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Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start
- DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed five people, hospital officials said, bringing the death toll from airstrikes in the Palestinian territory over a roughly 12-hour period to 33. The strikes have been some of the deadliest since Oct. 10 when a U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect. The renewed escalation came after Israel said that ...

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Ukraine under pressure amid reports Russia and U.S. have devised a secret peace plan
- Senior U.S. military officials are in Ukraine on Thursday "on a fact finding mission to meet with Ukrainian officials and discuss efforts to end the war" with Russia. The U.S. delegation's arrival in Kyiv comes a day after media reports emerged that Washington and Moscow had held secret talks and devised a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. Ukraine was not believed to have been involved in the peace proposals, which ...

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Dutch government releases control of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia
- Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Dutch government on Wednesday ended its control of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia after a little over a month, easing a dispute between the Netherlands and China. Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Karremans said in a statement that after the government had held "constructive meetings" with Chinese authorities, now was "the right moment to take a constructive step" by suspending its control over ...

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Trump Says He'll Push for Peace in Sudan After Saudi Crown Prince Urged Greater US Involvement
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to put greater attention on helping find an end to the brutal civil war in Sudan after being urged to take action by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . Trump, who claims to have ended several wars since returning to office and has openly lobbied for the Nobel Peace Prize, admitted the conflict "wasn't on my charts" before his ...

Source: military.com