This week saw severe sectarian violence erupt in northwestern Syria. Russia recaptured most of Kursk oblast, while a new Ukrainian ceasefire proposal emerged. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and sent to the International Criminal Court. US-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas showed nominal progress, while South Sudan teetered on the brink of renewed civil war.
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