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Putin calls for ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine

11-05-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukraine to take part in “direct talks” on 15 May, hours after European leaders urged Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire. In a rare televised late-night address from the Kremlin, Putin said Russia was seeking “serious negotiations” aimed at “moving towards …

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Israel won’t be involved in new Gaza aid plan

10-05-2025 JERUSALEM: A US-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington’s envoy to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, without detailing how this would work with no ceasefire in place. Gaza’s residents face possible famine, the UN says, …

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India and Pakistan accuse each other of attacks

10-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ JAMMU: India and Pakistan accused each other of launching drone and artillery attacks overnight into Friday morning, as tourists and villagers fled the third day of the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in nearly three decades. Sirens rang out in cities …

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No de-escalation with India amid attacks: Pakistan

10-05-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military says there will be “no de-escalation” with India until it has responded to India’s Wednesday strikes. Pakistan has denied claims by India’s armed forces that “military stations” in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Jammu and Udhampur, and in Punjab state’s Pathankot, were targeted in drone and missile …

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US foundation eyes takeover of Gaza aid

10-05-2025 GENEVA/ GAZA STRIP: The United States has said a new foundation is being established to coordinate aid deliveries to Gaza amid Israel’s two-month blockade. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told reporters on Friday that Israel would not be involved in distributing aid in the enclave but would provide …

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