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Aug 22, 20243 min read
Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a...


Aug 22, 20241 min read
Israeli PM says troops will not leave Philadelphi corridor in Gaza
JERUSALEM - Israel has not agreed to withdraw its troops from the so-called Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza,...


Aug 21, 20244 min read
Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
DOHA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker...


Aug 20, 20241 min read
India, Malaysia look to reset ties hit after Delhi's Kashmir move
NEW DELHI - India and Malaysia will boost cooperation in areas such as semiconductor, financial technology and defence production, Prime...


Aug 20, 20241 min read
Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages held in Gaza
JERUSALEM - Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, according to statements...


Aug 19, 20244 min read
Blinken warns Israel and Hamas of last chance to end Gaza war
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that the latest push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...


Aug 19, 20242 min read
Factbox-Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel stepping up diplomatic pressure in a last-ditch attempt to secure a...


Aug 19, 20243 min read
Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister
BANGKOK - Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Sunday, two days after parliament elected her,...


Aug 17, 20244 min read
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
DOHA/CAIRO - Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting...


Aug 16, 20243 min read
Baptism of fire awaits Paetongtarn as Thailand gears up for PM vote
BANGKOK - Political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra is bidding to become Thailand's youngest premier in a crunch parliamentary vote on...


Aug 16, 20241 min read
Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra nominated for PM in parliamentary vote
BANGKOK - Paetongtarn Shinawatra was nominated to become Thailand's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Friday by Pheu Thai party...


Aug 16, 20243 min read
Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO - Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as...
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