Negotiations propose 70-day Gaza truce
GAZA, May 26 (AFP): A Palestinian source familiar with negotiations aimed at securing a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza said Monday that a new proposal involved the release of 10 hostages, a 70-day ceasefire and a partial Israeli withdrawal.The outline of the new potential deal comes as Israel...
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Macron in Vietnam to offer third way between US, China
HANOI, May 26 (AFP): France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Monday in Vietnam at the start of his Southeast Asia tour, an opportunity to test his "Indo-Pacific strategy" in a region caught in the middle of the confrontation between the United States and China.The French president arrived in Hanoi late...
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Putin has gone absolutely crazy: Trump
NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Trump posted the remark on Truth Social...
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Tehran won’t hang uranium enrichment to reach US deal
TEHRAN, May 26 (AFP): Iran on Monday ruled out suspending uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal with the United States-a key demand from Washington in successive rounds of talks between the foes.The issue has come into focus in recent weeks, with Iran staunchly defending its right to enrich...
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Maduro wins landslide in polls boycotted by opposition
CARACAS, May 26 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party on Sunday swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year.The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 23 out of 24 state governor positions and scored 82.68 percent...
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