Israel rejects the US ceasefire plan for Gaza accepted by Hamas
At a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army would make 'no withdrawal until Hamas is truly disarmed,' scrapping the ceasefire plan.
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Israel 'rejects' the US ceasefire plan for Gaza accepted by Hamas
At a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army would make 'no withdrawal until Hamas is truly disarmed,' scrapping the ceasefire plan.
‘The wealthy poor’: Soaring food prices hurt Iranian families
Iranians from all walks of life struggle under the weight of rising inflation and war pressure.
Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly overnight strikes
Russia and Ukraine exchanged another round of overnight strikes, killing civilians and injuring many others on both sides. In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone attacks killed five people and wounded around two dozen others. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv, killing two people, and injured several more in the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Israel, US spar over Gaza withdrawal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by US President Donald Trump and stressed that the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed. In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until the US accepts Tehran's conditions. France 24 correspondent...
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Board of Peace plan for Gaza
Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, Netanyahu says.
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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan hailed by Donald Trump The US plan that would see Hamas disarmed and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was announced at the end of July. Here’s a recap of the details of that plan from when it was announced:Announcing the agreement in a social media post, Trump said it involved the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Ga...
Netanyahu rejects 15-point Gaza peace plan in new break with Trump
Israel on Sunday rejected a deal announced by US President Donald Trump last month for Gaza. Netanyahu said Israel's military "will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed" and rejected the 15-point document agreed to by Hamas.
Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan in new break from Trump
Israel on Sunday rejected a deal announced by US President Donald Trump last month for Gaza. Netanyahu said Israel's military "will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed" and rejected the 15-point document agreed to by Hamas.
The week in pictures: Summer wildfires, a Thai school shooting and the Tour de France Femmes
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Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England
Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in...
Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ across England
Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in...
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Party in the dry Danube riverbed: many call it a natural disaster
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Israel rejects Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace plan
Israel has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza.
Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace plan, vows no military withdrawal until Hamas disarms
President Trump hailed the peace plan as a "historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other groups in Gaza."
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La Liga: Five key talking points heading into the 2026-2027 season
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Ohio Uranium plant shut in 1989; $4.4 bn cleanup transformed site into green preserve
The Fernald uranium plant in Ohio stopped production in 1989 after nearly four decades of operations. A $4.4 billion environmental cleanup followed, involving radioactive waste, contaminated soil and groundwater. The 1,050-acre site was eventually transformed into the Fernald Preserve, with restored wetlands, prairie and forest. A Visitors Center now documents the site’s history and cleanup.
Cypriot natural gas flowing to Europe in 2028, says Cyprus Energy Minister
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China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
After years of strain, China-Australia ties have reached a “good enough” baseline for Canberra, though still short of Beijing’s broader ambitions, according to a former top Australian diplomat. The relationship had taken a significant downturn since 2017, but was now on “a more realistic footing”, Graham Fletcher, a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based think tank, wrote in a r...