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Middle East
Israel Minister Says ‘Time to Go In With Full Force’ in Gaza
An Israeli far-right minister said on Friday it was time to use "full force" in Gaza, after Hamas said a new US-backed truce proposal failed to meet its demands.
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Africa
Paramilitaries Claim Capture of Key Sudan Towns
Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.
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Europe
Russia Proposes New Ukraine Talks, Kyiv Demands Terms Upfront
Russia said Wednesday it wanted new talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Monday to present its plan for a peace settlement, but Kyiv said it needed to see the proposal in advance for the meeting to yield results.
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Middle East
Hamas Says New US-Backed Truce Proposal Does Not Meet Demands
The White House said Thursday Israel had "signed off" on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands.
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Africa
Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources
An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.
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Americas
Blast Kills Six Soldiers in Mexican Cartel Zone
An explosive device killed six soldiers and wounded two others in a western Mexican region wracked by drug cartel violence, an official military report seen by AFP on Wednesday said.
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Asia Pacific
Thai, Cambodian Army Chiefs to Meet Over Border Clash
The military chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia will meet Thursday, both governments said, after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border clash.
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Air
Israeli Strikes Destroy Last Plane at Yemen Rebels’ Airport
Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen's international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on Wednesday, weeks after an earlier attack inflicted major damage.
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Arms
Merz Says Germany, Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range Weapons
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory.
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Air
France Gives Air Base $1.7 Billion Nuclear Facelift
In a sign of the growing security nerves in Europe, France has embarked on a $1.7 billion renovation of an air base in remote hills in the east of the country so it can handle nuclear-armed bombers.
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