Hamas won't attend Cairo truce talks
GAZA STRIP, Aug 24 (AFP/AP): A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital."The delegation will meet with senior Egyptian intelligence officials to be briefed on developments in the...
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Libyan armed groups, authorities reach deal
TRIPOLI, Aug 24 (AFP): Libyan armed groups and authorities reached an accord in Tripoli to secure important infrastructure, the country's interior minister announced Friday, following concern from the UN over recent fighting and a brewing crisis surrounding the country's central bank.The North African country of 6.8 million has struggled to...
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F Kennedy Jr suspends White House race, endorses Trump
GLENDALE, Aug 24 (AFP): Robert F. Kennedy Jr, scion of America's storied political clan, suspended his long-shot presidential bid on Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, injecting new uncertainty into the White House race."I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory," Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and...
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US, European, Latin American nations reject Maduro vote certification
CARACAS, Aug 24 (AFP): The United States along with countries inEurope and Latin America on Friday rejected the certification by Venezuela's Supreme Court of strongman Nicolas Maduro's widely questioned presidential reelection.Washington, which has sanctions in place against Maduro's regime, said through State Department spokesman Vedant Patel that the ruling "lacks...
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Three killed, 8 hurt in German city
BERLIN, Aug 24 (BBC): A manhunt is under way after three people were killed and eight others injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, police say.The attack happened during a festival in the city centre on Friday evening. Five of those injured are in a...
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