Mideast Ceasefire Holds Amid Breach Claims
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon faced accusations of violations from both sides as fighting subsided. Lebanon reports Israeli aerial incursions and shelling, while Israel says it struck a Hezbollah facility after identifying terrorist activity. Thousands of Lebanese civilians return home under a fragile deal with 60 days for Israel to withdraw from occupied areas.
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Lebanon
Hezbollah
Markaba
Hamas
Gaza
Iran
U.S
Litani
United Nations
Ghayath Yazbeck
Lebanese Forces Party
WDTL
Benjamin Netanyahu
IDF
Maarakeh
Associated Press
Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met North Korea's No Kwang Choi in Pyongyang on Friday as Moscow and Pyongyang pursue deeper defense ties amid regional tensions. The visit follows Putin's warning of strikes on Kyiv and comes after Umerov's meeting with Yoon, with Seoul wary of weapons support to Ukraine and North Korea's troop involvement.
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Andrey Belousov
North Korea
Pyongyang
Moscow
South Korea
DPRK
Russian Defense Ministry
North
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Belousov
Interfax
No Kwang Choi
Vladimir Putin
Kyiv
Russia
Rustem Umerov
Yoon Suk Yeol
Ukraine
Kremlin
Seoul
Andrei Belousov
Insurgents breach Aleppo in first clash since 2016
Insurgents breached Syria's largest city Aleppo on Friday in a surprise attack that drew government fire and sent residents fleeing. The assault, part of a wider offensive in the northwestern countryside, left dozens of fighters dead and marks a new violence spike amid regional wars including Gaza and Lebanon.
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Syria
Aleppo
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Gaza
Lebanon
Israel
Boat capsizing kills at least 27 on River Niger trip
In Nigeria’s Niger state, a boat carrying about 200 people to a food market capsized on the River Niger. At least 27 bodies were recovered and over 100, mostly women, remained missing as divers searched for others. No survivors were found 12 hours after the incident. Authorities cited possible overloading while investigations continue.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Niger
Kogi
Niger State Emergency Management Agency
Ibrahim Audu
Associated Press
Sandra Musa
Texas Governors push to lead Trump border crackdown plan
Eagle Pass Texas hosts Gov Greg Abbott and Trump border czar Tom Homan as Texas positions itself to become a model for federal immigration enforcement. Abbott signals plans to expand border security funding and coordination with the incoming administration while stressing state actions against migrants and immigrant advocacy groups.
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Texas
Donald Trump
Greg Abbott
Biden
Trump
Abbott
Lone Star Border Enforcement
Daniel Hatoum
Texas Civil Rights Project
Incom
Ing
Tom Homan
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Homan
Department of Public Safety
Washington Post
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