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Armed conflict

Hamas said on Tuesday that negotiations over the cease-fire in Gaza's second phase have begun as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US Pres. Donald Trump. Netanyahu has indicated multiple times that Israel reserves "the right to return to fighting."

Hamas Says Negotiations for Gaza Cease-fire Second Phase Have Begun

Sudan: 65 Dead in Multiple Attacks

DR Congo: Hundreds Killed in Goma as M23 Seizes Control

Destruction in Jenin as Israel Expands Northern West Bank Offensive

Gaza's Rafah Crossing With Egypt to Reopen

Civil war & guerrilla warfare

Myanmar's military government extended its state of emergency for another six months on Friday, marking the seventh such extension since seizing power on Feb. 1, 2021. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing cited the need for stability before elections can be held.

Myanmar Junta Extends Emergency Rule

Colombia Mulls Declaring State of Exception as Dozens Killed in Guerrilla Violence

South Sudan Imposes Curfew After Anti-Sudanese Riots

UN: Over 230K Displaced in Eastern DRC Since Jan. 1

Sudanese Army Condemns Ethnically-Targeted Killings in El Gezira

Afghanistan war

Two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, were released by the Taliban in exchange for Khan Mohammad, an Afghan prisoner who was serving a life sentence in California for drug trafficking and terrorism charges.

US-Taliban Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Final Biden Deal

Australia Strips Commanders' Medals Over Alleged War Crimes

US Veterans Testify About 'Catastrophic' Impact of Afghan Collapse

UK: Special Forces Probed for Afghan War Crimes

Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

Yemen war

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg arrived in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday to take part in national and regional meetings as part of a push to advance peace talks to end the civil war in the country.

UN Envoy Visits Yemen's Houthi-Held Sanaa in Bid to Ease Tensions

BBC Investigation: UAE Funded Political Assassinations in Yemen

Pentagon: US Warship Counters Houthi Drones in Red Sea

Israel: Yemen Houthis Claim Responsibility for Drone Attack on Port Eliat

Report: Yemen's Houthis Visit Saudi Arabia for Ceasefire Talks

World War II (1939-45)

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer attended Armistice Day with French Pres. Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, the first UK leader to do so since former Prime Minister Winston Churchill joined General Charles de Gaulle in 1944.

Starmer Attends Armistice Day in Paris With Macron

UK: Jonathan Powell Appointed National Security Adviser

D-Day Veterans Visit Normandy for 80th Anniversary

Regional Airport in Japan Shuts After WWII Bomb Explodes Near Runway

Russia Puts Estonia's Prime Minister on Wanted List

Prisoners of war

North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency Wednesday claimed that a US soldier who defected to the North last month sought refuge from "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the US.

NKorea Says US Soldier Crossed Border to Flee Racism

Report: US Declines to Invoke POW Status for Soldier in North Korean Custody

Day 354: Ukraine Says Russian Soldier Death Rate Highest Since First Week of War

Two Pakistani Citizens Released from Guantanamo After 20 Years

Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize

Syria war

European Union and Middle Eastern diplomats met on Sunday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss Syria's future. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels later this month to discuss the potential lifting of sanctions on Syria.

EU Weighs Syria Sanctions Relief After Assad's Fall

14 Syrian Security Forces Killed in Pro-Assad Ambush

UN Warns Against Rushing the Return of Syrian Refugees

Mass Graves Reportedly Discovered Near Damascus

Assad's Fall Triggers Regional Powers' Rush to Shape Syria