Ukraine willing to negotiate: Trump
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (Reuters/AFP): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table over the Russia-Ukraine war."Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible...
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Arab leaders okay $53b Gaza plan
CAIRO, Mar 05 (BBC): A $53bn (£41.4 billion) reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump's idea for the US to "take over Gaza" and move out more than two million Palestinians has been approved by Arab leaders at an emergency summit in the Egyptian capital Cairo."The Egypt plan is now...
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Most accurate clock on sale for $3.3m
TOKYO, Mar 05 (AFP): Resembling a squat, wide fridge, the world's most accurate clock went on sale for $3.3 million in Japan on Wednesday.The "Aether clock OC 020" is so precise that it would take 10 billion years for it to deviate by one second, according to its Kyoto-based manufacturer...
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N Korea close to completing its first airborne warning aircraft
SEOUL, Mar 05 (AP): North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft, satellite imagery showed, an asset that experts say will sharply bolster the country's air force power when it's deployed.North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose a significant security threat to South Korea, the U.S....
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Israeli attacks on Lebanon health sector war crimes, says Amnesty
BEIRUT, Mar 05 (AFP): Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on ambulances, paramedics and health facilities during its recent war with Hezbollah should be investigated as war crimes.A November 27 truce agreement largely halted more than a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of...
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