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Europe
Polish PM Says Syria Events Show Russia and Allies ‘Can Be Defeated’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria showed that Russia and its allies can be defeated.
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Middle East
Israel Army Says Deploying in Syria Buffer Zone
The Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarized buffer zone in southwest Syria abutting the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Damascus fell to rebel forces.
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Europe
Trump Says Zelensky Is Ready for ‘Deal’ With Russia
US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is keen on a "deal" to end the war with Russia, after the pair met in Paris to discuss the future of the conflict.
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Middle East
White House on Guard Against Islamic State Resurgence in Syria
The White House said that US priorities in Syria now are to ensure the country's conflict does not encourage a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group or lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe."
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Terrorism
Melbourne Synagogue Fire an Act of ‘Terrorism’: Australian PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday called a deliberately lit fire in a Melbourne synagogue an act of "terrorism" and warned about the "worrying rise in anti-Semitism" in Australia.
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Africa
Somalia Accuses Ethiopia of ‘Interference’
Somalia on Friday accused Ethiopia of interfering in its southern Jubaland region, the latest upset in a nearly year-long bitter dispute between the two nations.
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Asia Pacific
South Korean Interior Minister Resigns: Media
South Korea's interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported.
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War
US Announces Nearly $1B in New Military Aid for Ukraine
The United States on Saturday announced a new $988 million security assistance package for Ukraine as Washington races to provide aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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Middle East
Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria
Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.
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Americas
Canada Bolstering Arctic Presence in Face of Russia Threat
Canada will boost its military and diplomatic presence in the Arctic to counter what it calls threats from Russia and others seeking a foothold in the far north, as part of a new doctrine unveiled Friday.
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