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Asia Pacific
China Says US ‘Should Not Play With Fire’ on Taiwan, Slams Hegseth
China on Sunday warned the United States it "should not play with fire" over Taiwan and said it had lodged "representations" with Washington over comments made by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth at a summit in Singapore.
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Middle East
US Envoy Says Hamas Response to Ceasefire Proposal ‘Unacceptable’
Hamas announced on Saturday that it had replied to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Washington's main negotiator criticized the response as "totally unacceptable."
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Africa
Nigeria Detains Troops, Police for Alleged Sale of Weapons to Armed Groups
The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups including jihadists in the country.
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Air
India Defense Chief Says Jet Downed in Pakistan Conflict
India's defense chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview.
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Europe
Ukraine Expands Evacuations in Sumy Region Amid Offensive Fears
Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia on Saturday amid fears Moscow was gearing up for a fresh ground assault.
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Arms
Iran Accelerates Highly Enriched Uranium Production, But Deems Nuclear Weapons ‘Unacceptable’
Iran has further stepped up its production of highly enriched uranium, according to a confidential UN nuclear watchdog report, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Tehran deems nuclear weapons "unacceptable."
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Middle East
UN Condemns ‘Armed Individuals’ for Looting Medical Supplies in Gaza
The United Nations condemned Friday a group of "armed individuals" for raiding warehouses in the Palestinian territory of Gaza and looting large amounts of medical supplies.
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Africa
Nigerian Military Says 60 Jihadists Killed in Raids
Nigerian military said it has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a senior commander, in aerial and ground assaults in the northeastern epicenter of insurgent violence which has raged since 2009.
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Asia Pacific
Pentagon Chief Warns China ‘Preparing’ to Use Military Force in Asia
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Africa
Ex-Leader Kabila Back in DR Congo in M23-Held City
Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.
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