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FACT FOCUS: Trump says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are off

A woman tries to recover a carpet after overnight rainfall flooded a beachside tent camp in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh) Burundian citizens who work in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and could not cross…

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A woman tries to recover a carpet after overnight rainfall flooded a beachside tent camp in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

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Burundian citizens who work in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and could not cross back into their home country due to fighting, cross the border into Burundi, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

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Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Poipet, Cambodia, as seen from Sa Kaeo, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated. His meeting this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlights that far more work remains before any declaration of an end to the war in Gaza.

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Meanwhile, fresh fighting broke out in recent weeks between Thailand and Cambodia, and between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels. And one conflict that Trump has claimed to end has never been a war at all.

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The current ceasefire and hostage deal is a major achievement, but Israel has said it won’t move into the truce’s more difficult second…

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