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Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, dropping threat to destroy ‘whole civilization’

Dubai/Jerusalem/Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with ​Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure. Trump’s announcement ‌on social media represented an abrupt turnaround from earlier in the day, when he issued an…

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UN lauds efforts by Indian peacekeepers in opening key corridor in South Sudan

United Nations:  The UN has lauded efforts by Indian peacekeepers deployed in South Sudan to re-open a critical supply route impacted by floods last year, emphasising the “vital role” played by peacekeeping missions in assisting local communities. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said amid these difficult times, there are some hopeful developments to…

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Suicide car bomb blast kills five in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar: A suicide car bomb blast targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed five persons, including three women and a child, late Thursday, police said. Several nearby houses were also damaged in the blast. At least four police personnel were reported injured. Emergency response and rescue operations are ongoing as authorities…

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Systematically crushing Iran, forging alliances with important countries in West Asia: Netanyahu

Jerusalem:  Lauding “enormous accomplishments” in the war against Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that the joint Israel-US campaign was “systematically crushing” the Islamic regime while removing existential threats to the Jewish state. Addressing the nation in Hebrew ahead of the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover), Netanyahu stressed that “sooner or later”…

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