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Turkey pleased with Gaza ceasefire deal, will monitor implementation

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he was very pleased that Hamas-Israel negotiations had resulted in a Gaza ceasefire deal, adding that Turkey would closely monitor its strict implementation and continue to contribute to the process. Turkey, which participated in the ceasefire negotiations ...
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Taiwan says anti-drone measures will be a top priority in defense against China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense issued a report saying it is training soldiers to shoot down drones and actively looking to procure new anti-drone weapons systems, which comes in response to Chinese drone incursions. The report released Thursday said Taiwan has ...
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India and Australia sign a security deal that includes military talks and submarine cooperation

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian and Indian defense ministers signed a new bilateral security deal Thursday that Australia said upholds Indo-Pacific stability. Rajnath Singh has become the first Indian defense minister to visit Australia since 2013, his Australian counterpart Richard Marles said. “Australia and India are ...
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Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump-backed peace plan, in photos

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, adopting parts of a peace plan backed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Weary Palestinians cautiously welcomed the deal Thursday as a potential breakthrough in ...
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Typhoon hits Japanese islands south of Tokyo with heavy rain

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain from a typhoon on Thursday battered a chain of Japanese islands south of Tokyo and the government urged residents to watch for landslides and flooding. Kyodo news agency reported there has been record rainfall in parts of the Izu ...
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The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced on Thursday

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in literature is being announced on Thursday, with the winner joining an illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro. The literature prize has been awarded by the Nobel committee of the Swedish Academy ...
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North Korea’s ruling party turns 80 with foreign leaders in attendance

BEIJING (AP) — North Korea is celebrating Friday the 80th anniversary of the ruling party and different foreign dignitaries and leaders will be part of the commemoration. The Workers’ Party celebrations will serve to show once again how North Korea is trying to shore up ...
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China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology

HONG KONG (AP) — China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many products ahead of a meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi ...
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Israel and Hamas to free hostages and prisoners after agreeing to first phase of Trump’s peace plan

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to free the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by the Trump administration that Palestinians greeted warily Thursday as a possible breakthrough ...
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World leaders express hope after Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of peace deal

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling ...
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The world’s oldest president seeks an eighth term in Cameroon as youth grumble

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Elvis Nghobo tried to get into four different professional schools in Cameroon but could not make it. Frustrated, the 34-year-old turned to selling food at a market in Yaounde, the country’s seat of power. Nghobo blames his woes on what he ...
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Unplanned haka halts New Zealand parliament after MP’s speech

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest member of parliament for the Maori party finished her maiden speech. Te Pati ...
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