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Why is Israel trying to rewrite the Gaza ceasefire? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former Israeli government adviser Daniel Levy argues Israel will continue to thwart attempts to solidify the ceasefire in Gaza. As long as Israel keeps moving the goalposts, former Israeli government adviser Daniel Levy argues, there’s no way to reach phase two of the ceasefire in Gaza, which Israel itself signed. Levy, president of the US/Mideast […]

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Dalai Lama says successor will be born in ‘free world’ outside of China

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Tibetan spiritual leader says in a new book that his people’s aspiration for freedom cannot be indefinitely delayed. The Dalai Lama has said that his successor will be born in the “free world” outside of China. In a new book released on Tuesday, the 89-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says that he will be

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Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant

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Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila, after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity in his war on drugs in which, human rights groups say, tens of thousands of Filipinos were summarily executed. He was taken into custody at the airport

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Pope’s condition improves, prognosis no longer ‘guarded’: Vatican

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Holy See reports ‘improvements’ in recent days, indicating pontiff may soon be able to leave hospital. Pope Francis is responding well to hospital treatment for double pneumonia and his doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican says. The Vatican added on Monday that the 88-year-old pontiff’s condition was “stable” with doctors lifting their

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‘Strong eruption’ of volcano in Guatemala forces evacuations | Guatemala

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Guatemalan authorities have evacuated around a thousand people after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. Residents sought safety in a temporary shelter after the Fuego volcano – located 35km (22 miles) from the capital Guatemala City – showed escalating activity on Sunday. “We heard the rumblings and then a strong

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Boatless in Gaza: Using old fridge doors to catch fish | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Balanced calmly on top of what was once a refrigerator door, fisherman Khaled Habib uses a makeshift paddle to propel himself through the waters of Gaza City’s fishing port. More than 15 months of Israeli bombardment has destroyed most of the boats in the harbour, wrecking the fishermen’s means of making a living. “We’re in

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Vinicius, Mbappe help Real Madrid win against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga

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Real Madrid maintain pressure on LaLiga leaders Barcelona with a convincing 2-1 home victory over Rayo Vallecano. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr scored in the first half to give Real Madrid an easy 2-1 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano, helping them draw level at the top of the table in the battle to retain their

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Man charged after climbing Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower

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A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Romania’s far-right candidate Georgescu barred from May presidential vote

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After the election authority’s decision, about 300 of Georgescu’s supporters gather outside the election bureau, shouting ‘freedom!’. Romania’s central election authority has banned far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the country’s May presidential election re-run, triggering protests from Georgescu’s supporters. The decision, announced on Sunday, is not yet legally binding, and is expected

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,109

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Here is the situation on Sunday, March 9 : Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had retaken the village of Lebedevka in its western region of Kursk, and taken the village of Novenke, across the border in Ukraine’s Sumy region. Russian special forces were storming the town of Sudzha after using a gas pipeline

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