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Kremlin warns there is a risk of regional escalation after Israel violence

The Kremlin on Monday said it was extremely concerned about recent events in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, warning that the situation could escalate into a wider conflict

Kremlin warns there is a risk of regional escalation after Israel violence
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U.S. leads moment of silence for Israeli victims at UN Human Rights Council

The United States on Monday led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to commemorate the lives of people killed in the major Hamas attack on

U.S. leads moment of silence for Israeli victims at UN Human Rights Council
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US senators meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi - state media

U.S. senators met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Monday, state media reported.

US senators meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi - state media
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Factbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks Israel

The Palestinian group Hamas's surprise assault on Israel Saturday and Israel's retaliation have killed more than 1,100 people and focused attention on the Iran-backed Islamist

Factbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks Israel
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Iran's UN mission says Tehran not involved in Hamas attacks

Iran's mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that Tehran was not involved in one of the bloodiest attacks in Israel's history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis

Iran's UN mission says Tehran not involved in Hamas attacks
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'Several' US citizens have died following attacks in Israel, NSC spokesperson says

Several U.S. nationals have died since the start of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, a National Security Council spokesman said Sunday, adding that U.S. officials remained in

'Several' US citizens have died following attacks in Israel, NSC spokesperson says
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Islamic jihad faction holding over 30 Israelis captive, its chief says

Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala said on Sunday that his faction was holding captive more than 30 of the Israelis who were abducted in the Gaza Strip since Saturday after Hamas

Islamic jihad faction holding over 30 Israelis captive, its chief says
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Biden spoke with Israel PM Netanyahu on Sunday - CNN

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, CNN reported. U.S.

Biden spoke with Israel PM Netanyahu on Sunday - CNN
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Jordan's Abdullah says escalating violence threatens region's security

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday there was a need to intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent escalating Israel-Palestinian violence with "dangerous repercussions" for the

Jordan's Abdullah says escalating violence threatens region's security
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Mideast violence benefits Russia, adds to migration pressure on EU -Polish president

The current violence between Hamas and Israel works in Russia's favour as it distracts international attention from Moscow's aggression in Ukraine and may result in new migration

Mideast violence benefits Russia, adds to migration pressure on EU -Polish president
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Arab League chief heads to Moscow for talks after Hamas attack on Israel

Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit headed to Moscow on Sunday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

Arab League chief heads to Moscow for talks after Hamas attack on Israel
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Poland's security depends on own army and U.S. - deputy PM

Poland's military security depends on its own army and on an alliance with the United States, deputy prime minister and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Saturday.

Poland's security depends on own army and U.S. - deputy PM
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Hamas will 'bear the results' of its attack, Israel tells UN Security Council

Israel told the United Nations Security Council on Saturday that Palestinian Islamist group Hamas "holds the sole responsibility and will bear the results" of its attack on the country.

Hamas will 'bear the results' of its attack, Israel tells UN Security Council
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UN Security Council to meet Sunday over attacks on Israel -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Sunday after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, diplomats said. U.N.

UN Security Council to meet Sunday over attacks on Israel -diplomats
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Turkey says it 'neutralised' at least 14 Kurdish militants in northern Syria overnight

Turkish forces have "neutralised" at least 14 Kurdish militants in northern Syria in overnight attacks on militant targets, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, as conflict in the

Turkey says it 'neutralised' at least 14 Kurdish militants in northern Syria overnight
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UK reaffirms position after Canada-India diplomatic spat

Britain on Friday reaffirmed its position that all countries should respect sovereignty and the rule of law, after reports said that India had asked Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats.

UK reaffirms position after Canada-India diplomatic spat
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Mexico seeks diplomatic arrangements to return LatAm migrants

Mexico's national migration institute (INM) on Friday said it has asked the foreign ministry to make diplomatic arrangements with Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua and

Mexico seeks diplomatic arrangements to return LatAm migrants
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Biden says it's possible he'll meet China's Xi next month

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said it is possible that he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month in San Francisco but nothing has been set up yet.

Biden says it's possible he'll meet China's Xi next month
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US adds 42 Chinese entities to trade black list over Russia military support

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it is adding 42 Chinese companies to a government export control list over support for Russia’s military and defense industrial base.

US adds 42 Chinese entities to trade black list over Russia military support
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U.S. govt doesn't want to build new sections of border wall, Mexico says

The U.S. government does not want to build new sections of wall on its border with Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday, expressing doubt that

U.S. govt doesn't want to build new sections of border wall, Mexico says
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi says global support makes her 'more hopeful' -NYT

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a statement to the New York Times on Friday that global support and recognition of her human rights advocacy makes her "more

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi says global support makes her 'more hopeful' -NYT
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German president to meet CIA chief during surprise trip to Washington

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Friday during his surprise trip to Washington to hold talks with U.S.

German president to meet CIA chief during surprise trip to Washington
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Kremlin says point of de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty would be to match U.S.

The aim of revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) would be to place it on level terms with the United States, not to signal an intention

Kremlin says point of de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty would be to match U.S.
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Taiwan elects its own leaders so is already independent: presidential frontrunner

Taiwan has shown it is already independent and sovereign by electing its own president and has no need for a separate declaration of independence, the frontrunner to be the island's

Taiwan elects its own leaders so is already independent: presidential frontrunner
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Putin repeats assertion that Russia did not start war in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his position that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched what it calls a "special military operation" to try to stop it.

Putin repeats assertion that Russia did not start war in Ukraine

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