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Middle East
Gaza Truce Talks to Resume in Doha Before Netanyahu Heads to US
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.
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Middle East
Lebanon Says One Killed, Six Wounded in Israel Strikes
Lebanon said one person was killed and six wounded on Saturday in a series of Israeli strikes in the south despite a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
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Americas
Erdogan Confident Turkey to Be Readmitted to US F-35 Program in Stages
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed confidence Turkey would be readmitted to the US F-35 program and receive the stealth fighter jets in line with "an agreement" with US President Donald Trump.
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Europe
Finnish President Signs off on Anti-Mine Treaty Withdrawal
Finland's President Alexander Stubb on Friday approved the country's withdrawal from a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing a "deteriorated security situation" and a longer-term threat from Russia.
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Middle East
Hamas Says Ready to Start Gaza Ceasefire Talks ‘Immediately’
Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defense agency said Israel's ongoing offensive killed 20 people on Saturday.
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Americas
Germany Considering Buying US Air Defense Systems for Ukraine
Germany was exploring the possibility of purchasing more Patriot air defense systems from the United States for Ukraine, a government spokesman said Friday, as Russia intensifies its aerial attacks.
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Americas
Syria Ready to Work With US to Return to 1974 Disengagement Deal With Israel
Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, which created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries' forces.
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Europe
Trump Evokes Russia Sanctions After Largest Assault on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump said Russia just wanted to "keep killing people" and hinted at sanctions after Moscow launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the three-year-old war.
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Europe
Russian Deputy Navy Chief Killed in Kursk Region
A high-ranking Russian general serving as deputy commander of the navy was killed during "combat operations" in the Kursk region, officials said Thursday, amid ongoing fighting in the area.
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Asia Pacific
Pakistan Army Kills 30 Militants Trying to Cross From Afghanistan
Pakistan's army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after 16 soldiers died in a suicide attack in the same frontier region last week.
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