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Oil prices hold steady as investors monitor Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks
Oil prices held steady on Monday as investors assessed the outlook for ceasefire talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, which could…
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatens ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel launched late Saturday another wave of strikes on Hezbollah militia strongholds, hours after intercepting rockets fired from…
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Lebanon ceasefire in the balance as Israel strikes Hezbollah targets
Israel on Saturday launched attacks on the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, hours after intercepting rockets fired from Lebanon, as a…
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Israel launches retaliatory strikes at Lebanon amid shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Lebanon amid a shaky ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah brokered late last…
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Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire
Israel has carried out the most intense air strikes on Lebanon in nearly four months, after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into…
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Berlin, London and Paris call for immediate return to Gaza ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on Friday called for an immediate return to the ceasefire in the Gaza…
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Fleeing once more: The endless search for safety in Gaza
ABSAN Al-KABIRA, GAZA — Sitting in a makeshift shelter set up in a school playground, Ramez Abu Daqqa pondered two questions: Was any…
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Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal
Hamas freed five hostages on Saturday – with a sixth expected later – in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the…
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U.S. and Netanyahu say ceasefire violated after Hamas returns wrong body
The U.S. condemned Hamas after a body released by the militant group in a recent hostage-prisoner exchange was found not to be that of an…
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Shock over Bibas body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire
Israel's announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another…
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Trump admin will sideline Europe in Russia-Ukraine talks—Kellogg
European nations will not be directly involved in brokering a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine in their ongoing war, retired…
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Rejoicing, apprehension as three more hostages freed under Israel-Hamas cease-fire
JERUSALEM — After the most perilous week yet for an already shaky cease-fire that has paused the calamitous Gaza war, the truce stayed on…
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African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the…
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Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as…
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'My home has become a cemetery.' Amid cease-fire, Gazans unearth their dead from rubble
KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — For Samar and Abdullah al-Farra, a Palestinian mother and son, a half-ruined house in the southern Gaza Strip is…
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Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a…
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A fragile Gaza cease-fire holds for now, as Hamas frees eight more hostages
TEL AVIV — Israel rejoiced Thursday as Hamas militants freed eight more hostages who had been held for more than 15 months in the Gaza…
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Qatar will help Trump "pressure" Israel and Hamas to uphold Gaza ceasefire
A Qatari official has told Newsweek that the country at the center of the recently established ceasefire agreement between Israel and the…
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Thousands of Palestinians stream back to northern Gaza as cease-fire with Israel holds
BEIRUT — Almost 16 months after Israel ordered them to flee south, displaced Palestinians began a long-anticipated reverse exodus on…
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Four female Israeli soldiers to be released as part of ceasefire deal, Hamas says
JERUSALEM — Four female soldiers are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday as part of the ceasefire and hostage release deal it struck…
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Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here's why.
WASHINGTON — Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between…
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Israeli military kills armed man amid violent clashes in Gaza Strip
Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, several violent encounters have occurred involving armed or masked Palestinians, an Israeli…
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Aid pours into Gaza as ceasefire enters fourth day
More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to United…
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Egypt sends more aid to the Gaza Strip on day two of ceasefire
Around 220 aid trucks were sent from Egypt towards the Gaza Strip on Monday, the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and the…