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NATO Will Gradually Adjust Strength of Peace Support Mission in Kosovo over Next Year

Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)
Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)
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NATO Will Gradually Adjust Strength of Peace Support Mission in Kosovo over Next Year

Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)
Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)

NATO will gradually adjust the strength of its peace support mission in Kosovo, which has been in place since 1999, over the next year due to the steady security situation in the country, ‌it said ‌on Friday.

"NATO and ‌KFOR ⁠are fully committed ⁠to safety and security in Kosovo," said US Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) in a ⁠statement according to Reuters.

"It is this commitment ‌that ‌has led to increased stability as ‌the security organizations in ‌Kosovo have become more capable. The current conditions provide an opportunity to optimize KFOR's size ‌and posture further," he added.

Calibrated reductions are ⁠expected ⁠to follow national rotational deployment and redeployment cycles between now and next year, NATO said.

The changes will occur gradually and in line with conditions on the ground, and could be reversed if needed, NATO said.

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Two Ebola-related Deaths Confirmed in Eastern Congo Displacement Camp

TOPSHOT - Volunteers of the Democratic Republic of Congo Red Cross wearing personal protective equipment carry the body of an Ebola virus disease victim from the morgue of the Rwampara health center, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 8, 2026 before loading it into a vehicle for transfer to a cemetery as part of safe and dignified burial operations aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Volunteers of the Democratic Republic of Congo Red Cross wearing personal protective equipment carry the body of an Ebola virus disease victim from the morgue of the Rwampara health center, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 8, 2026 before loading it into a vehicle for transfer to a cemetery as part of safe and dignified burial operations aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
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Two Ebola-related Deaths Confirmed in Eastern Congo Displacement Camp

TOPSHOT - Volunteers of the Democratic Republic of Congo Red Cross wearing personal protective equipment carry the body of an Ebola virus disease victim from the morgue of the Rwampara health center, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 8, 2026 before loading it into a vehicle for transfer to a cemetery as part of safe and dignified burial operations aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Volunteers of the Democratic Republic of Congo Red Cross wearing personal protective equipment carry the body of an Ebola virus disease victim from the morgue of the Rwampara health center, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 8, 2026 before loading it into a vehicle for transfer to a cemetery as part of safe and dignified burial operations aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)

Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in a displacement camp in eastern ‌Congo, ‌the United Nations ‌refugee ⁠agency (UNHCR) said in ⁠a report.

The two victims were internally ⁠displaced people ‌living in the ‌Kpangba camp, ‌which ‌hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in ‌the report published on Thursday, ⁠adding that ⁠the high risks of transmission required strengthened prevention and response measures, said Reuters.

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2 Collisions on Hungarian Highway Kill 8 People

A damaged minibus is seen on the M1 motorway near Gyor, Hungary, 12 June 2026. EPA/Csaba Krizsan HUNGARY OUT
A damaged minibus is seen on the M1 motorway near Gyor, Hungary, 12 June 2026. EPA/Csaba Krizsan HUNGARY OUT
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2 Collisions on Hungarian Highway Kill 8 People

A damaged minibus is seen on the M1 motorway near Gyor, Hungary, 12 June 2026. EPA/Csaba Krizsan HUNGARY OUT
A damaged minibus is seen on the M1 motorway near Gyor, Hungary, 12 June 2026. EPA/Csaba Krizsan HUNGARY OUT

Two collisions one after another on a highway in western Hungary early Friday killed eight people, police said.

A truck caught fire after colliding with a construction vehicle near the city of Győr around 4.30 a.m., killing one person and snarling traffic, police said.

About half an hour later, a minibus with Moldovan license plates slammed into a truck that stopped on the highway following the first accident. The second crash killed seven people and seriously injured two, The Associated Press quoted police as saying.

Authorities closed one lane of the M1 highway toward Austria.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar expressed condolences to the families of the victims.

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Iran Media: Draft US Deal Sees Release of $24 Bn Frozen Assets

Iranians walk past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword at Vanak square in Tehran, Iran, 11 June 2026.EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Iranians walk past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword at Vanak square in Tehran, Iran, 11 June 2026.EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
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Iran Media: Draft US Deal Sees Release of $24 Bn Frozen Assets

Iranians walk past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword at Vanak square in Tehran, Iran, 11 June 2026.EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Iranians walk past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword at Vanak square in Tehran, Iran, 11 June 2026.EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran's Mehr news agency on Friday published a draft deal with the United States which would, if adopted, secure the release of $24 billion in frozen assets within a 60-day period.

The agency, citing a source close to Iran's negotiating team, said an accord would allow for the "release of $24 billion of Iran's blocked funds during the 60-day final negotiation period."

It added that half of that sum would be "made available to Iran before the start of negotiations."

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil industry.

Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition. A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a live phone call on state television that mediators were active and nothing had been finalized to end the conflict that began Feb. 28 when the US and Israel jointly attacked Iran.

Trump opened an Oval Office event Thursday afternoon saying: “We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran.” He offered scant details, other than to say he expects an agreement to extend a fragile ceasefire that started in April to be finalized “over the next few days.”