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US Envoys In Israel To Seek Lebanon Truce Plan

The new leader of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, says it would accept a ceasefire with Israel under certain conditions
Senior US officials were to meet their Israeli counterparts Thursday to discuss a possible deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and secure Israel's northern border from Hezbollah attacks.
A medical official examines bodies of Rohingya refugees at a beach in Indonesia's Aceh Province

90 Rohingya Left 'Stranded' On Indonesia Beach

Human traffickers left dozens of Rohingya refugees, including children, stranded on a shoreline in westernmost Indonesia on Thursday, while six dead bodies were found nearby, local officials said.
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The vital water of the Khaybar oasis, where the town al-Natah was built more than 4,000 years ago

4,000-year-old Town Discovered Hidden In Arabian Oasis

The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
Russia is still launching attacks on Ukrainian cities like Kharkiv

Russia Eats Away At Territory, And Ukrainian Morale

Progress has been slow but it is relentless. "We have seen an acceleration in this progression, with the feeling that it cannot be stopped," he added, describing a "Russian strategy of pressure everywhere, all the time, while waiting for (the defence) to crack, crumble or collapse."
A man spits a sputum sample during a tuberculosis screening at a health centre in Valenzuela in the Philippines

Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High: WHO

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.
Georgia has been plunged into political uncertainty after Saturday's parliamentary election which the opposition says was rigged

Georgia Prosecutors Probe Alleged Election 'Falsification'

Georgian prosecutors on Wednesday launched a probe into the alleged "falsification" of the country's parliamentary election and summoned pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili for questioning after she accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of fraud.

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