Israeli strikes leave 26 dead in Gaza

CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters/AFP): Israel carried out its heaviest airstrikes in Gaza in weeks on Saturday, killing 26 people according to local health authorities, in attacks on a Hamas-run police station and on apartments and tents in an area sheltering displaced Palestinians.Despite the tenuous ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian...

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Over 200 killed in mine collapse in DR Congo

RUBAYA, Jan 31 (BBC): More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel authorities have said.The mine, in the town of Rubaya, gave way on Wednesday due to heavy rains, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesman for the North Kivu region's rebel governor,...

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Iran to seek deal to avoid US strikes: Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (AFP): President Donald Trump predicted on Friday that Iran would seek to negotiate a deal rather than face American military action, despite Tehran warning that its arsenal of missiles would never be up for discussion."I can say this, they do want to make a deal," Trump told...

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Trump claims Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine

KYIV, Jan 31 (AP): The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country's bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week.Trump said late Thursday that President...

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