Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal Two Palestinians killed in West Bank settler attack
GAZA, July 12 (Reuters/BBC): Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza are stalling over the extent of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said on Saturday.The indirect talks over a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire are nonetheless...
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Over 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery
BANGKOK, July 12 (AFP): More than 20 civilians, including children, were killed after a recent air strike on a monastery in central Myanmar, an anti-junta fighter and a resident told AFP Saturday.Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military ousted a democratic government in 2021, and central Sagaing...
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Putin urges Iran to take US-proposed nuclear deal
MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters/AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable to enrich uranium, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources.Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim denied the report, quoting an "informed...
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Belgium returns 2,000-yr-old Sarcophagus to Egypt
BRUSSELS, July 12 (AFP): Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it was seized by police in Brussels.Prosecutors said the artefact-along with a piece of an ancient wooden beard-was presented to the Egyptian ambassador at a ceremony in the...
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