JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- At least 20 militants of Islamic State (IS) were killed in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar overnight as security forces continued in mopping-up operations, authorities said Friday.

In one incident, 17 IS militants including two divisional commanders of the outfit were killed after the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country's primary intelligence agency, attacked IS hideouts in Haska Mina district, the provincial government said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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SEOUL -- A group of South Korean government officials and experts will visit Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), next week for inter-Korean forest cooperation, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.

The South Korean delegation, composed of 10 officials and forest experts, will make a three-day trip to Pyongyang from Dec. 11. (S.Korea-DPRK-Forest cooperation)

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SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States will hold the 10th round of negotiations next week on how to share costs for U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday.

The negotiations will last for three days from Dec. 11 in Seoul to strike a deal on the cost-sharing for the stationing of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). (S.Korea-U.S.-Troops)

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CANBERRA -- Australian authorities will have the power to access encrypted messages after the Opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) backed down from its plan to oppose the legislation at the last minute.

The assistance and access bill was passed by Parliament in the final Parliamentary sitting hours of 2018 on Thursday night after the ALP agreed to support the governing Liberal National Party Coalition (LNP). (Australia-Encrypted messages) Enditem

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