This is your weekly news briefing for 17-24 May 2017.
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EUROPE
Manchester Bombing: Ariana Grande concert bombed, 22 dead and dozens wounded
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40008026
Macron’s administration: Who’s who
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39920509
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MIDDLE EAST
Iranian Election update: Reformists sweep the field
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39992416
ISIS gunmen and suicide bomber attack Afghan TV station in Jalalabad
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39946711
ISIS claims bombing attacks in Baghdad that left 35 dead
Hamas decries Trump’s terror allegations
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/hamas-decries-trump-terror-allegation-170521180106980.html
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AFRICA
Darfur Liberations groups claim to have killed 214 government troops in recent clashes
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article62520
Nigerian troops in contact with Boko Haram near Lake Chad
http://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-boko-haram-chad-area/3863922.html
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NORTH KOREA
North Korean government claims long range missiles ready for mass production
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN18H12S
South Korean government warn that conflict with the North is imminent
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
UN Security Council to examine the situation in Venezuela
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2436502&CategoryId=10717
Gunmen kill prominent Mexican journalist who investigated drug cartels
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