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Category: 4. World
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Latest news bulletin | August 20th, 2025 – Morning
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US and EU to push for the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia
The return of the forcefully deported Ukrainian children “is a subject at the top of all lists,” Donald Trump said, adding that the US and Europe will work together with Ukraine and the rest of the world “to hopefully bringing them home to their families”.
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Israel under pressure to respond to ceasefire proposal as strikes on Gaza continue
Mediator Qatar has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.
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Australia hits back at Netanyahu amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Australia’s Home Affairs minister says ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’.
Australia has hit back at Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu after he branded the country’s prime minister “weak”, with an Australian…
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2025
Anna Harvey, Grace Mappes, Daria Novikov, Jessica Sobieski, Justin Young, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter
April 19, 2025, 10:30pm ET
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of…
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Soldier admits to crimes in New Zealand’s first spying conviction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted to attempted espionage in a military court.
Monday’s conviction was the first for spying in New…
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What to know about talks on Israel-Hamas ceasefire
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel. Israel has not yet responded and says it is…
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