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UN conference to push for two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: The United Nations chief on Thursday urged world leaders and officials attending an upcoming UN conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.” Secretary-General Antonio…
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin…
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US and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
Gaza Strip: An Israeli- and US-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a…
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Iran’s supreme leader criticises US proposal in nuclear talks, but does not reject idea of deal
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of…
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Israel says rockets fired from Syria for the first time since Bashar Assad’s fall
Damascus: The Israeli army said two rockets were fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday, marking the first time a strike has been launched toward Israel…
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Saudi Arabia stops 269,678 Muslims without Haj permits from entering Makkah
Makkah: Saudi Arabia has stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Haj pilgrimage from entering Makkah, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal journeys into the city.…
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6 hurt in Colorado mall attack, suspect shouts ‘Free Palestine’
Boulder: Six people were injured Sunday in what the FBI immediately described as a “targeted terror attack” at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, where a group had gathered to raise attention…
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Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change
Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said on Friday,…
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Appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs
Washington: A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed US President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the…
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Elon Musk leaving Trump administration
Washington: Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top advisor to US President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced on Wednesday…
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Trump urges Netanyahu to delay Iran strike for Nuclear talks
Vienna: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give the US administration more time time to push…
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Judge refuses to toss states’ lawsuit against Elon Musk, DOGE
Washington: A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of illegally accessing government data systems, cancelling government contracts and…
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Canada faces dangers as Trump threatens annexation: King Charles III
Ottawa: King Charles III said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday with a speech widely viewed as…
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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students
Washington: The US State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the US while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity…
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Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its bombing campaign slows
Kyiv: Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a local official said Tuesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish…
