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Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. ......
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Darfur Crisis: Looming Tragedy in El Fasher
Watan - Experts from Sudan and abroad have warned of a potential massacre in the city of El Fasher in Darfur, which could result in casualties on the scale of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The city is currently besieged by quasi-military Rapid Support Forces. With approximately a million civilians trapped...
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Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings, source says
Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel's killing of seven aid workers. The...
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On Chernobyl Anniversary, Zelenskiy Warns Zaporizhzhya Could Be Next
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the continued occupation by Russia of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya...
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Xi tells Blinken US, China should be 'partners, not rivals'
BEIJING, ChinaChinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken...
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A defense budget of $1 trillion is looming. Here’s how to stop it
On the 2020 campaign trail, candidate Joe Biden said President Trump had abandoned all fiscal discipline on military spending. Four years later, the Pentagon budget is $146 billion higher than when Trump left office, and President Biden just exploited a loophole in his budget deal with Rep. Kevin...
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Across the Western world, public opinion on Palestine is finally shifting
For a very long time, many in the Western world have not engaged at all with the issues stemming from the occupation of Palestine. The occupation was in the news, every year or so, for a day or two, and then it would go again. It was too “complicated”, those who knew about the context – on either...
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Ukraine detains agriculture minister in $7m corruption case
Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors. An anticorruption court ordered Solsky to be held in custody until June 24, with bail set at 75.7 million...
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‘Beyond disappointed’: Hollywood reacts to Harvey Weinstein ruling
Hollywood stars, including multiple actresses who have accused Harvey Weinstein of assault, reacted with shock and outrage on Thursday after the former movie producer's New York sex crimes conviction was overturned. Rosanna Arquette, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino were among those to speak out as...
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China warns diplomatic ties with US could face 'downward spiral' as Blinken visits Beijing
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions. ......
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