Unrest, Conflict and War
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Topics: terrorism, crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, unrest-conflict-and-war, young-2594, nsw, australia
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First report of chemical weapons used in battle for Mosul
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Five Iraqi children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents, the International Committee of the Red Cross says, in the first report of chemical weapons used in the battle for Mosul.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health, terrorism, iraq
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ASIO warns tourists and expats of terrorist threat in South-East Asia
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The director-general of ASIO warns that as IS fighters return home to South-East Asia, the threat of attacks in that region increases.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, travel-and-tourism, tourism, asia
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How is Australia's relationship with Moscow? Analysis
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Australia and Russia have been in a state of frozen disagreement for the past three years, reaching a new low with the downing of MH17. But Russia's ambassador to Australia says slowly but surely, things are looking better.
Topics: foreign-affairs, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, federal-government, bishop-julie, australia, russian-federation
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Defence Force 'killing terrorists on the battlefield or in the back office'
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is using blunt language to describe the fight against the Islamic State group, declaring Australia is "destroying Daesh" in the Middle East "whether they have a bomb in their hand or are in the back office planning an attack".
Topics: federal-government, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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Syrian Regime forces enter Palmyra Video
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Syrian regime forces claim to have recaptured Palmyra from the Islamic State according to reports from the Ministry of Defence and Syria's state-run media.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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Syrian forces retake Palmyra from Islamic State
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The Syrian army says it has recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State militants for the second time in a year, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, history, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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Families torn asunder remember WWII Broome air raid
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The death of around 100 people during the Japanese air raid on Broome is still impacting families of victims and survivors 75 years later.
Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, community-and-society, history, family-and-children, broome-6725, japan
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Colombian rebels lay down their arms as part of peace deal
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Colombia's leftist FARC rebels begin the process of surrendering their weapons under a landmark peace deal with the Government to put in end to Latin America's longest-running conflict.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, government-and-politics, colombia
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Syrian Government behind deadly humanitarian convoy bombing: UN
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Assad Government forces were behind a "deliberate" air strike on a humanitarian convoy that killed 14 aid workers and halted relief operations in Aleppo, a new UN report finds.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, syrian-arab-republic, russian-federation
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Iraqi army takes control of main roads out of Mosul
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US-backed Iraqi army units take control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents say.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, terrorism, iraq
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Myanmar army denies ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
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Myanmar's military uses a rare news conference to defend its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority as a lawful counterinsurgency operation, claiming villagers does not know about any human rights abuses.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, unrest-conflict-and-war, burma, asia
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Trump pays homage to Ryan Owens Video
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US President Donald Trump, in his first address to Congress, paid tribute to Ryan Owens, the Navy Seal who died "battling against terrorism and securing our nation".
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states
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Russia clashes with Washington at the UN over Syria sanctions
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Russia blocks a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions on Syria over the use of chemical weapons, marking one of the first confrontations between Moscow and Washington at the United Nations since Donald Trump took office.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, donald-trump, syrian-arab-republic, united-states, russian-federation
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Topics: terrorism, crime, law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war
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Abu Sayyaf militants behead German hostage
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Abu Sayyaf extremists in the Philippines release a video showing the beheading of German hostage Jurgen Gustav Kantner, in the first sign the brutal Filipino militants carried out a threat to kill him after a ransom deadline lapsed over the weekend.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, philippines, germany, asia
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US warned to be careful with key relationships Video
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Paul Haenle, the director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Centre for Global Policy and a former China director on the US National Security Council, about the importance of Washington's relationship with allies like Australia.
Topics: foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, united-states, australia, asia
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Suspected terrorist hides in local government office in Bandung, West Java Video
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A suspected terrorist who allegedly allegedly detonated a homemade bomb near a school in Bandung, the capital of West Java, was shot by police after fleeing to nearby government office.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, java
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Civilians flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push Islamic State back
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Thousands of civilians flee western Mosul as government forces continue to push Islamic State militants back in their last key stronghold in Iraq.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, terrorism, iraq
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Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees
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The Taliban in Afghanistan uses a rare public statement in the name of its leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, to call on Afghans to plant more trees for worldly and other-worldly good.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, tree, afghanistan
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No simple justice at the Khmer Rouge tribunal
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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal drops its case against a suspect accused of killing thousands of people at torture centres and slave labour camps during the country's tragic agrarian revolution, in which an estimated 2 million people were killed.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, cambodia, asia
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Iraqi forces push deeper into Mosul as civilians flee, 'most dangerous phase' about to begin
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US-backed Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul, advancing in several populated southern districts after punching through the defences of Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in Iraq.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, iraq
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'Threat of famine looming' in Yemen amid import blockade
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The UN World Food Program says more than 20 million people in Yemen, north Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan are at risk of dying from starvation within six months.
Topics: famine, disasters-and-accidents, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, yemen
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Iraqi troops consolidate around Mosul airport Video
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Iraqi forces backed by the US-led international coalition on Thursday fought their way into a sprawling military base outside Mosul and onto the grounds of the city's airport, taking control of the runway amid fierce exchanges of fire with Islamic State group militants.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, iraq
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Protesters slam Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Australian visit
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About 1,000 people, many waving Palestinian flags, gather at Sydney's Town Hall saying they are embarrassed by the warm reception given to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Down Under.
Topics: protestant, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, world-politics, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, sydney-2000
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