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Search the reportIsrael says a body handed over by Hamas in the latest hostage exchange did not match Shiri Bibas, adding a fresh flashpoint to an already fragile ceasefire process.
Read report »Forensic officials say the recovered body belongs to the hostage mother and found no evidence of bombing, after Hamas first handed over the wrong remains.
Read report »The two Central Asian neighbours signed a delimitation agreement in Bishkek, advancing a long-running border process meant to end a decades-old dispute.
Read report »France says it is not disappearing, but its military role in Ivory Coast is being reshaped around advice and training rather than a permanent base.
Read report »2025-02-20 event: Three empty buses exploded in Bat Yam near Tel Aviv and police said devices on two other buses failed to detonate.
Read report »2025-02-20 event: Local authorities said most of the victims on Lake Edward were escaping the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
Read report »Four military bases belonging to the Mogadishu administration in central Somalia were attacked at the same time in Middle Shabelle, with al-Shabaab claiming responsibility and local sources reporting that bases and surrounding settlements were captured.
Read report »Puntland says UAE-backed airstrikes and ground assaults hit insurgent hideouts in the mountains and recaptured key positions.
Read report »The Kremlin framed the Saudi-hosted discussions as an opening round, even as the war in Ukraine and the wider diplomatic rupture remain unresolved.
Read report »Chad’s army said its Operation Haskanite campaign in the Lake Chad area killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants over four months, with 27 army personnel also reported dead.
Read report »The remarks followed a week of clashes over peace talks with Russia, elections under martial law and a stalled minerals deal.
Read report »A report says Kinshasa has asked Chad for help against M23, though Chadian officials say any support has not yet been formally discussed.
Read report »U.N. officials told the Security Council that the rebel advance in eastern Congo was threatening peace well beyond the country’s borders.
Read report »The Kyiv Independent said a wave of drones and missiles hit several oblasts, with one civilian killed in Donetsk and four people wounded in Odesa.
Read report »Israel began a partial pullback from southern Lebanon on 2025-02-18 but said it would remain in five strategic locations, keeping alive a fragile ceasefire dispute with Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
Read report »Moscow has ruled out any peacekeeping force from NATO member states in Ukraine, even as Washington and Moscow begin talks on ending the war.
Read report »M23 fighters pushed north and south of Goma, capturing Kamanyola while residents feared a further drive toward Uvira.
Read report »Top U.S. and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia and said they were prepared to start work on ending the war in Ukraine and improving bilateral relations.
Read report »Newsweek reported a Hamas dossier alleging deaths, injuries and supply shortfalls since the January 19 ceasefire, while Israel weighed its response.
Read report »Donald Trump suggested Ukraine should consider a new election as part of a peace settlement with Russia, while Kyiv objected to being left out of U.S.-Russia discussions.
Read report »Three Americans and three Russians met in Saudi Arabia and said they were laying groundwork for broader talks, but the war’s key European and Ukrainian stakeholders were not at the table.
Read report »Emergency consultations in France reflected mounting alarm over a proposed negotiating track that left Europe and Ukraine outside the room.
Read report »Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Europe should have no role in peace negotiations on Ukraine, even as European leaders urged security guarantees and a stronger collective response.
Read report »Rwandan-backed M23 fighters reached the centre of Bukavu on 2025-02-16, prompting fears of a deeper collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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