Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza

Israel has said it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza.

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Hamas says held several meetings with US over Gaza ceasefire deal

Several meetings had taken place between leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas and U.S. hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler, Taher Al-Nono, the political advisor of the Hamas chief confirmed to Reuters.

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Syrian government forces in Latakia, northern Syria. Photo: Reuters

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has passed 1,000, including 750 civilians, a war monitoring group said.

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Muslim nations reject Trump&s call to empty Gaza Strip of Palestinians

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations have rejected calls by US President Donald Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population, and instead backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead.

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Taliban insist Afghan women&s rights protected amid bans

The Taliban have issued a message on International Women's Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the UN condemns ongoing employment and education bans.

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Donald Trump&s USAid cuts fuel new crisis for humanitarian groups working in Gaza

The Trump administration&s cuts to USAid have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according to officials from the humanitarian agency.

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