Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas’s new leader in Egypt on Sunday, sources with knowledge
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Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas
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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan
Hamas sources said on Sunday that they expected to meet in Egypt with US envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald
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Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence
DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews
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Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo
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Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against Palestinians in
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‘Spearhead of annexation’: Israel hands West Bank rule to civilian police
Palestinian politicians and analysts have warned against what they describe as an Israeli plan to illegally annex the occupied West
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Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically,
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Tennis: Djokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati second-round defeat
Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 Novak Djokovic suffered from punishing heat and humidity on Saturday but made a
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MLS: Lionel Messi misses penalty again as Nashville thrash Inter Miami 4-1
Messi’s record from the penalty spot is poor by his sky-high standards, including missing twice during the 2026 World Cup.
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