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What’s behind the Gaza ceasefire deal? Key details explained
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 — International mediators said this week that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal for the Palestinian territory agreed with Israel. In return, Israel is to
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First phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Israel to free 737 Palestinian prisoners, hostages starting tomorrow
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 — Israel’s justice ministry has said 737 prisoners and detainees will be freed as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal approved Saturday. It said in a statement on its website
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Two judges shot dead at Iran’s Supreme Court
TEHRAN, Jan 18 — Two judges were killed in a shooting attack today at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave
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America’s First Family moves back in
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 — Donald Trump’s family will likely be less formally involved in White House business in his second term as they were in the first, but some will remain key to his political operation as unofficial advisors. Here
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Australian court extends ban on X stabbing videos
SYDNEY, April 24 — An Australian court today extended an order that X take down videos of a Sydney bishop being stabbed, after Elon Musk, the social media platform’s boss, vowed to fight the ban. In a brief hearing, Justice
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Seven arrested in Australian ‘terrorism’ raids
SYDNEY, April 24 — Australian police said seven people who posed an “unacceptable risk and threat” to the public have been arrested after anti-terror raids that involved more than 400 officers today. Police said the individuals were linked to a
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Indonesia commission formally declares Prabowo next president
JAKARTA, April 24 — Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy today, after the country’s constitutional court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory. Indonesian defence minister Prabowo, 72, is
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China warns US military support for Taiwan increases ‘risk of conflict’
BEIJING, April 24 — China warned today that US military support for Taiwan only increased the “risk of conflict” along the strait, after the US Congress allocated US$8 billion (RM38.2 billion) in military support for the island. “I’d like to
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Israeli media predict offensive in Gaza’s Rafah soon
JERUSALEM, April 24 — Israel is poised to send troops into Rafah, the Gazan city it sees as the last bastion of Hamas, Israeli media reported today, saying preparations were under way to evacuate war-displaced Palestinian civilians who have been
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Indonesia court rejects petition by losing presidential candidate
JAKARTA, April 22 — An Indonesian court today rejected in full a challenge from losing candidate Anies Baswedan seeking a re-run of February’s presidential election and the disqualification of winner Prabowo Subianto and his running mate. The Constitutional Court said
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