Israeli raid on Ramallah wounds dozens in rare daytime operation in West Bank capital
Israeli forces entered downtown Ramallah in a daylight raid that medics said left 58 people wounded and drew stone throwing, tear gas and live fire.
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European diplomats fail to reach Iran sanctions deal as snapback deadline nears
Talks in Switzerland ended without agreement, leaving the E3 still weighing whether to trigger the UN sanctions snapback mechanism over Iran’s nuclear program.
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Colombian soldiers seized after Guaviare clash as government calls it kidnapping
Colombia says 34 soldiers were seized by civilians in Guaviare after an operation that left 11 rebels dead, deepening tensions in a region long tied to armed groups and cocaine routes.
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Australia expels Iran’s ambassador after ASIO links Tehran to antisemitic attacks
Australia closed its embassy in Tehran, expelled Iran’s ambassador and moved to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation after ASIO linked the Iranian state to attacks on Jewish sites.
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Video analysis finds Israel struck Gaza’s Nasser Hospital at least four times
At least 20 people, including five journalists, were reported killed in the attack on the Khan Younis medical complex, prompting international condemnation and calls for an impartial investigation.
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Four Palestinians shot dead while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses and hospital say
Witnesses and a hospital said Israeli fire killed four aid-seekers in a military zone used to reach a food distribution point as Gaza City faces famine and a planned offensive.
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Israeli strikes on Sanaa killed 10 and wounded 102, Houthi authorities said
The August 24, 2025 attack hit an oil facility, power infrastructure and a military site after renewed Houthi missile fire toward Israel.
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Israeli Strikes Intensify Around Gaza City Ahead of Planned Offensive
Gaza health authorities reported 64 deaths in 24 hours as Israeli aircraft and tanks struck the city's outskirts and troops returned to Jabalia.
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Nigerian Air Force Says It Killed at Least 35 ISWAP Fighters Near Cameroon Border
Nigeria’s air force says strikes killed dozens of ISWAP fighters during fighting near Kumshe in Borno State.
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ISIS attack at Syrian checkpoint leaves one security officer dead after suicide bombing attempt
A checkpoint attack in Deir ez-Zor province was thwarted, but one internal security officer was killed and two attackers were neutralized, according to Syrian authorities.
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Five Iranian police officers killed in shooting on highway in Sistan and Baluchestan
State media said armed men attacked two patrol cars near Iranshahr in one of Iran’s most restive provinces; no group immediately claimed responsibility.
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U.N. says Darfur attacks by Rapid Support Forces killed at least 89 civilians in 10 days
The U.N. rights office said attacks in el-Fasher and Abu Shouk deepened fears of ethnic violence as the RSF keeps up pressure on Darfur’s last army stronghold.
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Israeli settler wounded in shooting near Ramallah as army investigates
A shooting near Ramallah wounded one person in the West Bank, with Israeli forces searching for the suspect and treating the episode as a security incident.
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U.S. deploys destroyers near Venezuela as Trump escalates cartel fight
The United States is sending three guided-missile destroyers toward Venezuela as part of a broader anti-cartel campaign that has intensified tensions with Caracas.
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Guarded Israeli database suggests Gaza war deaths were overwhelmingly civilian
A Guardian-led investigation said a classified Israeli military database indicated that civilians made up about 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza by May 2025, based on its own count of named fighters.
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Colombia helicopter attack and car bomb kill at least 17
President Gustavo Petro blamed dissidents of the defunct FARC after a drone strike on a police helicopter and a separate car bomb in Cali.
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Cali car bomb kills six as Colombia confronts twin rebel attacks
A car bomb killed six people and injured more than 60 in Cali on August 21, hours after a separate drone strike on a police helicopter killed 12 officers near Medellin.
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Russia launches one of its heaviest aerial assaults of 2025, Ukraine says
Ukraine said Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, prompting Poland to scramble jets and deepening doubts about peace talks.
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Guatemala grants humanitarian status to 161 Mexicans fleeing border violence
Guatemala has agreed to let 161 Mexican nationals remain legally in the country after they crossed the border from Chiapas to escape cartel-related violence.
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Katz approves Gaza City takeover plan and calls up reservists
Israel's defense minister approved a plan to seize Gaza City, with the military preparing reserve call-ups, evacuation measures and a possible response to a hostage deal proposal.
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U.S. raid in northern Syria kills ISIS leader tied to financing network, Fox News says
Fox News reported that U.S. special forces killed a senior ISIS figure in northern Syria during a raid that allegedly involved Syrian government help.
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Poland Says Drone That Crashed in Osiny Was Russian Military Equipment
Warsaw said the object that exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland was a Russian drone, calling it another provocation by Moscow.
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Six severed heads found on road in central Mexico as investigators search for motive
Authorities in Tlaxcala opened an investigation after six severed heads were found on a road linking Puebla and Tlaxcala, a region not usually associated with cartel violence.
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UN says record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024
The toll surged by nearly a third, with Gaza and Sudan driving most of the deaths.
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