Israeli strikes kill 43 people as truce talks deadlocked
GAZA, July 13 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled.Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian militant group have now spent a week...
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Syrian, Israeli officials meet in Baku
DAMASCUS, July 13 (AFP): A Syrian and an Israeli official met face to face in Baku Saturday on the sidelines of a visit to Azerbaijan by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a diplomatic source in Damascus said.The meeting marked a major step for the two countries which have been foes for decades,...
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French man escapes from jail in fellow inmate's bag
PARIS, July 13 (BBC): A man has escaped a French prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was leaving prison after serving their sentence, officials told local media.The prison service has launched an investigation after the man escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday,...
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Coop with IAEA will take new form, says Iran
TEHRAN, July 13 (AFP): Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "will take on a new form", expressing a desire for a diplomatic solution to resolve concerns over its nuclear programme.Iran's 12-day war with Israel last month, sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign that hit...
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Kim reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict
PYONGYANG, July 13 (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" all actions taken by Moscow to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state media reported on Sunday, as the two countries held high-level strategic talks.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is...
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Far-right groups clash with migrants in Spanish town
Five people are hurt, while one person is arrested during the unrest in Torre-PachecoTORRE-PACHECO, July 13 (Reuters): Violent clashes erupted between far-right groups, local residents and North African migrants in a town in southeastern Spain late on Saturday following an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants earlier in...
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