Advanced new Taiwan jet trainer crashes
TAIPEI — One of the Taiwan air force's new, domestically developed advanced jet trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday after reporting engine failure, though the pilot safely bailed out, the military said.

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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis
GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.

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Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
WASHINGTON — The campaign by United States President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the US bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,500 workers who handled everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans.

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UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
BEIRUT (LEBANON) - A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.

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Pope Francis, 88, hospitalised with bronchitis
ROME - Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff.

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