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US says Israel ‘more or less’ accepts framework deal for Gaza ceasefire
The United States says Israel has endorsed a framework for a proposed Gaza ceasefire and a captive release deal, and…
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Conservatives dominate Iran’s parliament, assembly elections
A range of conservative candidates have swept the parliamentary and religious assembly elections in Iran as the country faces political and economic…
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Israeli air raid on Rafah kills 14 Palestinians, many of them children
Israeli forces have bombed a residential building in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to a witness and…
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Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible?
In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s…
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Hero to homeless: House of Muslim man behind India tunnel rescue demolished
Wakeel Hasan had to climb his neighbour’s 1.8-metre (six-foot) wall to enter the rubble-filled plot of land where his house…
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Every minute counts’ as hunger kills in Gaza
UNICEF chief Catherine Russell has called for a “ceasefire now”, saying that “every minute counts” for children in Gaza facing…
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UKMTO gets reports of dhow departing Somali port with 11 armed people on board
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it had received a report from the Maritime Security…
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Houthi leader says UK’s Sunak has chance to recover Rubymar by letting aid into Gaza
A senior Houthi leader said on Saturday he held British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government responsible for the…
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Israel says still reviewing access to Al-Aqsa Mosque over Ramadan
Israel is reviewing possible curbs on access to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem over the upcoming Ramadan fast month, a government spokesperson said…
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Key facts about Iran’s parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections on Friday
Iranians will vote in a parliamentary election on March 1 seen as a litmus test of the clerical establishment’s popularity amid growing…
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