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At least 750 Israelis missing since fighting broke out early Saturday: Local media

By Anadolu Agency At least 750 Israelis have been missing since fighting broke out on Saturday morning, local media reported early Sunday. “According to an unofficial report, approximately 750 Israelis are currently missing,” the daily Jerusalem Post said on X. Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Saturday and said the surprise attack was in response

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Hamas kills 22 in unprecedented, wide-ranging incursion into Israel. Netanyahu says ‘we are at war

Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced a new operation against Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) By The Associated Press The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza

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Russia says hit Ukrainian UAV workshops, depots of Storm Shadow and HIMARS systems

By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Friday that the country hit assembly workshops of Ukrainian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and depots housing Storm Shadow and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in missile strikes on Ukraine. “Ammunition depots, missile and artillery systems, military-technical equipment, production workshops of enterprises producing weapons and

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African Union backs Somalia’s request to pause troop withdrawal for 3 months

By Xinhua News Agency The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has endorsed a request by Somalia for a three-month pause in the withdrawal of 3,000 troops stationed in the country, the AU mission said on Thursday. The PSC, which is the standing decision-making organ of the AU for the prevention,

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France to begin Niger withdrawal ‘this week’

French soldiers prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base in Niamey, Niger on May 14, 2023. Photo/AFP By AFP French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger “this week”, the French army said Thursday, after falling out with the military junta that took power since a July coup. The announcement comes a week

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US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria – Pentagon

Smoke rises from a car after an alleged Turkish strike on Hasakah, Syria, October 5, 2023. North Press Agency/via Reuters By Reuters The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO

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UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks with Paul Rwigamba, Director of Projects and Property Management and Flora Uwayezu, Project Sales of the Century Real Estate group during a tour in Kigali Rwanda, March 18, 2023. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo By Reuters The British government will try next week to persuade judges at the country’s top court to

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Kenya has established a special police unit to combat illegal mining activities

From left: Principal Secretary State Department for Mining Elijah Mwangi, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya and State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries Principal Secretary Betsy Muthoni Njagi addressing journalists during a press conference on the lifting of the Moratorium on Mining Licenses at his office in Works

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German chancellor urges peaceful solution to Serbia-Kosovo conflict

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday called for a peaceful solution to the conflict between Serbia and neighboring Kosovo. “For me, it is very important that the situation does not escalate further when it comes to Serbia and Kosovo. It’s about a peaceful solution and that’s what we’re very committed to. Germany,

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Foreign troops must leave Maldives, president-elect Muizzu says

Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives presidential candidate of the opposition party, People’s National Congress speaks with the media personnel during the second round of a presidential election in Male, Maldives September 30, 2023. Photographer Dhahau Naseem/File Photo By Reuters Foreign military forces cannot stay in the Maldives, president-elect Mohamed Muizzu told a rally celebrating his victory in

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