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Syrians moving home, but not everyone ready to return

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are moving back a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime, but others aren’t sure it’s the right time. For The National, CBC’s Briar Stewart meets Syrians near the Turkey-Syria border who a...

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Guinea-Bissau junta announces council to oversee governing bodies

Just over a week after seizing power, Guinea Bissau’s military says it has established a National Transitional Council.

Africanews

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DRC: M23 rebels continue their advance in South Kivu

M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army are continuing their advice in the South Kivu region of the DR Congo, local sources say. On Saturday, the rebels took control of the strategic town of Luvungi, near the border with Burundi, and ...

Africanews

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Benin coup attempt thwarted by soldiers loyal to Republic

A military coup declared in Benin on Sunday has failed, the country’s interior minister said, just hours after soldiers took over state television to announce the dissolution of government.

Africanews

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Ukraine's recruitment effort expands to women amid Russian invasion

Struggling to recruit new soldiers as Russia presses on with its large-scale invasion, Ukraine has expanded its recruitment campaign among women.

France 24

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Russia unleashes massive drone attack on central Ukraine

Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged in talks with a Ukrainian delegat...

France 24

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German Chancellor Merz reaffirms support for Israel

In his first visit to Israel as chancellor, Friedrich Merz walks a diplomatic tightrope: affirming Germany's support while addressing civilian suffering in Gaza.

DW News

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U.S.-led peace talks wrap as Russia launches strike on Ukraine

A U.S. envoy says territorial claims remain a sticking point in a proposed peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The U.S.-led meetings have ended; meanwhile, Russia launched a massive strike on central Ukraine early Sunday.

CBC News

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Colombian fishermen express fears over lethal U.S. strikes

Since the Trump administration began launching strikes against alleged drug vessels off the coasts of South America, killing at least 87 people, some fishermen in Santa Marta, Colombia, say their way of life is under attack.

CBS News

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Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, meaning another winter of power outages for Ukrainians as Vladimir Putin tries to crush their resolve. Holly Williams reports.

CBS News

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Pete Hegseth on boat strikes: "We will find you and we will sink you"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats, saying President Trump can take decisive military action as he sees fit. Willie James Inman reports on the latest.

CBS News

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U.S boosts military presence in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions

To crackdown on so-called “narcoterrorists”, the US has slowly but steadily been building up its military presence in the Caribbean. 15,000 troops are now stationed in the area, many in Puerto Rico.

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Gaza talks at 'critical moment,' Qatari PM says

Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday.

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Zelenskyy says he had 'substantive' phone call with U.S's Witkoff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he had had a long and "substantive" phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Reuters

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Ukraine under massive Russian attack as peace talks continue

Russia has unleashed a massive barrage of strikes overnight across Ukraine, targeting rail and energy infrastructure. Despite ongoing peace talks led by the U.S., the situation on the ground appeared largely unchanged.

DW News

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Thousands flee South Kivu as fighting intensifies

The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is once again descending into chaos. Thousands of people are on the move, fleeing the intense fighting.

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Battle for Pokrovsk: Ukraine disputes claims Russia captured the city

Ukraine insists it's still in control of parts of Pokrovsk, despite Russia claiming it's now occupying the strategic city. Its capture would boost President Vladimir Putin's demands for Ukraine to give up the eastern Donbass region in re...

Al Jazeera

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Fighting in Al Suwayda forces families to leave homes

More than a million people forced from their homes in Syria, have now returned. But fighting between Druze and Bedouin armed groups in Al Suwayda has triggered a new wave of displacement.

Al Jazeera

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U.S. threatens NATO withdrawal if Europe doesn't take lead by 2027

The United States is warning its NATO allies that Europe must take on more of its own defence, and fast. According to an exclusive Reuters report, the Pentagon has set an ambitious 2027 deadline for European nations to assume most of the...

France 24

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Kenyan lawmakers accuse British troops of 'disturbing' misconduct

A parliamentary inquiry in Kenya has accused British troops training there of a pattern of sexual misconduct and environmental harm that has led the forces from the former colonial power to be seen as an "occupying presence."

Reuters

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South Africans tricked into fighting Russia's war in Ukraine

A scandal over the recruitment of soldiers sent to fight in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is growing in South Africa. At the center of the scandal is one of the daughters of former president Jacob Zuma.

DW News

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German parliament advances plan to boost military numbers

Thousands of students in Germany have protested after parliament approved a controversial law bringing back voluntary military service for 18-year-olds. Germany is the latest European country to strengthen conscription, in response to Ru...

Al Jazeera

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Questions swirl around Sept. 2 Venezuela boat strikes

Competing narratives have emerged after lawmakers were shown video of a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat on September 2.

CBS America

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ICC prosecutor says Putin arrest warrant won't disappear

The Kremlin has repeatedly said that it doesn't recognise the jurisdiction of the court and considers the warrant null and void.

Euronews

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Euroclear warns reparations loan for Ukraine risks investor exodus

Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to...

Euronews

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Kenyan parliament report condemns British army unit BATUK over abuses

The Kenyan lawmakers described BATUK’s presence as more akin to that of an “occupying force” than a partner — calling into question the long-standing defense cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom and demanding stronger oversight,...

Africanews

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Russia-India sign trade agreements despite pressure from the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership wit...

Al Jazeera

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Israeli-backed Palestinian militia leader killed

An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia in Gaza said Thursday its leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, has been killed in a dispute with another family.

France 24

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Kenyan report condemns British army unit BATUK over decades of abuses

Africanews

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DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal: Leaders sign accord alongside U.S.

It's a deal described as the beginning of a new path to peace. Leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement aiming to end the long-running conflict in eastern DRC. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted t...

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