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Putin demands Kyiv withdraw from Eastern Ukraine

The Russian president reiterated his maximalist demands over occupied areas of Ukraine, and insisted Moscow has no plans of slowing down its full-scale invasion or even negotiating with Kyiv.

Euronews

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Nigeria's security forces under-resourced amid crisis

Nigeria's security forces are stretched across multiple crises, including a long-running jihadist insurgency. Soldiers on the frontlines say they're fighting with little equipment, low pay and poor living conditions.

DW News

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Putin says U.S.-Ukraine draft points could form basis for peace deal

Putin also cautioned that it would be premature to talk about final versions of any agreement. Meanwhile, an American delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow next week for further discussions, signaling ongoing efforts to explore a po...

Africanews

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Guinea-Bissau opposition accuses president of faking coup

Fernando Dias was the main challenger in last week’s closely contested presidential vote, which he claims to have won.

Africanews

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Guinea-Bissau: Five decades of coups, crises and cartel influence

Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has faced chronic instability marked by four successful coups, multiple coup attempts and political violence, including the 2009 killing of President Nino Vieira. Recent clashes in ...

France 24

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Ukraine turns to land drones to survive the drone-saturated frontline

Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region rely on slow, unmanned ground buggies to move supplies and evacuate the wounded through a drone-saturated frontline. Highly vulnerable to airborne attacks, these land drones have become essential as...

France 24

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Macron announces new French military service to start next summer

France will launch a voluntary military service programme for 18 and 19-year-olds in 2026, aiming to enrol 3,000 participants initially and up to 50,000 by 2035, the French president announced on Thursday.

Euronews

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Drones made in Bavaria set to boost German army's air defenses

Munich is emerging as Germany’s hub for cutting-edge drone technology, with defense-focused innovations gaining momentum amid rising geopolitical tensions.

DW News

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Military conscription — would you be ready to answer the call?

For some of us, war still sounds like a distant threat. But if it were to come, who would be called to the front line?

Euronews

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Debates restart over Canada’s fighter jet purchase amid trade tensions

Canada has reopened debate over its planned F-35 purchase as trade tensions with the United States intensify. Newly obtained defence figures show the Swedish Gripen, the main alternative under consideration, received a significantly lowe...

CBC News

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Escalating attacks halt Pakistan-Afghanistan cross-border movement

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to escalate. With each side blaming the other for a series of deadly attacks in recent weeks, and vowing to respond.

Al Jazeera

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Families of Tarhuna victims demand justice after five years of silence

In 2020, dozens of mass graves were discovered by the Libyan government in the city of Tarhuna. Hundreds of civilians were detained, tortured and killed by the Kaniyat militia. Five years later, people say that not enough has been done b...

Al Jazeera

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Thousands who fled Sudan's el-Fasher face extreme hunger

Thousands of people who fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher and made it to a refugee camp are starving. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created severe food shortages, with famine declared in two re...

Al Jazeera

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U.S. special envoy Witkoff to meet Putin next week

The U.S. says Russia and Ukraine are close to a deal— Negotiations continue as Washington, Kyiv, and the EU push forward a proposed peace plan.

Al Jazeera

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'Europe must keep pressure on Russia', von der Leyen says

The EU Commission president called on Europeans to step up pressure on Moscow and warned that despite its stated intention to engage in peace talks, "Russia's mindset has not changed".

Euronews

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Nigeria's mass school kidnappings expose Tinubu's security struggles

The abduction of more than 300 pupils from a school in northern Nigeria last week underscores President Bola Tinubu's faltering security efforts, now under heightened scrutiny since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action ...

Reuters

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Sudan: Neither of warring factions has accepted truce plan, U.S. says

The United States has proposed a truce to Sudan's warring parties, but neither the army nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has formally accepted it. The RSF declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire, while the army reporte...

France 24

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U.S. envoy Witkoff coached Russia to pitch Ukraine peace plan to Trump

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff advised a senior aid to Vladimir Putin on how to pitch a peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of a call from October 14 published by Bloomberg News. The White House has not contest...

France 24

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Military officers claim 'total control' of Guinea-Bissau in potential coup

Gunshots were heard near the presidential palace three days after the presidential and legislative elections. Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said he had been arrested.

Africanews

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Gaza faces harshest winter since Israel-Hamas conflict began

Heavy rains and flooding in Gaza have turned temporary camps housing displaced Palestinians into swamps. The worst could yet be to come, with forecasters expecting the harshest winter since the Israel-Hamas war began.

DW News

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FBI opens inquiry into Democrats warning on unlawful military orders

Multiple sources tell CBS News that the FBI has opened an investigation into six congressional Democrats who participated in a video addressing the U.S. military about unlawful orders. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

CBS America

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Breaking down Trump admin's diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war

The Trump administration's efforts to reach a deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the war involve some unusual players and strategies. Margaret Brennan, the moderator of "Face the Nation," has more.

CBS America

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Inside Syria’s crippled air defences after Israeli strikes

Al Jazeera has gained rare access to an air defence site in Daraa, Syria.

Al Jazeera

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Palestine Action’s legal challenge against UK government ban begins

Cofounder Huda Ammori says the ban is ‘one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history’.

Al Jazeera

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U.S. ambassador suggests Germany take NATO's top military role

For decades, a US general or admiral has held the post as head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Now, more signs from Washington point to a change coming in the future.

Euronews

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What's next for U.S. negotiations between Ukraine and Russia?

CBS News chief foreign correspondent and "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan joins "CBS Mornings" to break down where U.S. negotiations stand with Ukraine and Russia and what's next.

CBS News

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Trump optimistic on Russia-Ukraine peace deal despite recent strikes

President Trump says only a few "points of disagreement" remain on a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The president says he will meet with the leaders of both countries only when the deal is in its final stages.

CBS News

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Ukraine, Europe signal support for White House peace deal with Russia

President Trump and the White House said they are hopeful that Ukraine and Russia can reach a deal, but the path towards peace remains elusive.

CBS News

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Russia and Ukraine swap strikes as peace plan talks persist

Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US’s peace proposal with Trump.

Al Jazeera

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Lebanese Christians pray papal visit keeps religion in Middle East

After decades of conflict, residents of the Christian town of Rmeich in Lebanon's war-battered south hope Pope Leo's upcoming trip to their country will bring peace - and the strength to stay as the region's Christian communities dwindle.

Reuters