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French holiday camp accuses Vueling of discrimination against Jewish teens

French holiday camp accuses Vueling of discrimination against Jewish teens

Holiday camp organisers vowed to file a legal complaint against Spanish airline Vueling over the expulsion of French Jewish teenagers from a Paris-...

yesterday 4

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Agence France-Presse

Macron declares France will recognize Palestine as a state

Macron declares France will recognize Palestine as a state

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, ending months of speculation and adding to the...

yesterday 1

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Adam Lucente

US will not attend Israel two-state conference at UN, State Dept says

US will not attend Israel two-state conference at UN, State Dept says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not attend an upcoming conference on an Israel two-state solution, State Department deputy...

yesterday 1

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Adam Lucente

US to bring delegation home from Gaza truce talks, envoy Witkoff says

US to bring delegation home from Gaza truce talks, envoy Witkoff says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Middle East peace envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday that the Trump administration has decided to bring its team home...

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Adam Lucente

UAE’s AD Ports Group opens first China office: What to know

UAE’s AD Ports Group opens first China office: What to know

UAE-China trade relations are on the rise amid persistent US scrutiny over sensitive technology.

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Adam Lucente

Saudi Arabia pledges $6B investment, to sign 47 deals with Syria: What to know

Saudi Arabia pledges $6B investment, to sign 47 deals with Syria: What to know

The event is a milestone for Syria-Saudi relations and the deals coming out of it are expected to help create 50,000 jobs across the country.

yesterday 1

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Jack Dutton

Brazil to join South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Brazil to join South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil is finalizing its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in...

yesterday 10

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By Lisandra Paraguassu

US approves $4.67B NASAMS air defense package for Egypt

The State Department announced the massive arms sale after Trump suggested the US may re-engage diplomatically with Egypt and Ethiopia, resurrecting...

yesterday 2

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Jared Szuba

Hamas says responded to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

Hamas says responded to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

The United States joined Israel on Thursday in pulling its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks, with special envoy Steve Witkoff blaming Hamas...

yesterday 2

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By Phil Hazlewood With Afp Team In Gaza

Australian women win right to sue Qatar Airways over forced strip-searches

Australian women win right to sue Qatar Airways over forced strip-searches

By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -Five Australian women who say they were pulled from a Qatar Airways flight by armed guards and strip-searched...

yesterday 1

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By Christine Chen

How two families crossed the rubble of Gaza, fleeing war and hunger

How two families crossed the rubble of Gaza, fleeing war and hunger

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -The Bakrons and al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the...

yesterday 2

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By Hatem Khaled And Nidal Al-Mughrabi

Amnesty accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel

Amnesty accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel

Amnesty International said on Thursday that Iran fired widely-banned cluster munitions at Israel during a war between the two countries in June, in...

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Agence France-Presse

Eight injured in suspected car-ramming attack in Israel

Eight injured in suspected car-ramming attack in Israel

The Israeli military said eight soldiers were wounded on Thursday when a driver deliberately rammed his car into a bus stop in what police called a...

yesterday 1

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Agence France-Presse

EU pressured to act against Israel over Gaza

EU pressured to act against Israel over Gaza

Several EU countries are pushing Brussels to move forward with concrete actions against Israel over the war in Gaza for failing to improve the dire...

yesterday 1

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Agence France-Presse

International media groups urge Israel to allow access to Gaza

International media groups urge Israel to allow access to Gaza

International news agencies Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Reuters as well as the BBC on Thursday called on Israel to allow...

yesterday 1

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By Adam Plowright

Millions go hungry in Nigeria as aid dries up, jihadists surge

Millions go hungry in Nigeria as aid dries up, jihadists surge

Resurgent jihadist attacks, huge cuts in foreign aid and a spiralling cost of living: hunger is looming in northeastern Nigeria, where more than a...

