Reuters
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ISIS claim responsibility for Jakarta bombing
Islamic State said it was behind an attack by suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of Jakarta on Thursday, the first time the radical group has targeted the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Madaya: Second aid convoy leaves Damascus for besieged Syrian town
A convoy of dozens of aid trucks departed from Damascus on Thursday on their way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the second delivery there this week, a humanitarian official and a Reuters witness said.
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Jakarta attacks: Suicide bombers and gunmen kill at least six in Indonesian capital
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said, in an attack on a country that Islamic State had threatened to put in its "spotlight".
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South Korea promises 'bone-numbing pain' in new sanctions on North after nuclear test
The US House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously late on Tuesday to pass legislation to broaden sanctions on the North's nuclear programme.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards question captive US sailors, dismiss talk of prompt release
The incident has rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord.
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Obama hits out at Donald Trump, stresses optimism in final State of the Union speech
Delivering his last State of the Union speech to Congress as president, he called for leaders to "fix" US politics.
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North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage, analysts claim
The isolated country has said it has ballistic missile technology which would allow it to launch a nuclear warhead from a submarine.
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Too late for some, aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
Trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached Madaya near the Lebanese border.
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Aung San Suu Kyi gathers Myanmar's insurgents for peace talks
Representatives gathered for talks over a ceasefire to end insurgencies that have plagued the country for decades.
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David Bowie wife Iman Abdulmajid, son Duncan Jones confirm music legend's death at 69 from cancer
David Bowie, the visionary British rock star who framed hits such as "Space Oddity" with flamboyant pop personas like "Ziggy Stardust" and androgynous displays of sexuality, has died aged 69 after a secret battle with cancer.
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Muslim woman says Trump backers are supporting 'hateful rhetoric'
Rose Hamid was ejected from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina while engaging in a silent protest.
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US flies B-52 bomber over South Korea after North's nuclear test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb.