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Israel Hits Gaza Over Hostage-Remains Dispute, Then Signals Return to Ceasefire

Israel says Hamas returned previously recovered remains, a dispute now testing the U.S.-brokered truce.

Trump Says He May Raise Nvidia’s Blackwell Chip With Xi, Plans Meeting With Jensen Huang

Pakistan Declares Istanbul Talks With Afghanistan Failed After Four Days

‘A House of Dynamite’ Triggers Public Fight Over Missile Defense Claims as Filmmakers and Analysts Challenge Pentagon

Chongqing Police Open Criminal Investigation Into Taiwan Lawmaker Puma Shen for Alleged Secession

U.S. Intelligence Says Putin Is More Determined to Press the War in Ukraine

China Confirms Xi–Trump Summit in South Korea as Trump Touts Trade Truce Progress

Lithuania’s Seimas Speaker Visits Kyiv to Advance Sanctions Push and Defense Cooperation

RSF Seizes El Fasher as Allies Accuse the Force of Mass Killings in Darfur

Ben & Jerry’s Founder Says Unilever Blocked Pro‑Palestine Flavor, Launches ‘Free Ben & Jerry’s’ Campaign

Trump Heads Into Xi Summit in Busan After Japan Minerals Pact and Mexico Tariff Delay

BTS Leader RM Addresses APEC CEO Summit, Casting K-Pop as a Bridge of Soft Power

RSF Seizes El-Fasher as UN Warns of Summary Executions and Ethnic Killings

Pokrovsk Fighting Surges as Drones Hit Russian Oil Sites and Crimea Depots

DHS Probe Finds FEMA Recorded Political Expression and Delayed Aid

Bill Gates Reframes Climate Agenda, Prioritizing Health and Adaptation

China Publicizes H-6K Bomber Drills Near Taiwan as Taipei Denies Heavy-Bomber Flights

Israel Orders Immediate Strikes in Gaza After Disputed Hostage Remains Return

China Declares It Will Not Renounce Force Over Taiwan After Week of Softer Signals

Russian and Syrian Defense Chiefs Meet in Moscow to Advance Cooperation