Barry O&Halloran: Peace in Europe at risk if Ukraine endgame goes Vladimir Putin&s way

It has been pretty clear for over a year that the endgame in Ukraine was approaching fast. With last November&s election of Donald Trump, the pace quickened considerably.

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Russian Sasha Troufanov is led to freedom by Hamas officials. Photo: PA

Hamas yesterday released three Israeli hostages and Israel freed 369 Palestinians in an exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire.

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Tribesman who returned to isolated region in Amazon believed to be ‘asking for fire&

A young man belonging to an isolated and indigenous tribe who approached a river community in Brazil&s Amazon returned voluntarily to his own people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said.

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China says US position on Taiwan issues has 'regressed'
BEIJING/TAIPEI - The United States' position on Taiwan-related issues has "seriously regressed", the Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson said on Monday, after the US State Department's removal of a reference to Taiwan's independence in an update to the Taiwan section of its website.

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Israel and Hamas complete sixth hostage exchange as only two weeks remain in first phase of fragile ceasefire

Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.

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Myanmar rescues 1,000 scam centre workers as crackdown widens
Myanmar&s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centres near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups. 

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