Tag: war and unrest
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Israel pulls back Gaza troops as clock starts on hostage release
Israel began the process of withdrawing troops from Gaza while the U.S. started the clock on a 72-hour window for Hamas to release all remaining hostages, as the complex process of ending the two-year war got underway. Israeli forces retreated on Friday to a so-called yellow line as laid out in a plan unveiled by…
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The Taliban government blames Pakistan for a strike on Kabul
The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan
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India to upgrade Kabul mission to full embassy, signaling deeper ties with Taliban
India is upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy, according to India’s foreign minister
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Trump says Israel, Hamas set to release hostages in breakthrough
President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas had agreed to terms for the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, a major breakthrough in the U.S.- and Qatari-brokered negotiations to end their two-year war. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the…
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Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza
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Russia hosts Taliban delegation and warns against foreign military presence in Afghanistan
Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country
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ICC makes the first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur
The International Criminal Court has convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region over 20 years ago
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Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar
Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives
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A weakened and isolated Hamas faces pressure to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
After facing months of genocide accusations, pariah status and global pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed on a ceasefire proposal with President Donald Trump
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Trump’s pro-Israel Gaza plan seen as unlikely to sway Hamas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new plan to end the war in Gaza is essentially an ultimatum to Hamas to release hostages, give up arms and surrender — or face the full force of the Israeli military with Washington’s explicit blessing. Trump said Israel would have his “full backing to finish the job” if Hamas rejects…