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Iraqi PM: Offensive Underway to Recapture Fallujah from 'Islamic State'
Iraq's military is attempting to retake Fallujah from IS; President Obama has begun an Asian tour in Vietnam; the world's biggest insurance company is axing its tobacco assets
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has announced the start of a big military operation to recapture the city of Fallujah from Islamic State fighters, who seized it more than two years ago.
President Obama has began a week-long trip to Asia - and his first stop is in Vietnam.
The world's largest insurance company - AXA - is to end all investment in the tobacco industry, where it holds assets worth nearly $2bn.
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