Middle East
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Oct- 2025 -15 October
DR Congo and M23 Sign Deal on Ceasefire Implementation: Qatar
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 group signed an agreement in Doha to establish a ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
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15 October
Hamas Launches Gaza Crackdown as Trump Vows to Disarm Group
Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as US President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group.
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14 October
Syrian Kurdish Leader Says Reached First Deal on Merging Forces With Regular Army
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi has announced that he had reached a "preliminary agreement" with Damascus on the integration of his troops into Syria's military and security forces.
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14 October
Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Hamas and Gaza Clan After Ceasefire
Several people were killed over the weekend in Gaza City in violent clashes between Hamas security forces and the members of an armed clan.
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14 October
Trump Says Would Be ‘Great to Get a Peace Deal’ With Iran
US President Donald Trump said he wanted a peace deal with Iran, after the United States joined Israel in striking the Islamic republic's nuclear sites during a brief war earlier this year.
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14 October
Three Migrants Hurt in ‘Armed Attack’ in Med: Italy Coastguard
A boatload of migrants said they came under "armed attack" in the Mediterranean, Italian authorities said, after an NGO reported a fatal shooting by Libya's coastguard in the same area.
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14 October
Four Gaza Hostage Bodies Brought Into Israel for Identification
The bodies of four hostages held in Gaza and handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas were brought back to Israel, the army said.
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13 October
Israel Welcomes Last 20 Surviving Hostages
Israel said the last 20 surviving hostages returned home after two years in captivity in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Israeli lawmakers after brokering a ceasefire with Hamas.
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13 October
UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Grenade
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month.
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13 October
Hamas and Israel Set for Hostage and Prisoner Exchanges
Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit having declared the war "over."
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