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Israeli military strikes kill scores in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Reuters Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as ...Putin’s no-show throws Ukraine peace talks into confusion
By Ania TSOUKANOVA with Max DELANY in Antalya AFP A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace ...Trump meets Syrian president, says he is looking into normalising ties
By Gram Slattery, Pesha Magid and Andrew Mills Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a ...Uruguay’s José Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’, dies
By MATILDE CAMPODÓNICO and ISABEL DEBRE AP Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of ...Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down ceasefire proposal
By Illia Novikov and Dmytro Zhyhinas, Associated Press Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, ...Trump starts Gulf visit seeking big economic deals
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the first leg of his three-nation visit to the Middle East this week meant to tackle ...Israel says has not agreed Gaza ceasefire over U.S. hostage release
By James Mackenzie Reuters Israel has not agreed to any ceasefire or release of prisoners with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ...US and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs
By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin Reuters The United States and China said on Monday they have agreed a deal to ...Kurdish PKK disbands and ends Turkey insurgency, PKK-linked agency says
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four ...Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI and Barbara WOJAZER AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations in the coming days to end ...