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Two Palestinians killed, Israeli stabbed as West Bank settler violence flares

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (593+ words) HAJJA, West Bank, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby outpost and killed another Palestinian who entered an outpost and…...

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More than 10 EU countries willing to contribute to Lebanon mission

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - More than 10 European Union members are willing to contribute resources and people to a planned ​mission to advise and train Lebanon's armed forces, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. The proposed mission stems from…...

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to establish secretariat under joint defence pact

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (123+ words) Aug 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia under their Mecca joint defence agreement, which will initially be headed by a Pakistani secretary-general for three years, the three countries said in a joint…...

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Turkey says regional defence pact not against any country

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) Turkey's top diplomat stressed Monday the regional defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was not aimed at any particular country and open to others, including Egypt. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came after the first ministerial meeting of the…...

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan set Mecca Alliance into motion

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (550+ words) Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held the first high-level meeting under their new joint defense agreement in Istanbul on Monday, taking initial steps to put the pact into practice amid renewed US-Iran hostilities. What happened: The inaugural meeting of the…...

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Killing of Palestinian children and teens by Israel surges in West Bank

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (694+ words) Alia al-Hallaq's son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still speaks of herself as a mother of five, not four. "I still haven't accepted the idea of the…...

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Can Iran turn postwar vulnerability into a regional security pact?

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (169+ words) After a war that demonstrated both the reach and the limits of Iran's military deterrence, Iran's leadership is on the quest for security arrangements beyond the battlefield. Can Iran turn postwar vulnerability into a regional security pact? Subscribe for as…...

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'Point of no return' if Israel-Hamas truce fails: US envoy to Gaza board

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace warned Wednesday of a "point of no return" if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire breaks down. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, earlier this month…...

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Iraq's Zaidi set to make European debut with Macron in France

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) The Iraqi prime minister is expected to sign several memorandums of understanding with France during his Sept. 14 meeting with Macron as Baghdad seeks to diversify its diplomatic and security ties. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is due to embark on…...

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Israel recalibrates Syria policy, explores path to security deal

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (337+ words) Israel is rethinking its hard-line Syria policy and seeking to repair ties with US envoy and Donald Trump's confidant Tom Barrack amid a push for a security agreement with Damascus. Israel recalibrates Syria policy, explores path to security deal Subscribe…...