Ukraine Ukraine claimed that its forces have successfully encircled around 3,000 Russian troops in Kursk.There are signs that Ukraine's claim is true: even Russian web propagandists - who spout lots …

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GazaSecState Blinken said Israel has accepted the U.S.'s "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire deal that Blinken called "probably the best, maybe the last" chance to free Israeli hostages.However, vario …

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Coming Up This Week The U.S. Democratic National Convention starts today and ends Thursday in Chicago.Today is the 105th anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from Britain. The Taliban government …

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Gaza Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said its wartime death toll passed 40,000 yesterday. That grim tally includes both civilians and militants - Hamas doesn't distinguish between them.Palestinian A …

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Ukraine U.S. officials confirmed Ukraine's claims that a small number of Russian soldiers are being shifted from Ukrainian battlefields to defend their homeland against the Ukrainian incursion that s …

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Ukraine and Russia A Ukrainian army spokesman said Russia pulled a "relatively small number" of its units from Zaporizhzhia and Kherson to defend against Ukraine's week-old incursion into Kursk, Russ …

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