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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Armed Group Seizes China-Myanmar Border Crossing
An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country's ruling junta of a lucrative border crossing to China.
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Middle East
39 Palestinians Released Under Hostage Deal Return Home
Prison authorities in Israel announced that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees, after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement.
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Africa
DR Congo Won’t Extend Regional Force Mandate: EAC
East African leaders said the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided not to renew the mandate of a regional force.
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Asia Pacific
China Holds Military Drills Along Violence-Hit Myanmar Border
China began military exercises along its border with Myanmar and urged its citizens to leave the north of that country.
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Russia Launches ‘Record’ 75 Drones on Ukraine
Ukraine said it had downed 74 out of 75 Russian drones overnight, in what it said was the biggest such attack since the start of the invasion.
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Asia Pacific
Philippines, Australia Launch Joint Air and Sea Patrols
Australia and the Philippines announced the start of joint air and sea patrols off the Southeast Asian nation.
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Europe
Russia Attacking Avdiivka ‘From All Directions,’ Says Kyiv
A third wave of Russian forces is attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and systematically shelling the industrial hub's center, Ukraine said.
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Asia Pacific
Kim Jong Un Celebrates North Korea’s New ‘Space Power’ Era
North Korea's Kim Jong Un celebrated a "new era of a space power" with scientists and his family after the North successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.
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Asia Pacific
Australian Warship Passes Through Taiwan Strait: Taipei Military
Taiwan said an Australian warship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a sensitive waterway separating the self-ruled island from China.
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Middle East
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Intensifies Attacks on Israel
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Thursday intensified its attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon where Israeli bombardments killed seven of its fighters.
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