Rubio seeks quick deployment
KIRYAT GAT, Oct 25 (AFP): Top US diplomat Marco Rubio voiced hope Friday of soon putting together an international force to police the ceasefire in Gaza, as Palestinian factions agreed that a committee of independent technocrats would run the post-war territory.The secretary of state visited Israel on the heels of...
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Afghanistan, Pakistan to firm up truce at Istanbul talks
ISTANBUL, Oct 25 (AFP): Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were to meet in Istanbul Saturday to address security issues and establish a lasting ceasefire along their shared border after an outbreak of unexpectedly intense bloody clashes.The confrontation-which resulted in dozens of deaths, among them civilians-began two weeks ago following explosions in...
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Thai PM to sign Cambodia ceasefire deal
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Reuters): Thailand's prime minister will travel to Malaysia on Saturday to sign a ceasefire deal with Cambodia and meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, but will cut short his attendance at the ASEAN Summit there due to the death of the Thai Queen Mother Sirikit. Foreign...
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North Korea sort of nuclear power, says Trump
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea was "sort of a nuclear power" as he left the United States for Asia on a trip that could include a meeting with Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un.Asked aboard Air Force One whether he was open...
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