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US announces draft 14-point agreement with Iran
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US announces draft 14-point agreement with Iran

The United States has released the draft agreement that is expected to be signed by Iran and the United States on Friday. The 14-point document was read out by a US government representative during President Donald Trump's press conference on Wednesday - following widespread criticism that the text had been kept secret
High death toll in violence-ravaged Haiti as UN human rights chief says at least 2,300 killed this year
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High death toll in violence-ravaged Haiti as UN human rights chief says at least 2,300 killed this year

At least 2,300 people have been killed in violent conflicts in Haiti so far this year, according to the UN human rights chief.
End of war close again - this is how Trump has swung on Iran
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End of war close again - this is how Trump has swung on Iran

One day a deal was said to be close. The next, the bombs were falling in the Middle East again
Death penalty for the murder of Swedish UN employee Zaida Catalán
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Death penalty for the murder of Swedish UN employee Zaida Catalán

A colonel in the Congolese army has been sentenced to death for the murder of Swedish UN employee Zaida Catalán in March 2017, SVT Nyheter reports.
Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe and Austria elected to the UN Security Council
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Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe and Austria elected to the UN Security Council

Starting in the new year and for two years, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe and Austria will become non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
UN: Maintain peacekeeping forces in Lebanon after UNIFIL expires at end of the year
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UN: Maintain peacekeeping forces in Lebanon after UNIFIL expires at end of the year

It is crucial that the UN maintain its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon even after its current mission, UNIFIL, expires at the end of the year, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Israel warns of attack on Beirut, orders evacuation of southern suburbs
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Israel warns of attack on Beirut, orders evacuation of southern suburbs

The Israeli military has issued an evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs. Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities say a hospital in southern Lebanon has been partially destroyed in an Israeli strike
Eight killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
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Eight killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

Eight people were killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday morning, Lebanon's health ministry said.
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Lebanon after Israeli advances
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Lebanon after Israeli advances

The UN Security Council has been called to an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss developments in Lebanon.
US says Iran gives false impression of draft agreement
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US says Iran gives false impression of draft agreement

Iran has received a draft of an initial framework for a deal with the United States, state media reported. At the same time, the White House called Iran's descriptions of the draft's contents "a complete fabrication
Russia accused Ukraine of war crimes at emergency UN Security Council meeting
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Russia accused Ukraine of war crimes at emergency UN Security Council meeting

Russia accused Ukraine of war crimes at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. "Pure propaganda," Ukraine’s envoy Andriy Melnyk said
Russian mass attacks on Ukraine - bodies pulled from rubble
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Russian mass attacks on Ukraine - bodies pulled from rubble

Russia has been attacking Ukraine non-stop with over 1,500 drones over the past two days, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At least 16 people were killed in Kyiv overnight alone - more are feared buried under rubble
Expert: Trump has only two options left to end the war with Iran
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Expert: Trump has only two options left to end the war with Iran

The clock is ticking in negotiations between the US and Iran. And it is Donald Trump who is in a hurry, says Middle East expert Fredrik Meiton
Israel's attacks in Lebanon stand out, at least 33 children dead
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Israel's attacks in Lebanon stand out, at least 33 children dead

Israel's mass bombing, which killed hundreds of Lebanese, including at least 33 children, is unprecedented in the escalating conflict. "It's too much damage to civilians at one time - that stands out," says Ove Bring, an international law expert
Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers killed in three years, UN says
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Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers killed in three years, UN says

Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers have been killed in the past three years, almost three times as many as in previous years, according to the UN.
Iran's version demands major concessions from the US
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Iran's version demands major concessions from the US

The U. S
Russia and China veto watered-down UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz
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Russia and China veto watered-down UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz

When the UN Security Council voted on a watered-down resolution to open the Strait of Hormuz, Russia and China vetoed it. Other Security Council members voted in favour or abstained
Iran's strategy: Attacks on American tech giants and their data centers
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Iran's strategy: Attacks on American tech giants and their data centers

Iran has been deliberately attacking data centers in the region in recent days to knock out U. S
Attempts to arrange peace talks on the Lebanon war
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Attempts to arrange peace talks on the Lebanon war

Proposals abound for possible peace negotiations, but the parties have not agreed to talks. French President Emmanuel Macron invites talks between Israel and Lebanon - in Paris
Iran war: US sends naval landing force
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Iran war: US sends naval landing force

President Donald Trump says the Iran war is over when he "feels it in his bones. " The United States is strengthening its presence in the region by sending a naval landing force, according to The Wall Street Journal
Trump confident of victory, but more ships are on fire
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Trump confident of victory, but more ships are on fire

The US insists the Iranian regime will soon be defeated, but other US sources say that is far from certain. Iran is tightening its grip on the oil sector - more ships are on fire in the Persian Gulf and countries across the Gulf are under continued attack
Threats of port attacks from both the US and Iran
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Threats of port attacks from both the US and Iran

Iran is launching new attacks on countries in the Middle East, causing no serious damage. At the same time, there are threats from both the US and Iran if the attacks do not end - a twofold threat
Israel says war against Iran enters new phase
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Israel says war against Iran enters new phase

On the sixth day of the Iran-Iraq war, Israel's military leadership says the war is entering a new phase. Iran's foreign minister, in turn, says the country does not fear a ground invasion
Iran War Day Four: Spiral of Violence in the Region
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Iran War Day Four: Spiral of Violence in the Region

Rocket attacks, columns of smoke, fleeing civilians - and a warning about the “gates of hell”. The war with Iran is intensifying and spreading to several countries in the Middle East
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