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Egypt proposes ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border ...U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports
The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in ...Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges ...Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls ...Thousands of Gaza civilians flee after Israeli warning
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza Strip town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave before it attacked rocket-launching sites, ...Israel, Hamas defy truce calls on Gaza bloodiest day
The world implored Israel and Hamas to end hostilities Saturday, but the violence escalated with the toll in Israeli strikes rising to ...Germany wins World Cup, beating Argentina 1-0
Germany won the World Cup. Host Brazil won a world of new friends.Russia threatens Ukraine after shell crosses border
Russia threatened Ukraine on Sunday with "irreversible consequences" after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, ...