yesterday 0

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By Susan Njanji

Two dead, homes burn in massive Cyprus wildfire

Two dead, homes burn in massive Cyprus wildfire

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Two people were killed and hundreds evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus, destroying homes and...

yesterday 1

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Yiannis Kourtoglou

Gaza today: under debris and in darkness

Gaza today: under debris and in darkness

In 21 months of war in Gaza, the destruction and damage of 70 percent of buildings has buried the Palestinian territory under millions of tonnes of...

yesterday 1

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By Valentin Rakovsky

Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in Turkey and Cyprus amid heatwave

Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in Turkey and Cyprus amid heatwave

By Ayhan Uyanik and Michele Kambas BILECIK, Turkey/NICOSIA (Reuters) -Firefighters across Turkey and Cyprus battled multiple wildfires on Thursday...

yesterday 1

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By Ayhan Uyanik And Michele Kambas

Europeans to test Iran's appetite for nuclear compromise as sanctions loom

By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS (Reuters) -France, Britain and Germany will hold face-to-face talks with Iran on Friday for the first time...

yesterday 1

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By John Irish And Parisa Hafezi

AFP journalist covers war as Gaza faces extreme shortages

AFP journalist covers war as Gaza faces extreme shortages

With fuel prices exorbitant and road travel treacherous in the war-battered Gaza Strip, AFP video journalist Youssef Hassouna has to walk for hours...

previous day 4

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Agence France-Presse

Iran's deputy FM says IAEA to visit after halted cooperation

Iran's deputy FM says IAEA to visit after halted cooperation

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will discuss a “new modality” for their future...

previous day 3

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

UK launches first sanctions in new strategy to deter migrant crossings

UK launches first sanctions in new strategy to deter migrant crossings

The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of...

previous day 2

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By Joe Jackson

More than 100 aid, rights groups call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza

More than 100 aid, rights groups call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza

By Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) -More than 100 largely aid and rights groups on Wednesday called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in...

previous day 2

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By Daphne Psaledakis

WHO chief says 'large proportion' of Gaza's people 'starving'

WHO chief says 'large proportion' of Gaza's people 'starving'

The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian...

previous day 2

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Agence France-Presse

Saudi Arabia to invest $4B in Syria in boost to Sharaa: What to know

Saudi Arabia to invest $4B in Syria in boost to Sharaa: What to know

The kingdom has been at the forefront of diplomatic and economic efforts to support Syria's recovery.

previous day 3

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Jack Dutton

2 Iranian border guards killed in Kurdistan province: What to know

2 Iranian border guards killed in Kurdistan province: What to know

Iraq agreed to move Iranian Kurdish groups farther from the border in 2023, but some clashes have occurred since then.

previous day 2

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Adam Lucente

Tunisia leader shows Trump adviser images of starving Gaza children

Tunisia leader shows Trump adviser images of starving Gaza children

Tunisian President Kais Saied presented US counterpart Donald Trump's senior Africa adviser with photographs of starving children in Gaza, official...

previous day 2

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Agence France-Presse

Syria turns to Turkey for military support as US envoy urges strategy rethink

Syria turns to Turkey for military support as US envoy urges strategy rethink

The move deepens Ankara’s influence with the new government as Kurdish forces in Syria's northeast face new pressure to integrate with Syrian army.

previous day 3

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Amberin Zaman

Hungry and exhausted, AFP journalists document Gaza war

Hungry and exhausted, AFP journalists document Gaza war

AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas...

tuesday 7

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Agence France-Presse

Amnesty urges probe into Israeli strike on Tehran prison

Amnesty urges probe into Israeli strike on Tehran prison

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a war crimes investigation into Israel's deadly air attack on Tehran's Evin prison during last month's...

tuesday 10

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Agence France-Presse

France's top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

France's top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

France's foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to "bear...

tuesday 4

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Agence France-Presse

Egypt legal reform raises fears over right to fair trial

Egypt legal reform raises fears over right to fair trial

Egypt is poised to adopt a new law aimed at overhauling the judicial process, but human rights groups warn it could entrench long-standing abuses...

