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Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas’ political leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as the group’s top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks aimed at winding …

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Guns for hire: Should private military companies take on organized crime?

In March 2025, the Haitian government hired Vectus Global, a private military company (PMC) led by Erik Prince, the founder of US-based PMC Blackwater, to support the public forces in combating criminal groups that control 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and exert governance over vast swathes of the country’s territory …

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