Gaza ceasefire possible within week: Trump
NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters/AFP): President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas militants will be reached within a week.Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord, told reporters that he believes a...
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UN officials say new Gaza aid system leads to mass killings
GAZA, June 28 (AFP): United Nations officials on Friday said a US- and Israeli-backed distribution system in Gaza was leading to mass killings of people seeking aid and urged Israel to let UN humanitarian supplies to the war-stricken territory resume.Eyewitnesses and local officials have reported repeated killings of Palestinians seeking...
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Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
PARIS, June 28 (BBC): Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places over the weekend.Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the countries affected - with the Spanish city of Seville forecast to hit 42C on...
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Suicide attack kills 13 Pak soldiers near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, June 28 (Reuters): An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy on Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said.Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator told Reuters that the convoy was attacked in Mir Ali area of North...
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