All posts tagged "War and unrest"
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141InternationalConflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
TISHRIN DAM, Syria — A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and...
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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
KIGALI, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame of Rwanda urged Congolese authorities Thursday to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized...
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Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in...
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An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say Article by:Source
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Middle East latest: Death toll in Gaza passes 46,000; Lebanese parliament elects new president
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight...
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Army airstrike on village in Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
BANGKOK — An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40...
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In their final meeting, Zelenskyy, Austin say military aid to Ukraine must continue
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press...
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Body of an Israeli hostage is found in Gaza, possibly alongside his son’s remains, army says
JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday,...
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After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for...
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Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
N’DJAMENA, Chad — An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and...
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6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military...
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Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
BANGKOK — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area...
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Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire
TEL AVIV, Israel — When Luis Har was kidnapped by Hamas-led militants on the warm morning of Oct. 7, 2023, he was...
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Trump’s Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv, top Ukrainian diplomat says
KYIV, Ukraine — An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled...
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Middle East latest: Israel’s military launches wave of raids across the occupied West Bank
The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least three Palestinians...
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Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas once again appear to be inching toward a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in...
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Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm it
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed...
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Macron declares Trump has ‘solid ally’ in France, urges realism from Ukraine
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron extended an olive branch to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that France is “a...
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Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
QUNEITRA, Syria — A main road in the provincial capital of Quneitra in southern Syria was blocked with mounds of dirt, fallen...
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Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3
TEL AVIV, Israel — A shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people...
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed inside war room, aide says
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group’s war operations...
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Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week...
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