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1 killed, 48 wounded when crowd was fired upon at chaotic Gaza aid site, health officials say
At least one Palestinian was killed and 48 others wounded when a crowd was fired upon while overrunning a new aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip set up by an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation.

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Almost 200,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive
Israel has ordered tens of thousand of Gazans to move to zone in the south

Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city
Kyiv experienced a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday, causing explosions and prompting residents to seek shelter in subway stations.

Ukraine and Russia begin the largest prisoner-of-war exchange since the invasion
Ukraine and Russia have begun the exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, the largest such swap since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Gaza is starving as Israel’s aid blockade continues, aid official says
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard, of the U.N. World Food Programme, about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza as Israel's aid blockade continues.

Israel’s military says it has fully disabled Yemen’s main airport with airstrikes
Israel’s military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country’s international airport in the capital, Sanaa, and striking several power plants.

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Ukraine says it’s poised to sign a key mineral resources deal with the US on Wednesday
Ukraine is poised to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday.

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Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.

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Russia batters Ukrainian cities Odesa and Zaporizhzhia as Kremlin warns peace talks will take time
Russian drones targeted Odesa while glide bombs struck Zaporizhzhia, as the Kremlin cast doubt on the potential for quick progress in peace talks regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land
Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.