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Kyiv, Ukraine
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Two people were killed, 10 were wounded and a family of three were believed to be still trapped under rubble following overnight Russian missile attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.

Earlier, officials had said one person was killed after

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reuters

The UN climate summit clinched an early victory Thursday, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope with costly climate disasters.

COP28 President Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber said the decision sent a "positive signal of momentum to the world and

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Gaza/Tel Aviv, Israel
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Hamas on Thursday released eight Israeli hostages in Gaza under a last-minute truce deal and Israel was expected to free 30 Palestinian prisoners as negotiators sought to extend a ceasefire again.

Israel identified two women who were released first on

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Gaza/Jerusalem
Reuters

Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at least one more day to allow negotiators to keep working on deals to swap hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.

The truce has allowed much needed humanitarian aid

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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Wednesday to tweak the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the local culture symbolises fickleness and servility.

A man wearing a Kyrgyz national

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Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon
Reuters

People in southern Lebanon who fled last month have rushed home to inspect damage during the temporary truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas that they hope will end the worst border clashes in nearly 20 years. 

Negotiators

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Washington DC, US
Reuters

Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100.

Kissinger died

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Russia's military said on Wednesday that its forces had captured a village in a contested area of eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials offered no comment but said Moscow's forces were suffering heavy losses while launching fierce attacks.

Russia's armed forces have focused on eastern Donetsk region

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Geneva, Switzerland
Reuters

A UN commission of inquiry investigating war crimes on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict will focus on sexual violence by Hamas in the 7th October attacks on Israel and is about to launch an appeal for evidence, its chair told Reuters on

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Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Madagascar's army warned on Wednesday against any attempt to destabilise the country after the island nation's top prosecutor announced that two officers had been charged with inciting rebellion before the 16th November presidential election.

Madagascar's President and a presidential candidate Andry

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Chinyalisaur, India
Reuters

Hope that they would be rescued soon kept workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India strong through their 17-day ordeal, some of the men said on Wednesday after their rescue.

All 41 men, low-wage workers from some of India's poorest states, were

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New York City, US
Reuters

An Indian Government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist, who is also a US citizen, on US soil, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.

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Jerusalem
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Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death, moved from place to place and forced to whisper during weeks spent with little to do, their families say. 

Most hostages released during a six-day-old

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Vatican City
Reuters

Pope Francis sounded wheezy and limited his speaking at a public event on Wednesday, a day after he cancelled a trip to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai because of health issues.

"Dear brothers and sisters good morning and welcome," the 86-year-old pontiff said

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Dakar, Senegal
Reuters

Islamist jihadist militants killed at least 40 civilians during an attack in northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, the United Nations' Human Rights Office said.

The latest reported assault in an area rife with jihadist activity took place on Sunday in the town of

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