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Hezbollah truce deal 'within days'

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (AP/Reuters): The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached "within days."Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained "points to finalize" and that any deal required agreement from...

One woman killed by partner, relative in every 10 minutes worldwide: UN

VIENNA, Nov 25 (AFP): One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".Almost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people last year, according to a joint report by the United...

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in W Bank

YABAD, Nov 25 (AFP): The Palestinian Authority said two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, were killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank village of Yabad.The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Israeli forces entered the village on Sunday night, leading to clashes during which soldiers shot dead...

Trump Jr helping his father pick ‘most controversial’ cabinet

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters): Donald Trump Jr has emerged as the most influential Trump family member in the transition as the president-elect builds the most controversial cabinet in modern US history, according to a half dozen sources with knowledge of his role, elevating inexperienced loyalists over more qualified candidates...

Countries divided as UN plastics treaty talks begin

175 countries gather in South Korea for discussions to curb plastic pollution, but doubts linger on the stance of the USSEOUL, Nov 25 (Reuters): As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb...

Four dead in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh

MUMBAI, Nov 25 (BBC): The northern Indian city of Sambhal is on alert after four people died and dozens were injured in violent clashes over a Centuries-old mosque on Sunday.Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid (mosque), a federally-protected 16th...