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Hamas 'ready' for Gaza truce

GAZA CITY, Nov 27 (AFP): Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in the Palestinian Islamist group said Wednesday, hailing the ceasefire that took hold in Lebanon."We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement...

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Imran supporters temporarily call off protest

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (BBC/AFP): Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a day after marching on central Islamabad.Protesters had vowed not to leave the capital until Khan's release. But as they breached barriers and made their way to...

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Israel conducts deadly strikes on Syria : 7 people killed

BEIRUT, Nov 27 (AFP): Israel conducted strikes on the Syrian border with Lebanon that a war monitor said killed seven people, hours ahead of a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad he was "playing with fire" on Tuesday, as he announced...

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Japanese man breaks into over 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'

TOKYO, Nov 27 (AFP): Japanese police said Wednesday that they arrested a man who reportedly admitted to breaking into more than 1,000 homes in an unconventional way of relieving stress.Police took the 37-year-old into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu in southern Japan, a...

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Bolsonaro involved in 2022 coup plot

BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters): Brazil's federal police presented evidence to the Supreme Court that former President Jair Bolsonaro was directly involved in plotting a coup to overturn the outcome of the 2022 election he lost, according to an 884-page report unsealed on Tuesday.That final police report, the result of a...

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News in Brief -2024-11-28

China probes defence minister for graft BEIJING, Nov 27: Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday, the latest official to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's military. Citing current and former US officials familiar with the situation,...

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