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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds
Hamas militants released three male Israeli hostages on Saturday and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return after Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped avert a standoff that threatened to sink a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands
Panic swept through eastern Congo's second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.
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Poilievre repudiates Trump's 51st state threats, pitches new policies at 'Canada First' rally
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Ukraine needs 'real security guarantees' before any peace talks with Russia, Zelenskyy tells Vance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, before a meeting with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference, that his country wants "security guarantees" before any talks with Russia, as the Trump administration presses both countries to find a quick endgame to the three-year war.
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U.S. Justice Department asks judge to toss corruption case against NYC mayor
The U.S. Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top official from Washington intervening after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the case and some quit in protest.