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Europe
Putin Says Russia Ready for Talks With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for talks with Ukraine after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Kyiv's offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing.
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Europe
German Army Activates Air Defense System, Citing Russia Threat
Germany's military put a first Iris-T air-defense system into service on its own soil after having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine.
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War
Syria Blast Kills Senior Commander in Kurdish Security Forces: Monitor
A war monitor said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish-led administration was killed in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province.
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Europe
Russian Strike Kills 51 in Ukrainian City
At least 51 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava, authorities said, in one of the single deadliest bombardments of the two-and-a-half-year war.
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Terrorism
At Least 81 Killed in Nigeria in Suspected Boko Haram Attack: Officials
At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State.
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Europe
UK Announces Partial Suspension of Arms Exports to Israel
Britain said it would suspend some arms exports to Israel, citing a "clear risk" that they could be used in a serious breach of international humanitarian law.
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Asia Pacific
Six Killed, 13 Wounded in Kabul Suicide Bombing: Police
A suicide bomber triggered explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more.
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Middle East
Turkey Says Launched Fresh Air Strikes on PKK in N. Iraq
Turkey said it had launched fresh air strikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of northern Iraq.
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War
Russia’s August Advances in Ukraine Biggest Since October 2022
Russia advanced on 477 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in August, Moscow's biggest monthly increase since October 2022.
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Africa
Germany Ends Military Operations in Junta-Run Niger
The German army vacated an airbase in junta-run Niger and flew its final troops home, completing a withdrawal from the restive Sahel nation.
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