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Ukraine is doing what sanctions couldn't: kneecapping Russia's oil exportsConflict

Ukraine is doing what sanctions couldn't: kneecapping Russia's oil exports

Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian ports and refineries is pushing Moscow's oil exports toward their lowest levels since 2023, making a mockery of the idea that a US sanctions waiver would stabilize things.

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Israel says it just tried to take out the head of Hamas' military wing, but nobody's sure if it workedConflict

Israel says it just tried to take out the head of Hamas' military wing, but nobody's sure if it worked

Israel launched an airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' military wing. Whether he was killed or injured remains unconfirmed, according to NPR.

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Russia launches 268 drones in one night because apparently subtlety is deadConflict

Russia launches 268 drones in one night because apparently subtlety is dead

Russia launched 268 drones and a ballistic missile overnight across Ukraine, killing at least three people and damaging residential and port infrastructure in Odesa. Ukraine responded with drone strikes on Russia's Leningrad Oblast.

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Trump calls Iranian leaders 'scum', declares ceasefire dead - and somehow we're surprisedConflict

Trump calls Iranian leaders 'scum', declares ceasefire dead - and somehow we're surprised

Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over and called Iranian leaders 'scum' as the US military launched strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver on Iranian oil exports - with Tehran insisting Washington violated the agreement first.

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China's air force is quietly building an army of weird, specialized planes and nobody's sleeping on thatConflict

China's air force is quietly building an army of weird, specialized planes and nobody's sleeping on that

China's military has spent a decade quietly expanding its fleet of 'special mission' aircraft, and analysts say the growth in both quantity and quality is a serious strategic development worth watching.

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US Navy allegedly 'blew a hole' in an Iranian ship's engine room because subtlety is overratedConflict

US Navy allegedly 'blew a hole' in an Iranian ship's engine room because subtlety is overrated

Trump claims US forces seized the Iran-flagged cargo ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz by blowing a hole in its engine room, in a dramatic escalation of regional naval tensions.

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16 dead in Honduras as a police raid and a farm massacre strike the same region hours apartConflict

16 dead in Honduras as a police raid and a farm massacre strike the same region hours apart

At least 16 people were killed in northern Honduras after a police raid and a separate attack on a palm farm left workers and others dead within the same region, according to Al Jazeera.

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Russia drops 1,500kg bomb on Ukrainian city because apparently subtlety was never on the menuConflict

Russia drops 1,500kg bomb on Ukrainian city because apparently subtlety was never on the menu

Russia struck Sloviansk with a massive FAB-1500 glide bomb, damaging civilian buildings, while drone attacks ignited fires in Sumy's industrial zone - another brutal day in an increasingly brutal war.

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1,000+ Palestinians killed during Gaza's 'ceasefire' - here are their namesConflict

1,000+ Palestinians killed during Gaza's 'ceasefire' - here are their names

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since a US-brokered ceasefire was agreed upon in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera reporting - raising serious questions about what the deal actually means in practice.

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Netanyahu and Trump are apparently both losing at the same time, and nobody is happyConflict

Netanyahu and Trump are apparently both losing at the same time, and nobody is happy

Carnegie analyst Aaron David Miller told France 24 that Israel's war against Iran has been a 'strategic disaster,' with Netanyahu's war aims unmet and Trump increasingly eager to find the exit.

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UN chief is 'deeply concerned' about Russia's Kyiv strike plans, world collectively unsurprisedConflict

UN chief is 'deeply concerned' about Russia's Kyiv strike plans, world collectively unsurprised

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is 'deeply concerned' after Russia announced plans to strike Ukraine's capital Kyiv, adding to growing international alarm over escalating tensions.

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Iran fires missiles and drones at 'enemy bases', US military says it intercepted them allConflict

Iran fires missiles and drones at 'enemy bases', US military says it intercepted them all

Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched drones and missiles at what it called 'enemy bases' in the Middle East, but the US military says it intercepted the attack - with radar sites reportedly among the few things actually hit.

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'Black Wednesday' in Lebanon: experts say Israel's strikes hit civilians, not HezbollahConflict

'Black Wednesday' in Lebanon: experts say Israel's strikes hit civilians, not Hezbollah

Israel says its strikes on Lebanon's 'Black Wednesday' targeted Hezbollah. Independent experts cited by Al Jazeera say the evidence strongly suggests otherwise, raising serious questions about civilian casualties and international law.

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Wagner's African cousins dropped bombs on Mali while quietly packing their bagsConflict

Wagner's African cousins dropped bombs on Mali while quietly packing their bags

Russia's Africa Corps reportedly carried out airstrikes in Mali as rebel forces advanced, even while withdrawing from a key northern base - a chaotic combination that raises serious questions about the military situation on the ground.

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Palestinian prisoners allege sexual violence in Israeli custody, new Al Jazeera report details claimsConflict

Palestinian prisoners allege sexual violence in Israeli custody, new Al Jazeera report details claims

A new Al Jazeera investigation details allegations of sexual violence and mistreatment made by Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody, with claims escalating significantly since October 7, 2023.

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Senator Kelly asks the quiet part out loud: 'What exactly are Americans getting from this Iran war?'Conflict

Senator Kelly asks the quiet part out loud: 'What exactly are Americans getting from this Iran war?'

Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is publicly questioning the strategic value of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, warning it is leaving America in a 'worse posture' militarily and asking what Americans are actually gaining from it.

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Half a million gone: Britain drops the most brutal Russian casualty estimate yetConflict

Half a million gone: Britain drops the most brutal Russian casualty estimate yet

British intelligence has assessed that nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - the highest official government estimate since the war began in 2022.

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Russia is literally stealing Ukraine's drones out of the sky and using them against KyivConflict

Russia is literally stealing Ukraine's drones out of the sky and using them against Kyiv

Russia appears to be hijacking Ukrainian drones mid-flight using electronic warfare, turning Kyiv's own weapons against it - and the implications for European airspace are making a lot of people very nervous.

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Tehran and Trump both hit 'snooze' on 60-day truce extension as Lebanon PM says enough is enoughConflict

Tehran and Trump both hit 'snooze' on 60-day truce extension as Lebanon PM says enough is enough

Neither Iran nor the Trump administration has commented on a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension, while Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says nothing can justify Israel's military operations against Lebanese civilians.

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