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Jan 2025
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Israeli PM's office announces hostage de...

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The Israeli PM's office announces a hostage deal with Hamas but a cabinet vote on the deal has been delayed due to divisions among ministers. South Korea's anti-corruption agency files a request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. The new Mozambique president vows to reunite his country on the heels of devastating protests.

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