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Gaza ceasefire talks stalled over Israeli withdrawal plans

Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel’s proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday...

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Israel, Hamas defiant as US presses for ceasefire

Israel’s bid to crush Hamas’s capabilities and bring the hostages home dominated talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister said, even as the Palestinian militants vowed no surrender in Gaza...

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Qatar says more time needed for Gaza ceasefire

Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US president Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough...

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Is next round under way?

THE ceasefire between Iran and Israel — declared hastily and with much fanfare by the US president Donald Trump — is already beginning to look less like a diplomatic victory and more like a strategic illusion. What was sold as a decisive end to hostilities may turn out to be a temporary lull before the next eruption. And the consequences of that miscalculation may be far...

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Hamas holding consultations on truce proposal

Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian movements on a truce proposal in the war with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing for negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Hamas discusses proposals after Trump Gaza ceasefire push

Palestinian group Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from mediators, after US president Donald Trump said Israel backed a 60-day ceasefire in the war-ravaged territory...

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Trump hopes for Gaza ceasefire this week

US president Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centres in the territory...

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Qatar PM persuaded Iran to accept ceasefire

Qatar’s prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Iranian missiles targeted an American base near Doha, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.

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Ceasefire in Iran-Israel war takes hold

A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on Tuesday, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities.

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Russia launches deadly strike in east Ukraine

Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 others, including children, on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire...

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Russian ceasefire memorandum is an ultimatum: Zelensky

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that Russia was giving Ukraine an ultimatum at peace negotiations but said he was ready to hold direct talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump ‘any day’...

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Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake

Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...

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Ceasefire that changed nothing

BY THE time dusk fell on, the smoke had not yet cleared from the borderlands of Kashmir, and yet an announcement rang out across global airwaves: India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire. US president Donald Trump, with characteristic theatricality, declared on his truth social account that both nations, after all-night talks allegedly brokered by the United States...

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India-Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations

A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals  accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war.

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India claims Pakistan violated truce, Islamabad denies charge

India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.

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Ukraine, allies seek 30-day Russia truce

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.

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India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire

Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US president Donald Trump, who congratulated them on...