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The offer included a clause that gave Berkshire an out in the event of "war or armed hostilities" that involved the U.S. even indirectly.
FORBES: Collateral Damage
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But privately, some of Hamas's more pragmatic leaders are suggesting they are willing to do more, aware that most Palestinians now favour an end to armed hostilities in return for a permanent Israeli withdrawal from their towns, villages and refugee camps.
ECONOMIST: Serious about peace
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Mr Uribe has said he will not talk to any armed group until hostilities cease.
ECONOMIST: When a ceasefire is offered by an outlaw, can he be believed?
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Ban said it appears violence "dropped markedly" after the truce began April 12, but government shelling of civilian areas, actions by armed groups, and other hostilities jumped again in recent days.
CNN: Clinton calls for tougher U.N. steps against Syria
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On Saturday, President Santos said the security forces were prepared, but warned the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) against resuming hostilities.
BBC: Colombia Farc rebels end unilateral ceasefire
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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who heads a mediation panel, said both parties had laid out a six-point plan to reduce escalating tensions that included an immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of armed forces from each other's territory.
CNN: Sudan denies report that South Sudan downed its fighter jet
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International law provides only a negative description: someone who is not a member of the armed forces, who does not carry a weapon, who does not take part in hostilities.
ECONOMIST: Civilians in war