PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Cour de Cassation, the country’s highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Writing by…
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Syria, US and France hold ‘frank’ talks, urge success of Syria’s transition
DUBAI (Reuters) -Syria’s foreign minister held frank and productive talks with the United States and France at which they said on Friday they underlined the importance of ensuring the success of Syria’s political transition, unity and territorial…
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Hamas didn’t want to make Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Palestinian militant group Hamas did not want to make a deal on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza.
Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House one day after his…
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Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, Israel army radio says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.
An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for…
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Deadly typhoon causes flooding across Philippines
A powerful typhoon has caused extreme flooding across the Philippines, affecting millions of people.
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Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback
Iranian diplomats met counterparts from Germany, Britain and France on Friday for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger “snapback” sanctions outlined under the 2015 deal.
The meeting in Istanbul was the…
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BBC, Reuters, AP and AFP warn Gaza journalists now face starvation – Middle East Monitor
In an unprecedented joint appeal, four of the world’s leading news agencies have warned that their Palestinian journalists in Gaza are now facing death by Israel’s policy of mass starvation.
The BBC, Agence…
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Germany not planning to recognise Palestinian state in short term
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make “long-overdue progress” towards a two-state solution, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.
“Israel’s…
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UN urges UK to repeal ‘disproportionate’ Palestine Action ban
The United Nationd rights chief on Friday slammed Britain’s ban on activist group Palestine Action as a “disturbing” misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation and urged the government to rescind its move.
“The decision appears disproportionate…
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Why is India’s Dharmasthala temple at the centre of a mass murder case? | Crime
NewsFeed A former cleaner claims he was forced to bury the bodies of hundreds of women and girls, on the orders of supervisors at one of southern India’s most revered temples. As Soraya Lennie explains, the case has shocked the country and…
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