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Senior military figures and European leaders gathered Thursday to thrash out plans for long-term peace in Ukraine, as the United States and Russia prepared for fresh talks on ending the war.
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Israel resumed ground operations in Gaza on Wednesday and issued what it called a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power.
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Argentina's Milei wins Congress green light for new IMF loan
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Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and "terror" allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup".
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