Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 23 overnight
GAZA, Mar 25 (AP/AFP): Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday.The dead include three children and their parents, who were killed in a strike on their tent near the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital, which has...
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US, Ukraine officials hold talks in Riyadh
RIYADH, Mar 25 (AFP): Washington and Kyiv held brief talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a day after hours of US-Russia negotiations on halting the fighting in Ukraine ended without any breakthroughs announced.US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rapid end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched more than...
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White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with journalist
NEW YORK, Mar 25 (Reuters): Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the US attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, the White House said on Monday, following a first-hand account by The Atlantic.Democratic lawmakers swiftly blasted the misstep, saying it was...
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Turkey braces for further protests over arrest of Istanbul mayor
ISTANBUL, Mar 25 (AFP): Seven journalists detained for covering the mass protests that have gripped Turkey were granted conditional release Tuesday as the nation braced for another day of unrest over the arrest of a top opposition figure.Vast crowds have hit the streets daily since the March 19 move against...
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Israeli fire kills five in south Syria
DAMASCUS, Mar 25 (AFP): Authorities in southern Syria reported that Israeli bombardment on Tuesday killed at least five people in Daraa province, while Israel's military said it carried out a strike in response to incoming fire.The violence in the south, near the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights, followed...
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Trump pushes claims to Greenland
NEW YORK, Mar 25 (Reuters): President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the US should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticised a planned trip there this week by a high-profile US delegation."I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe...
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