US Prioritizes Hostage Return in Rare Taliban Meeting in Kabul
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U.S. officials held talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul on Saturday regarding Americans detained in Afghanistan, including naturalized citizen Mahmood Habibi, who has...
Marco Rubio to Visit Israel as Arab Allies Condemn Strike
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel this weekend amid escalating regional tensions following Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in...
Taiwan Warns U.S. of “Domino Effect” if China Seizes Island
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Taiwan’s top China policymaker, Chiu Chui-cheng, warned in Washington that Beijing is “actively preparing for war” to seize the island and that such...
Nepal Sets March Elections After Appointing First Female Interim PM
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Nepal’s President has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5, 2026, following the appointment of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki...
Trump Meets Qatari PM After Israeli Strike Strains Ties
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President Trump hosted Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani for dinner in New York, days after a controversial Israeli strike targeted...
UN Backs Palestinian Statehood, 142 Nations Vote for Formal Recognition
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The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration calling for a two-state solution with “tangible, irreversible steps,” condemning both Hamas’s October 7...
Sweden Allocates $7.5 Billion Military Aid for Ukraine, Readies Support for Poland
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Sweden has pledged an additional $7.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine over the next two years, focusing on artillery systems like the...
Germany’s Army Must Double in Size to Meet NATO Targets, Chief Says
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Germany’s army requires an additional 100,000 active troops to meet NATO’s new readiness targets amid growing concerns over Russian aggression, according to a...
Hamas Stands Firm on Gaza Demands Despite Leaders’ Killing
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Hamas has stated that Israel’s attempted assassination of its political leaders in Doha will not alter its core demands for a Gaza ceasefire,...
Afghanistan’s Quake Aftermath Threatens “Intergenerational” Recovery
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Afghanistan faces an intergenerational crisis as back-to-back earthquakes destroy homes, livestock, and irrigation systems—wiping out the primary assets of rural families—while limited aid...