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The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in late June that “the war in its intense phase is about to end”

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the F-16 transfer “concentrates Vladimir Putin’s mind on the fact that he will not outlast Ukraine, he will not outlast us”

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A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government

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The wife of the polygamous Baghdadi was brought back to Iraq after being detained in Turkiye

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Donald Trump dared his successor Joe Biden to another debate without moderators

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Biden is hosting leaders of the 32-nation transatlantic alliance for three days from July 9

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Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in Gaza City could lead to the collapse of long-running negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage release

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In the French system, the President nominates the Prime Minister, who must be able to survive a confidence vote in parliament

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Residents of the area in the southern part of the western state of Rakhine, along with local media, also reported the seizure of Thandwe Airport

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In Belfast, he met the leaders of the U.K. province's power-sharing executive and other parties at the Stormont parliament buildings

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Turkiye originally aimed to topple Mr. Assad's regime when the Syrian conflict erupted with the violent suppression of peaceful protesters in 2011 and backed rebels calling for his ouster

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Final results are not expected until late Sunday or early Monday in the highly volatile snap election, which was called just four weeks ago in a huge gamble for President Macron

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Israel’s military said its aircraft had targeted ‘terrorists’ operating around the Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat, central Gaza.

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