Qatar PM sees some progress over Gaza truce

DOHA, Apr 27 (AFP): Gaza mediator Qatar said Sunday there was some progress in talks in Doha this week aimed at securing a new truce in the Israel-Hamas war.Speaking at a news conference, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani reported "a bit of progress", in response...

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Trump questions Putin's desire for peace after Zelensky talks

ROME, Apr 27 (BBC/AP): US President Donald Trump has questioned Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral.Posting on social media after leaving Rome, Trump said he feared Putin was "tapping...

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NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-04-28

French police hunt suspected killer ofMuslim worshipper inside mosqueMARSEILLE, Apr 27: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Saturday denounced the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque as police hunted the killer, who filmed his victim as he lay dying. The attacker stabbed the worshipper dozens of times...

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