Middle East
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Oct- 2025 -17 October
Syria Bus Blast Kills Five Defense Ministry Personnel: Official
A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor killed at least five defense ministry personnel, an official from the ministry said.
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17 October
Ex-US Embassy Guard in Norway Convicted of Spying for Russia, Iran
A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran.
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17 October
Yemen’s Houthis Say Military Chief Killed in Israeli Attack
An Israeli attack has killed the military chief of Yemen's Houthi rebels, the Iran-backed group said, threatening revenge.
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17 October
Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Kill One and Wound Seven
Lebanon's health ministry said that Israeli strikes in the south had killed one person and wounded seven, while the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah and its allies.
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16 October
Ceasefire Called After New Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Kill Dozens
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in fresh cross-border skirmishes earlier in the day.
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16 October
Israel Threatens to Resume Fighting if Hamas Does Not Respect Gaza Truce Deal
Israel's defense minister threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honor the terms of a US-backed ceasefire that halted the war in Gaza.
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15 October
Iran Hands Two French Nationals Prison Sentences for Spying: Judiciary
Iranian authorities handed down lengthy prison sentences to two French nationals after convicting them on multiple charges including spying for Israel.
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15 October
DR Congo and M23 Sign Deal on Ceasefire Implementation: Qatar
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 group signed an agreement in Doha to establish a ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
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15 October
Hamas Launches Gaza Crackdown as Trump Vows to Disarm Group
Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as US President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group.
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14 October
Syrian Kurdish Leader Says Reached First Deal on Merging Forces With Regular Army
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi has announced that he had reached a "preliminary agreement" with Damascus on the integration of his troops into Syria's military and security forces.
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