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Sudan pushes back after US calls army-led government illegitimate
Washington appears to be turning up the pressure on the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces to accept a US ceasefire proposal he rejected in July.
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Sudan pushes back after US calls army-led government illegitimate
Washington appears to be turning up the pressure on the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces to accept a US ceasefire proposal he rejected in July.
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France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight
PARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - France defended its decision to let Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plane cross its airspace en route to the United Nations on Thursday, saying international…
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Iranian flights cancelled as new US ‘D-Day’ sanctions take effect, Saudis say they shoot down Houthi missiles
DUBAI/RIYADH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian flights to Gulf neighbours including travel hub Dubai appeared to have been cancelled on Thursday after a US deadline passed for global firms to…
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UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen
GENEVA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Civilians are being hardest hit by surging violencein Yemen between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Iran-backedHouthis, the UNhuman rights chief said on Thursday.The latest fighting…
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US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The US Senate could vote as soon as Thursday to tell President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or get Congress'…
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Netanyahu’s fleeting visit to New York mirrors strained US ties
By Emily Rose and Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unusually brief trip to the United States to address the UN stands in stark contrast…
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Israel’s US envoy says son fighting for life
Israel's ambassador to the United States said Thursday that his soldier son was fighting for his life after a Palestinian attacker rammed his car into him at a checkpoint in…
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‘I was drowning’: Iran Nobel winner exposes pain of separation from children
Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi has said her biggest fear is dying without seeing her two children again after being separated from the twins for over a decade,…
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Yemen says government forces repel Houthi push on key Taiz-Aden route
By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour AzhariSept 24 (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces repelled overnight attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on a key supply route to the southern port city…