tuesday 2

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Agence France-Presse

France's culture minister to be tried on corruption charges

France's culture minister to be tried on corruption charges

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of European Parliament, a...

tuesday 3

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Agence France-Presse

Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels falling to their lowest...

tuesday 5

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By Ramin Khanizadeh, Majid Sourati

Broken dams, broken trust: How Iran’s water crisis and heatwave have sparked emergency

Broken dams, broken trust: How Iran’s water crisis and heatwave have sparked emergency

Water and electricity shortages are reaching crisis levels across Iran, triggering widespread public service disruptions and forcing industrial...

tuesday 6

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A Correspondent In Tehran

Cardinal says he returned from rare visit to Gaza with 'broken heart'

Cardinal says he returned from rare visit to Gaza with 'broken heart'

By Charlotte Greenfield JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch, said on Tuesday he and church leaders...

tuesday 4

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By Charlotte Greenfield

A month after ceasefire with Israel, Iranians fear another war

A month after ceasefire with Israel, Iranians fear another war

The ceasefire that ended Iran's 12-day war with Israel has held for nearly a month without incident, but many Iranians remain uneasy, struggling...

tuesday 3

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By Menna Zaki And Ramin Khanizadeh

Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm

Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually...

tuesday 3

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By Ionut Iordachescu

No aid supplies left and staff are starving in Gaza, says Norwegian Refugee Council

No aid supplies left and staff are starving in Gaza, says Norwegian Refugee Council

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The Norwegian Refugee Council told Reuters on Tuesday its aid stocks are completely depleted in Gaza, with...

tuesday 3

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By Olivia Le Poidevin

Germany's Merz faces pressure to toughen stance on Israel

Germany's Merz faces pressure to toughen stance on Israel

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance towards Israel, with...

tuesday 3

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By Sarah Marsh And Andreas Rinke

US targets Houthis with fresh sanctions action

US targets Houthis with fresh sanctions action

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling...

tuesday 3

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By Daphne Psaledakis

‘We will intervene’: Turkey’s Fidan warns against dividing Syria

‘We will intervene’: Turkey’s Fidan warns against dividing Syria

ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday said Ankara would deem any attempt to divide Syria a national security threat and would...

tuesday 10

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Ezgi Akin

Bessent says he will meet Chinese officials, discuss tariff deadline extension

Bessent says he will meet Chinese officials, discuss tariff deadline extension

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week and discuss what is...

tuesday 1

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Ezgi Akin

New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

Swapping his monk's habit for overalls and a sun hat, Father Christian-Marie knelt alongside volunteers in the freshly dug earth, planting grape...

tuesday 2

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By Alice Chancellor

UN Palestinian refugee staff and doctors fainting from hunger in Gaza, says UNRWA

UN Palestinian refugee staff and doctors fainting from hunger in Gaza, says UNRWA

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and...

tuesday 2

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By Olivia Le Poidevin

Iranian foreign minister says Iran cannot give up on nuclear enrichment

Iranian foreign minister says Iran cannot give up on nuclear enrichment

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that Tehran cannot not give up on its uranium...

tuesday 2

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By Kanishka Singh

US envoy urges Syria's Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation

US envoy urges Syria's Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation

By Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace...

tuesday 1

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By Samia Nakhoul And Maya Gebeily

Saudi Arabia offers travel permits to Syrian businessmen, investors: What to know

Saudi Arabia offers travel permits to Syrian businessmen, investors: What to know

Syrian entrepreneurs can now directly apply for travel licenses at the Saudi Embassy in Damascus, while Saudi investors seeking to visit Syria can...

tuesday 3

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Jack Dutton

Libya commander Haftar seeks to force international engagement

Libya commander Haftar seeks to force international engagement

Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognised...

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Agence France-Presse