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US Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to shore up the fragile ceasefire in Gaza

TEL AVIV: U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in…

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Ukraine and EU leaders accuse Putin of stalling and reject land concessions for peace

NEW YORK: Ukraine’s president and European leaders on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling for time in diplomatic…

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Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks

NEW DELHI: Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Tuesday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks…

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Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza

BEIRUT: As a tenuous ceasefire took hold in Gaza this month, Israel launched more airstrikes on southern Lebanon — 11…

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Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

TOKYO: Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling…

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Austria deports first Afghan since Taliban seized power, says more to come

VIENNA: Austria deported an Afghan national back to his home country on Tuesday for the first time since the Taliban…

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US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says

WASHINGTON: The 20-day US federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said…

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Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in English coastal town

LONDON: Police were investigating Monday what they called a hate crime after a mosque was set on fire in an…

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ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted the first militia leader ever put on trial for atrocities committed…

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits naval destroyer, KCNA says

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Choe Hyon naval destroyer at a military exhibition, state media KCNA…

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