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A Russian military court convicted Yuri Belenkiy, 49, of financing terrorism, with three years in prison followed by 10 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

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Death toll from a gunmen’s attack in northeastern Nigeria rises to at least 62

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Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed at least 62 deaths in Friday’s attack on a remote village in Taraba state.

Cattle raids kill at least 72 people in South Sudan

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At least 72 people were killed in a co-ordinated attack on Monday involving two communities in Tonj North county, according to the Warrap state government. Cattle were taken and homes burnt.

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Finland's president and Norway's prime minister hold a rare call with Putin

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"Ending the war requires direct discussions."

Ebola cases in the DR Congo pass 10,000

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Government data released on Tuesday put confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at 10,060 and deaths at 4,887, in the country's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak.

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Five people shot dead at a hotel in Guwahati, India

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Police say five people were shot dead and a sixth was wounded at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati, in India's Assam state, around 9 p.m. local time on Monday. The hotel's leaseholder was arrested within an hour, and a licensed .32-bore pistol was seized.

Tshisekedi accuses ex-president Kabila of siding with rebels in eastern Congo

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Speaking in Kinshasa on Oct 24, President Félix Tshisekedi said his predecessor turned weapons against the country he led for 18 years. He said an alliance with a politico-military movement backed by Rwanda shows Kabila "never loved" the country.

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Russian TV designer Alexander Kondratov dies in hospital while held on a treason charge

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Alexander Kondratov, 52, died at Moscow's Botkin hospital, the rights project First Department said. He had been taken there from a pre-trial detention centre on Oct 23.