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UN begins winding down its Western Sahara mission after its mandate lapses

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The UN confirmed on Sunday “the start of the liquidation period” of MINURSO, whose mandate expired Saturday without being renewed.

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Oleshky truce ends Sunday night as residents brace for fighting to resume

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The truce began Tuesday morning and is due to end shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday. It is the longest ceasefire since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, and neither Kyiv nor Moscow has reported a violation.

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Thousands march in New Delhi, demanding India's election chief resign

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Opposition parties, student groups and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party have protested almost daily since late September, calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down. Sunday's march, led by Rahul Gandhi, went from central New Delhi to Ramlila Maidan.

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North Korea tests a cluster-bomb warhead for tactical ballistic missiles

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North Korea's state media said its Missile Administration tested the warhead on Saturday to assess its combat adaptability and power. South Korea's military said the missile flew toward the Yellow Sea from near Chongju.

Deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to become cyclone Murasu

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At 5:30 a.m. IST on Sunday the system was about 700 km east-southeast of Chennai. India's weather department expects it to become a cyclonic storm within hours, which would be named Murasu.

Drone attack sparks a large fire at Russia's Kstovo oil refinery

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Footage of a large fire began circulating early Sunday, and residents reported explosions in Kstovo. Local authorities did not comment at first, and it is not yet known what hit the plant.

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Ukraine says it hit a rocket-propellant plant in Russia's Rostov region

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Ukraine's General Staff said drones and Neptune cruise missiles struck the Kamensky plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, about 15 km east of the Ukrainian border. A warehouse of finished products caught fire and four production units were damaged.

Trump says he would invite Zelensky to the G20 summit in Miami

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“I would… yes, I would be happy to. No problem.”