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Joe Biden holds first phone call with Palestinian President Abbas, also calls Israeli PM Netanyahu following Gaza bombings

Saturday's call between Biden and Abbas is the first between the two since the US president took office in January. Though…

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‘Terrorist state’ Israel must be stopped, Turkish President Erdogan says, adding it has ‘crossed all limits’

“This terrorist state that tries to plunder a city like Jerusalem, which houses places that are holy for Muslims, Christians…

3 years ago

‘I’m good’: Ex-president of Maldives on the mend after being critically injured in bomb blast

Nasheed, the head of the Maldivian Democratic Party and the country’s current parliament speaker, was injured after an explosive device…

3 years ago

Lithuanian president plans to warn EU leaders about Belarusian nuclear plant by handing out copies of HBO’s Chernobyl – reports

“The president’s gesture is a simple, non-traditional way to [draw] the EU leaders’ attention to the danger posed by the…

3 years ago

Israel’s president gives centrist Yair Lapid mandate to form government after PM Netanyahu misses deadline

Lapid, the chairman of the centrist Yesh Atid party will have a 28-day mandate to form a government. He has…

3 years ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu misses deadline to form government coalition, President Rivlin to decide next move

Netanyahu missed a midnight deadline on Wednesday to pull together a majority coalition in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, following weeks of…

3 years ago

‘Inappropriate’ to comment on Trump’s words, Seoul says after ex-president calls South Korean leader ‘weak’ & bad negotiator

In an apparent attempt to defuse the situation, Moon’s office remained tight-lipped about the scathing attacks by Trump, saying that…

3 years ago

Peru’s impeached ex-president, accused of jumping vaccination queue, says he’s tested positive for Covid-19

“Despite the necessary precautions to avoid bringing the virus home, my wife and I have tested positive for COVID and…

3 years ago

Amid increased tensions in Donbass, Putin invites Ukrainian President Zelensky to Moscow for discussions on ‘bilateral relations’

Speaking before talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Putin said Zelensky should first discuss the problems of Donbass…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin in war-torn Donbass & emphasizes Western support for Kiev

Speaking during a public address on Tuesday night, Zelensky urged the restoration of the ceasefire agreed to in 2014 in…

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