Hamas 'working with mediators to curb' Israel 'aggression'
GAZA CITY, Mar 18 (AFP): A Hamas official told AFP Tuesday that the group was "working with mediators to curb the aggression", after Israel unleashed its deadliest strikes since a ceasefire took effect in January."Hamas adhered to the ceasefire agreement and implemented it precisely, but the Israeli occupation reneged on...
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India enforces curfew in Nagpur after violence over Aurangzeb tomb
NAGPUR, Mar 18 (Reuters): Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police officers were hurt in clashes sparked by a Hindu group's demand for the removal of the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal ruler, police said on Tuesday.Monday's violence in...
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Honduras plane crash claims 12 lives
ROATÁN, Mar 18 (BBC): At least 12 people have been killed after a plane crashed off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday evening, officials said. The aircraft - operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa - crashed into the sea within a minute of take-off from the island of Roatán.The Honduran...
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EU confce pledges $6.3b for Syria's recovery
BRUSSELS, Mar 18 (Reuters): Donors at a European Union-led conference on Monday pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) to help Syria's new authorities as they struggle with humanitarian and security problems after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.The pledges at the Brussels gathering were less than last year's 7.5 billion euros...
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Peru declares emergency in capital
LIMA, Mar 18 (AP): Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.President Dina Boluarte's government published a decree saying that the...
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