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Morning Brief: Shutdown Stalls US Arms Exports to NATO, Syria’s New Leader Visits Washington, Thailand Warns of Ceasefire Suspension

Senate moves to end shutdown as global tensions flare from Gaza to East Asia. Here’s your Monday Morning Brief rundown, ...
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Morning Brief: Syria Schedules Parliamentary Elections, Russia Scales Down Navy Day Celebrations, Kim Yo Jong Rejects South Korea’s Outreach

The week opens with major shifts across global hotspots. Syria prepares for its first elections since Assad’s ouster, while deadly violence erupts in Congo and intensifies along the Thai-Cambodian ...
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North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border

FILE - A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post flying a national flag, seen from Paju, South Korea, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North ...
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South Korea tours will now be a year longer as Army cuts down on moves

Single soldiers will get two-year assignments instead of the typical 12-month tour. Soldiers with families will get three-year tours. By Patty Nieberg Published Jul 29, 2025 6:13 PM EDT The Army is ...

In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return

A week of bloodletting all-but ended the presence of Bedouins in most of Druze-dominated Sweida province. Months later, their ...