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A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to

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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast

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Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria

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Ukraine opens a new front against Russia – flattering Trump

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