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Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for limited traffic
- Gaza's key Rafah border crossing has reopened for limited traffic after almost two years of closure, officials have said. The crossing – linking the Palestinian enclave with Egypt, Gaza's only border passage that does not lead to Israel – reopened on Monday. A vital entry point for humanitarian supplies and passage for people awaiting medical evacuation, the crossing's reopening is stipulated under the ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks
- Pakistani security forces have killed at least 145 fighters in the restive Balochistan province in a manhunt launched after a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks that left nearly 50 people dead. The announcement on Sunday came a day after the attacks, which began early on Saturday at multiple locations across southwestern Balochistan and left 31 civilians, including five women, and 17 security personnel ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc's listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terror group. The move comes as Iran faces the threat of U.S. military action in response to the killing of peaceful demonstrators and over possible mass executions. The American military has moved the USS ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week
- KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. The strike injured several more people and sparked a fire that ...

Source: apnews.com