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Biden speaks with Netanyahu as US prods Israel and Hamas to come to agreement on cease-fire deal

President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the United States presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a “bridging proposal” that could lead to a cease-fire in the war in Gaza

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as US prods Israel and Hamas to come to agreement on cease-fire deal
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‘There are no longer places to go’: Thousands in Gaza forced to flee again after Israeli evacuation orders

‘There are no longer places to go’: Thousands in Gaza forced to flee again after Israeli evacuation orders

‘There are no longer places to go’: Thousands in Gaza forced to flee again after Israeli evacuation orders
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Paraguay open to China trade deals despite Taiwan ties, Pena says

Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said on Wednesday he was "fully open" to trade deals with China via the South American trade bloc

Paraguay open to China trade deals despite Taiwan ties, Pena says
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Ukraine minister says Kursk attack aims to protect border area

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov told a visiting delegation of U.S. congressmen on Wednesday that Kyiv's attack on Russia's Kursk region was intended to protect Ukraine.

Ukraine minister says Kursk attack aims to protect border area
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Israeli PM says troops will not leave Philadelphi corridor in Gaza

Israel has not agreed to withdraw its troops from the so-called Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office

Israeli PM says troops will not leave Philadelphi corridor in Gaza
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Helicopter of Iran's late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says

The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft's inability to handle the weight it was carrying

Helicopter of Iran's late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says
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Biden spoke with Netanyahu Wednesday at a critical moment in Gaza talks

Biden spoke with Netanyahu Wednesday at a critical moment in Gaza talks

Biden spoke with Netanyahu Wednesday at a critical moment in Gaza talks
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Man arrested in Pakistan for alleged role in spreading disinformation linked to UK riots

Man arrested in Pakistan for alleged role in spreading disinformation linked to UK riots

Man arrested in Pakistan for alleged role in spreading disinformation linked to UK riots
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine is boosting its forces in east to resist Russian advance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday his forces understood what Moscow was attempting to do on the Pokrovsk front in eastern Ukraine, scene of Russian advances,

Zelenskiy says Ukraine is boosting its forces in east to resist Russian advance
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Scholz: Ukraine did not consult Germany over Russia incursion

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday Ukraine had not consulted Berlin about its Aug. 6 shock incursion into Russia and that he

Scholz: Ukraine did not consult Germany over Russia incursion
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Brazil airline Voepass halts some flights after deadly crash

Brazilian airline Voepass has decided to reduce some service to nine locations after one of its planes crashed and killed 62 people in Sao Paulo state earlier

Brazil airline Voepass halts some flights after deadly crash
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Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination

Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass in North Carolina at his first outdoor rally since last month's attempted assassination

Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
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Displaced Gaza student tries to study despite destruction of universities

Shahed Abu Omar, 20, was in her third year studying computer science at Gaza’s Al Azhar University when it was reduced to rubble by Israel's military campaign in

Displaced Gaza student tries to study despite destruction of universities
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Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

Key mediator Egypt is expressing skepticism about the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas

Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge
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Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack

Orthodox priests brought an icon to the scene of a huge fuel depot fire in southern Russia sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack in the hope it would help tame its flames, the local

Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack
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Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia with US-made weapons

Ukraine said on Wednesday it had destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia's Kursk region, while

Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia with US-made weapons
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Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still missing

Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily have found five bodies and searched for a sixth as questions intensified about why the sailboat sank so quickly

Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still missing
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India's Modi visits Poland for security and trade talks en route to war-torn Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Poland for top-level security and trade talks before heading to neighboring Ukraine, which is at war with India’s strategic partner, Russia

India's Modi visits Poland for security and trade talks en route to war-torn Ukraine
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Iran's parliament approves Pezeshkian's unity cabinet

Iran's parliament approved President Masoud Pezeshkian's 19 ministers on Wednesday, state media reported, giving way to a cross-factional

Iran's parliament approves Pezeshkian's unity cabinet
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Divers recover 2 bodies following sinking of luxury yacht off Sicily

Divers scouring the wreck of the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily have found the bodies of two of the six passengers who were missing, a source close to the matter said

Divers recover 2 bodies following sinking of luxury yacht off Sicily
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Russia's Medvedev says there will be no talks with Ukraine after Kursk incursion

Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region means there will be no talks between Moscow and Kyiv until Ukraine is completely defeated on the battlefield, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy

Russia's Medvedev says there will be no talks with Ukraine after Kursk incursion
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Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital

Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials called one of the

Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital
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World powers' strategic rivalry threatens to overwhelm Pacific Islands, think tank warns

Geopolitical shocks could disrupt the political and security landscape and strain unity in the Pacific Islands region amid strategic rivalry between China and U.S. allies, a think-

World powers' strategic rivalry threatens to overwhelm Pacific Islands, think tank warns
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Russia's Putin meets Chinese premier Li Qiang in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese premier Li Qiang in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Russia's Putin meets Chinese premier Li Qiang in Moscow
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Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal

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Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal

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