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Police in Europe staged “unprecedented” raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a “massive blow” against drug-trafficking networks. Alongside the arrests, officers in Operation “Bulut” (“Cloud” in Turkish) seized more than 21 tonnes of drugs, including 3.3 million MDMA tablets, said EU […]
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Lebanon said an Israeli strike Tuesday left one person dead in the south as Israel said it killed a Hezbollah “platoon commander”, its latest raid despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group. President Joseph Aoun, in remarks published on Tuesday by news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, said he was seeking a state monopoly on […]
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Nearly a month after Israel resumed its aerial and ground assaults across Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages in the territory, the Palestinian militant group says it had received a new ceasefire proposal from Israel. A senior Hamas official told AFP that the group would “most likely” respond within 48 hours. The […]
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A senior Hamas official told AFP on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement will “most likely” respond to an Israeli ceasefire proposal it received through mediators within 48 hours. “Hamas will most likely send its response to the mediators within the next 48 hours, as the movement is still conducting in-depth consultations… within its leadership […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron Monday urged “reform” of the Palestinian Authority as part of a plan for the West Bank-based body to govern a post-war Gaza without the Islamist movement Hamas. France is among European nations to have backed a plan for Gaza to return to the control of the Ramallah-based authority after nearly two […]
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A small plane carrying six people has crashed in New York state, authorities said on Sunday, with US media reporting that there were no survivors. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a “fatal crash” in Copake, eastern New York, official Todd Inman told reporters on Sunday, without specifying the number of deaths. The […]
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The European Union on Monday announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros. “We are stepping up our support to the Palestinian people. €1.6 billion until 2027 will help stabilise the West Bank and Gaza,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X.
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Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes the hopes of Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg that the return of Donald Trump to the […]
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Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” a White House doctor’s assessment said on Sunday, after he underwent his first annual medical checkup since returning to the US presidency. Republican Trump, 78, has repeatedly boasted about his own vigor since starting a second term, while mocking his 82-year-old Democratic predecessor Joe Biden as decrepit and mentally […]
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Israel said Saturday its military had completed the takeover of a new corridor in southern Gaza, advancing its efforts to seize large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory. It also announced a sweeping evacuation order for tens of thousands of residents of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas in southern Gaza as it launched strikes after […]
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