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Most Hezbollah military sites ceded to army in south Lebanon: source
Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday. A November 27 ceasefire that ended more than a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of full-blown war, stipulated that only
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‘Mr Satan’ charged with Trump assassination threat, Justice Department says
A US man posting content online as “Mr Satan” has been charged with threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and other government officials, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Shawn Monper, 32, was detained and charged in a federal criminal complaint with “making threats to assault and murder” Trump and
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US prosecutors seek release of ex-FBI informant who admitted fabricating claims against Biden
US prosecutors plan to review the case of a former FBI informant who admitted to fabricating bribery claims against former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, according to a court filing on Friday. The disclosure came as prosecutors, together with defense lawyers for the informant, Alexander Smirnov, asked a
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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Central Europe leads to animal culls and border closures
Authorities in several countries in Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle populations that has caused widespread border closures and required the killing of thousands of animals. The outbreak was first detected on a cattle farm in northwestern Hungary in early March, and animals
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Israel’s army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the war
Israel’s military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed an open letter that condemns the war in Gaza for mainly serving political interests while failing to bring home the hostages. In a statement to The Associated Press, an army official said there was no room for
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Russia launches scores of drones on Ukraine, four people injured, Kyiv says
Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, injuring four people and damaging residential and commercial buildings in Kyiv and other parts of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 56 of 88 Russian drones, its air force said. It
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Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries, US officials say
More than 100 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine are mercenaries who do not appear to have a direct link to China’s government, two US officials familiar with American intelligence and a former Western intelligence official said. Chinese military officers have, however, been in the theater
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What are US troops doing in the Middle East and where are they?
The United States and Iran are set for talks this weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump reiterated this week threats of military action against Tehran if it does not agree to limits on its nuclear program. Western countries suspect Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, which Iran denies. If Iran
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Frustrated families await news days after 222 killed in Dominican club disaster
Frustration grew Friday in the Dominican Republic as families of some of the 222 people killed in a nightclub roof collapse three days earlier waited for their loved ones’ bodies to be identified. Dozens of desperate relatives waited in tents at the forensic morgue in Santo Domingo, the capital city
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European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin
European countries vowed Friday to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a US envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin’s willingness to stop the more than
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Iran delegation in Oman for high-stakes nuclear talks with US
The United States and Iran begin high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear program on Saturday, with President Donald Trump threatening military action should they fail to produce a new deal. They will be the highest-level discussions between the foes since an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program crumbled after
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Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking to ‘dynamite’ Syria ‘revolution’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of sowing divisions in Syria in a bid to “dynamite” the “revolution” that toppled strongman Bashar Assad. Turkiye is a key backer of Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa whose Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) led the rebel coalition which
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UN denounces army attacks in Myanmar despite post-quake truce
The United Nations rights office decried Friday attacks by Myanmar’s military despite a ceasefire declared following last month’s devastating earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people. “At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead
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Iran says seeks ‘real and fair’ deal in nuclear talks with US
Iran is seeking a “real and fair” agreement with the United States on its nuclear program, a senior aide to supreme leader Ali Khamenei said Friday, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman. Longtime adversaries Iran and the US are set to hold talks on Saturday
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Ousted South Korean President Yoon embraces supporters after leaving presidential residence
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol left the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday for his private home, a week after the Constitutional Court removed him from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December. In recent days, moving trucks were seen driving in and out of