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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Rocket Intercept
Israeli forces carried out airstrikes early Thursday in the Gaza Strip, hours after Israeli air defenses intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza.
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Russia Says Longer-Range Western Weapons Would Escalate Ukraine Conflict
Russia said Wednesday that supplies of long-range weapons to Ukraine would not deter Russian forces, but would increase tensions and escalate the conflict.
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Myanmar Marks Second Anniversary of Military-Led Overthrow of Civilian Government
Supporters of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement are engaging in a nationwide boycott of all economic activity Wednesday to mark the two-year anniversary of the military’s overthrow of the civilian government.
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Ukraine Pushes France for Fighter Jets
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov visited Paris for talks with French leaders on Tuesday, pushing for fighter jets to help Kyiv’s fighters fend off Russia’s nearly year-long invasion.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister in France Amid Push for Fighter Jets
The prospect of supplying Ukraine with fighter jets was expected to be on the agenda Tuesday as Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov visited Paris for talks with French leaders.
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Pope Francis Begins 6-Day Peace Pilgrimage to Central Africa
Pope Francis is heading to central Africa Tuesday to bring a message of peace to two of the region’s most violence-plagued nations.
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Peru's Congress Postpones Debate on Election Proposal
Lawmakers in Peru have postponed debate on a proposal from embattled President Dina Boularte to schedule general elections for later this year.
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Ukrainian President: ‘We Have to Make Time Our Weapon’
Russian strikes in the Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed three people Sunday and injured six.
The strike prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, once again, to express the need for allies to speed up their deliveries of promised weapons.
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UK: Russia Will ‘Likely Struggle’ to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion
Russia also announced plans to reestablish Moscow and Leningrad military districts. The U.K. Defense Ministry said that move represents “a partial return to the Soviet era organization of forces in Western Russia.”
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EU Parliament Calls for Iran's Revolutionary Guard to Be Added to Terror List
European Council officials said Friday they expect additional European Union sanctions to be placed on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one day after the European Parliament called for the group to be added to the EU terror list.
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