Syria Kills Three Doctors As Hospital Hit
At least 14 patients and three doctors have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) says.
Among those killed in the MSF-supported al-Quds hospital was one of the city's last paediatricians, MSF said. Local sources blamed Syrian or Russian war planes. The Syrian military has denied targeting the hospital. Monitors say attacks by both sides left 34 dead and dozens wounded on Thursday.
Violence in Syria, and particularly in Aleppo, has intensified in recent days, despite a partial truce.
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North Korea Missile Test Crashes
North Korea has test fired a mid-range ballistic missile which crashed a few seconds after launch, say South Korean military officials.
It is thought to be the second test of the North's new Musudan missile. An attempt earlier this month also failed. The tests come amid a recent ramp-up in weapons activity as the country prepares for a rare party congress.
Reports suggest it is planning a fifth nuclear test, despite condemnation of its last test in January.
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Salah Abdeslam Extradited To France
Belgium has extradited Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to face trial in France.
He was wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels on 18 March after four months on the run. The 26-year-old French national was born in Brussels and lived there before the Paris attacks. He would be held in solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison in the Paris area, said Justice Minister Jean-Jacques Urvoas.
The co-ordinated attacks carried out by so-called Islamic State in Paris on 13 November claimed 130 lives and left dozens more severely wounded.
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Islamic State Cash Destroyed By Air Strikes
Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says.
Maj Gen Peter Gersten, who is based in Baghdad, said the US had repeatedly targeted stores of the group's funds.
The blow to the group's financing has contributed to a 90% jump in defections and a drop in new arrivals, he said.
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Four Civillains Killed In Ukraine
At least four civilians - including a pregnant woman - have been killed in shelling at a checkpoint crossing in east Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels say.
A spokesman for the so-called Donetsk People's Republic said 15 people were also wounded, as they crossed between rebel- and government-held territory.
Ukraine's army denied it carried out any shelling in the area at the time.
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Canadian Beheaded By Islamist Militants In Philippines
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the beheading of a Canadian hostage kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Philippines.
John Ridsdel, 68, was taken from a tourist resort with three others by the Abu Sayyaf group in September 2015. In November, the Islamist militants released a video showing Mr Ridsdel and three other captives, and demanded a ransom of $80m (£55m).
Mr Trudeau called his death "an act of cold-blooded murder".
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IS Threat To Stockholm Investigated
Swedish intelligence service Sapo is investigating a possible terror threat to the capital, Stockholm, local media say.
Iraqi authorities had informed Sweden that seven or eight militants from the so-called Islamic State group had travelled to Sweden, newspapers reported.
A Sapo spokesman would not confirm the nature of the information received. But he told Swedish Radio the information could not be "dismissed". The same spokesman, Simon Bynert, told another news outlet that Sapo was also sharing information with the national police service "to see if they in turn can implement measures that fal…
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President Obama To Send Up To 250 Special Forces To Syria
President Barack Obama says he is to send up to 250 more special forces troops to Syria to support local militias in the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS).
The new deployment will bring to 300 the number of US special forces soldiers in Syria.
Speaking in Hannover, Germany, Mr Obama said the troops would not lead the fight but would provide training. He has repeatedly ruled out sending in American ground forces"Make no mistake," he said. "These terrorists will learn the same lessons that others before them have, which is: your hatred is no match for our nations, united in defence of our…
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Terrorism Plot On Anzac Day Prevented
Police in Australia have charged a 16-year-old with preparing an act of terrorism, saying they believe he was plotting to target Anzac Day services.
It is the second year in a row that authorities say they have intercepted an attack linked to the holiday.
Anzac Day commemorates the first major battle involving Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One.
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Burundi General And Wife Killed In Shooting
A security advisor to Burundi's vice-president has been shot dead while dropping off his daughter at school in the capital Bujumbura.
General Athanase Kararuza and his wife died instantly. No group has said it was behind the attack.
More than 400 people have been killed in the turmoil since President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would run for a third term last April. A string of high-ranking army officials have been targeted during the conflict. Security forces have also been accused of killing opponents and dumping them in mass graves by rights group Amnesty International.
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