Author: The Gazette
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Knesset staff distribute ‘MAGA-style’ baseball caps ahead of Trump speech
Knesset staff reportedly distributed “MAGA-style” baseball caps to those in attendance on Monday ahead of a speech by President Donald Trump. It was part of the festivities at the building honoring the release of the 20 hostages that were being held captive by Hamas. Trump is in Israel for the release of the 20 living hostages…
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Israel’s Netanyahu won’t attend Egypt summit on ending Gaza war
(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday’s summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part, a prospect that could have been awkward for some confirmed guests. In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said he had been invited by U.S. President Donald…
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is attending the Gaza summit in Egypt, according to the Egyptian presidency
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is attending the Gaza summit in Egypt, according to the Egyptian presidency.
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At least 66 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia
(Reuters) -Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia on Monday, derailing an engine and a carriage and injuring at least 66 people, emergency medical services and police said. There were no reports of deaths in the crash, which police said happened in front of a tunnel near the village of Jablonov nad Turnou, about 55 km…
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Russia’s Medvedev says supplying US Tomahawks to Ukraine could end badly for all, especially Trump
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially U.S. President Donald Trump. Medvedev, an arch-hawk who has repeatedly goaded Trump on social media, said it is impossible to distinguish between Tomahawk missiles carrying nuclear warheads and conventional ones after they…
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Pakistani troops on high alert on Afghan border after fighting, trade halts
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) -Pakistani troops were on high alert on the border with Afghanistan on Monday after fierce fighting between the two sides at the weekend left dozens dead and drew the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he could help end the conflict. Border trade between the neighbours came to a halt…
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Trump suggests Hamas has approval for internal security operations in Gaza
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Hamas had been given a greenlight for internal security operations it is conducting in the Gaza Strip, saying the group wants “to stop the problems” and “we gave them approval for a period of time”. The Palestinian militant group, which must disarm and end its rule of Gaza under…
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NATO chief mocks ‘broken’ Russian submarine as Moscow denies malfunction
By Bart H. Meijer and Mark Trevelyan AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday over the “limping” condition of one of its submarines as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface because of technical problems. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet said the diesel-powered submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off France to comply…
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Australia consults on critical minerals stockpile ahead of Albanese-Trump meeting
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia is formulating a plan for its critical minerals reserve that will focus on sales of future production, limiting the need for a physical stockpile, industry sources said, as Australian and U.S. leaders prepare to meet next week. Australia’s critical minerals task force hosted a call last week with miners…
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France’s Macron won’t resign, as no-confidence votes threaten his new government
By Alessandro Parodi PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign and blasted his opponents on Monday, as his latest government was threatened by two no-confidence motions that could bring it down by the end of the week. France is in the midst of its worst political crisis in decades as a succession…