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Middle East
Pakistan, Iran Leaders Speak Ahead of Talks With US
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday he had spoken by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of anticipated US-Iran talks in Islamabad, and reaffirmed his government's readiness to mediate the conflict.
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Middle East
Israel Army Says Soldier Killed in South Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Saturday that a soldier was killed the day before in southern Lebanon, where a ceasefire came into effect earlier this week.
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Asia Pacific
North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Into Sea: Seoul
North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.
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Middle East
Iran ‘Victorious’ in War With US, Speaker Says
Iran had been "victorious in the field" during weeks of war and had only agreed to a temporary truce with the US because its demands had been met, the Iranian parliamentary speaker said on Saturday.
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Middle East
Turkey ‘Optimistic’ Middle East Ceasefire Will Be Extended
Turkey remained "optimistic" that a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US that expires on Wednesday, would be extended, allowing more time for talks between the sides.
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Middle East
Syria Says Foiled Cross-Border Attack by Assad Remnants, Hezbollah
Syria said security forces thwarted an alleged cross-border attack from the country's territory planned by remnants of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and cells linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Middle East
Israel Army Says Established ‘Yellow Line’ in Lebanon, as in Gaza
The Israeli military said Saturday it had established a "Yellow Line" demarcation in southern Lebanon, similar to the one separating its forces from territory still held by Hamas in Gaza
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Asia Pacific
Australia, Japan Ink Multibillion Dollar Warship Deal
Japan agreed on a deal to provide Australia's navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates, part of a wider military build up by Canberra.
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Middle East
Lebanon President Says Working on ‘Permanent Agreements’ After Israel Truce
Lebanese President Aoun said his country was on the verge of a "new phase" of "permanent agreements", after the 10-day ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force.
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Middle East
Strikes Kill Three Iranian Kurds in Northern Iraq: Opposition Group
Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.
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