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Finland’s Air Force Will Stop Using the Swastika on Flags

The Air Force is phasing out its use of the symbol, which dates to its foundation in 1918. An official said that it had sometimes caused “awkward situations.”

Israel Military Says It Recovered Body of Two Oct. 7 Victims From Gaza

The remains of Ilan Weiss and Idan Shtivi were retrieved from Gaza as the government looks set to expand a military offensive there.
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Britain Bars Israeli Government From a Leading Arms Trade Fair

The British government said it was acting in response to Israel’s escalating military operation in Gaza. Israel condemned the decision.

U.K. Court Overturns Ruling on Hotel at Center of Asylum Seeker Debate

The decision was a temporary reprieve for the government but will intensify a political battle over how Britain should house tens of thousands of asylum seekers.

Israel Resumes Daytime Operations in Gaza City, Signaling Buildup to Assault

The Israeli military ended a policy of pausing operations during the day that was intended to allow more aid in, calling Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone.”

Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

A package of U.S. cruise missiles is among the first shipments of purchases by NATO allies to be sent to the embattled country.

Tran Trong Duyet, John McCain’s Captor at the ‘Hanoi Hilton,’ Dies at 92

He endorsed Mr. McCain’s presidential bid in 2008 after insisting, despite accounts to the contrary, that no Americans were tortured under his watch in the Vietnam War.

Ukraine’s Donetsk Faces Water Crisis Under Russian Occupation

The Russian authorities have seized on the crisis in Donetsk to argue that taking over the rest of the region from Ukraine would allow Moscow to restore the water supply.