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Kushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
JERUSALEM, Aug 17 — President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today after holding talks with Hamas leaders, as he tries to revive a Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. The meeting comes
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Taiwan’s leader says govt to propose record defence spending for 2027
TAIPEI, Aug 17 — Taiwan’s government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China. Beijing claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened
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Lala weakens over Hawaii, but deadly risks remain after hurricane unleashes torrential rain
HONOLULU, Aug 17 — Damage assessments and clean up efforts began yesterday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii’s Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state’s archipelago. At a
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‘We’re on our own’: Indonesia quake survivors plead for aid as 12,800 remain displaced
JAKARTA, Aug 17 — Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid today as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside. The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday
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Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader in push to revive Gaza peace plan
CAIRO, Aug 17 — US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas’s new leader in Egypt yesterday sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP, in a push to revive a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks
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Trump hails Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan defence pact as ‘big, bold’ step
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally,
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Wildfires sweep Europe as Greece, Spain report deaths and Belgium tackles record blaze
PARIS, Aug 17 — Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island and a soldier died fighting a fire in Spain as Belgium tackled a record blaze on its border with Germany yesterday. Europe faces wildfires spurred
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Columbia’s symbol of hope who survived 37 hours under rubble after deadly quake dies from injuries, dimming hope of rescue for missing 320
PEREIRA (Colombia), Aug 16 — A Colombian woman rescued after being trapped under rubble for nearly 37 hours following a powerful earthquake has died from her injuries, her family told AFP on Saturday. Daniela Largo, 32, was pulled from the
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Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s death puts scrutiny, racism claims and plagiarism row in spotlight
CAMBRIDGE, Aug 16 — UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for “reflection” Saturday after the death of Jason Arday, as the former Cambridge academic’s family denounced what they called years of harassment amid plagiarism accusations. Arday, 41, was found dead
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Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as quake death toll rises to 38
MAUMERE (Indonesia), Aug 15 — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island today, killing at least 38 people, according to a disaster official. Suharyanto, head of Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency, said 13
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