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North Korea Test-Fires New Weapons Ahead of Russian Security Chief Visit

North Korea said Friday it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia's security chief arrived in Pyongyang for talks with leader Kim Jong Un.

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Military Chiefs Gather in UK to Discuss Ukraine Protections

Dozens of military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will meet in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.

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220 Reported Dead as Israel Pounds Gaza in Most Intense Strikes Since Ceasefire

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting 220 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.

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Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attacks on Carrier Group After US Strikes

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Monday to have twice attacked an American aircraft carrier group within 24 hours, calling it retaliation for deadly US strikes.

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Zelensky Says Trump Relationship Can Be Repaired After White House Row

Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his relations with the United States can still be repaired, after President Donald Trump shouted at him in an angry White House meltdown accusing the Ukrainian leader of refusing to make peace with Russia.

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In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

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Zelensky Offers to Resign in Exchange for Ukrainian NATO Membership

Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday — the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion — that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance.

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Arab Leaders Gather in Saudi Arabia to Hash Out Gaza Plan

Arab leaders were gathering in Saudi Arabia on Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Donald Trump's proposal for US control of the territory and the expulsion of its people.

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Zelensky Calls for Strong US Ties After Trump Brands Him a ‘Dictator’

Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong" ties with Washington on Thursday, as he met US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv a day after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator."

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US-Russia Talks Begin in Saudi, No Seat for Ukraine

Top US and Russian diplomats were meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war.

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