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  Trump to present vision for US strategy in Afghanistan war

  Reuters | Updated at 11:35am on August 21, 2017

  It will be president Donald Trump’s turn on Monday to address a problem that vexed his two predecessors when he details his strategy for...

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  Russian jets kill over 200 IS militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor

  Reuters | Updated at 12:23pm on August 21, 2017

  Russia's air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State fighters on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, killing over 200...

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  10 sailors missing after US warship collides with tanker near Singapore

  Reuters | Updated at 08:45am on August 21, 2017

  Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the US Navy said, the second accident...

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  Comedy king Jerry Lewis dies

  Reuters . Los Angeles | Updated at 01:23am on August 21, 2017

  Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in movies as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labor Day telethon,...

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  Juve open title defence with Cagliari win

  Reuters . Milan | Updated at 12:05am on August 21, 2017

  Juventus began their pursuit of a seventh successive Serie A title with a 3-0 home win over Cagliari on Saturday after the Sardinians missed a...

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  Australian men charged with terrorism over mosque fires

  Reuters | Updated at 12:30pm on August 20, 2017

  Australian police have charged three men with committing terrorist acts on suspicion of starting fires at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Melbourne last year...

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  Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from Islamic State

  Reuters | Updated at 08:35am on August 20, 2017

  Iraqi security forces launched on Sunday an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, their next objective in the US-backed campaign to defeat...

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  British television entertainer Bruce Forsyth dies

  Reuters | Updated at 08:35am on August 19, 2017

  Veteran British television presenter and entertainer Bruce Forsyth, who appeared for decades on a string of Saturday night primetime shows, has died at the age...

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  Congo landslide death toll likely to rise over 200

  Reuters | Updated at 11:05am on August 19, 2017

  A landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely killed more than 200 people, based on estimates from the number of households submerged, the vice-governor...

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  Venezuela faces outrage after new assembly takes legislative power

  Reuters | Updated at 10:35am on August 19, 2017

  Venezuela's new legislative superbody was criticised by South American governments and Washington on Friday after giving itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led...