Conflict
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May- 2025 -17 MayMiddle East
Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed at Defeating Hamas
Israel announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with 10 reported killed in fresh strikes in the Strip.
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17 MayMiddle East
Israel Threatens Houthi Leaders After Striking Yemen Ports
Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels after the air force struck two rebel-held ports.
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17 MayAfrica
M23 Fighters Expel Civilians to Rwanda
M23 fighters, which took control of DR Congo's key major town of Goma, set about expelling thousands of people they say are illegals from Rwanda.
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17 MayEurope
Ukraine War Talks Yield POW Swap, but No Truce
Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire, and a potential Zelensky-Putin direct meeting.
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16 MayEurope
Ukraine Launches System to ID Missing Soldiers Using DNA
Ukraine has automated the collection and storage of biological samples from its troops to speed up investigations into missing and deceased soldiers.
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16 MayMiddle East
Israel Says Killed Hezbollah Militant in South Lebanon
Israel's military said it killed a Hezbollah militant in a strike on south Lebanon, the second such attack in two days despite the ceasefire.
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16 MayAmericas
Rubio Meets Top Turkey, Ukraine Officials Ahead of War Talks
US Secretary of State Rubio was meeting with top Turkish and Ukrainian officials in Istanbul, ahead of first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years.
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15 MayMiddle East
Gaza Air Strikes Kill 94 as Manhunt Unfolds in West Bank
Palestinian rescuers reported 94 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, where a US-backed organization said it intends to begin distributing aid.
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15 MayEurope
Russian Delegation, Without Putin, Arrives in Istanbul for Ukraine Talks
A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years, as many world leaders had urged.
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15 MayAsia Pacific
India Says Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal Should Be Under UN Surveillance
India said Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should be brought under the surveillance of the UN's nuclear agency, following last week's conflict.
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