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Letter from Mideast: Back to routine, but not to normal

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua |  The night before Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, my husband boarded a flight to Belgrade for what was supposed to be a quiet weekend getaway. I kissed him goodbye, unaware that within hours, the country would be at war. Hours later, the unprecedented …

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Israel-Iran Ceasefire: potential end to conflict

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | A ceasefire between Israel and Iran has come into effect, following mutual strikes by the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state. Both sides have reported casualties and injuries. TASS has summed up the key facts about the development of the Middle East conflict. Ceasefire announcement …

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Pakistan, India agree on ceasefire with immediate effect

NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Pakistan and India announced on Saturday that they agreed on a ceasefire. The announcement came following four days of military strikes on each other. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that Pakistan and India have agreed on a ceasefire …

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Putin announces three-day truce from midnight May 8

MOSCOW | Xinhua & TASS |  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day truce starting from midnight May 8 (2100 GMT May 7). The Kremlin said that Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia’s Victory Day, which falls on May …

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DRC, M23 agree to immediate ceasefire

DOHA, QATAR | THE INDEPENDENT | Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the March 23 Movement (M23) in Qatar’s capital, Doha, have taken a positive step after each party agreed to work towards ending the conflict. The peace talks that started this month are being mediated by …

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G7: Any possible ceasefire in Ukraine must be respected

OTTAWA, CANADA | TASS | The Group of Seven (G7) insists that any possible ceasefire arrangements in Ukraine be respected, it said in a statement after a foreign ministers’ meeting in the Canadian province of Quebec. “We emphasized that any ceasefire must be respected and underscored the need for robust …

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Ceasefire efforts falter as M23 rebels capture centre in South Kivu

Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A ceasefire order issued by East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state has hit a major obstacle after M23 rebels captured the Kahele Centre, located 40 kilometers from Bukavu City in the South Kivu province of eastern Democratic …

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