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Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (666+ words) US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas's new leader in Egypt on Sunday, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP, in a push to revive a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks after…...

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Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (495+ words) CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the…...

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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (701+ words) Hamas sources said on Sunday that they expected to meet in Egypt with US envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to push forward a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks after Hamas publicly signed on…...

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Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (312+ words) DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's…...

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Trump's envoys in Middle East to push for Gaza peace plan

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (471+ words) CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoys meet with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the…...

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Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (790+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week. The…...

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How Israel's rivalry, defense deals prompted Turkey to join Mecca pact

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) Turkey’s growing rivalry with Israel and mounting regional instability are driving its defense alignment with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, despite risks of strategic entanglement and friction with NATO partners. How Israel's rivalry, defense deals prompted Turkey to join Mecca pact…...

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'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (625+ words) Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm. Now, renewed hostilities between the Houthi rebels and the government have many fearing…...

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Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (515+ words) JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Families on the outskirts of Qusra, the West Bank village where Palestinian homes have been under siege for nearly a week, said they have faced sometimes deadly attacks by militant settlers for months. The United States wants…...

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Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (213+ words) Aug 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port's director said on Saturday. The attacks killed seven people and caused an estimated $16 million…...