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Oil prices rose Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNBC that Lebanon must be demilitarized. West Texas Intermediate futures gained nearly 2% to $95.43. International benchmark Brent crude advanced more than 1% to $97.54 per barrel. “We have to disarm Hezbollah and we have to demilitarize Lebanon,” Netanyahu told CNBC’s Sara Eisen in …
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to withdraw troops from parts of eastern Ukraine under a peace plan backed by the United States. The Ukrainian president is considering giving up military control of the Donbas region to create a demilitarised “economic free zone” that would act as a buffer with Russian-held territory. Mr Zelensky said …
South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency says it has detected the movement of at least 250 North Korean transporter-launcher (TEL) vehicles into the Korean Demilitarized Zone TELs are capable of launching North Korean short- and medium-range ballistic missiles. South Korea's Defense Intelligence Agency says it has detected the movement of at least 250 North Korean transporter-launcher …