Getty ImagesFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family’s stronghold, according…
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Duterte elected mayor from ICC prison
Getty ImagesRodrigo Duterte giving a speech before his arrest in March -
Hamas releases captive Edan Alexander
The Israeli military said that the Red Cross had notified the military that hostage soldier Edan Alexander had been handed over to it by Hamas in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis.
The Red Cross is now bringing Alexander to Israeli special forces…
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India-Pakistan top military brass to speak amid ceasefire
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Indian and Pakistani military officials are set to meet Monday to finalize details of a ceasefire agreed on Saturday after four days of intense cross-border fighting.
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Araghchi arrives in Abu Dhabi
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday evening for consultations with high-ranking officials of the United Arab Emirates.
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Iran, Egypt FMs confer on regional developments by phone
In response to a phone call from Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi exchanged views with him on regional developments and indirect nuclear talks.
Araghchi, for his part, gave…
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Trump’s scheme to expel Palestinians from Gaza ‘still on table’
The Israeli energy minister says US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan for the mass deportation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip “remains on the table.”
Speaking to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN on Monday, Eli Cohen said the…
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Israeli regime kill 33 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Monday that more than 90 others were also wounded during the past 24-hour period, according to Press TV.
It said the fatalities included 29 newly confirmed deaths while four bodies were retrieved…
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Iran says Netanyahu sabotages release of US-Israeli captive
Iran says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attempted to stop a reported deal between the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the United States to free an Israeli-American captive held in Gaza.
“Tip…
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Netanyahu meets with US negotiator Witkoff
The meeting was followed by Netanyahu’s phone call with Donald Trump, according to media reports in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The Israeli Prime Minister thanked President Trump for his assistance in the release of Israeli soldier…
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US-China tariff deal: What does it mean?
Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC News
Getty ImagesThe US and China have agreed a truce to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two countries.
The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world’s two…
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