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Pakistani mediators arrive in Iran to keep peace talks alive
Israel considering ceasefire with Lebanon, officials say
Trump says Iran war 'close to over'
Iran military warns will block Red Sea if US naval blockade continues
US to send thousands more troops to Mideast: Report
Dollar nears 6-week lows as Iran talks erase war premium
Stocks rally, oil falls further over peace hopes
War will slow global economic growth: IMF
Trump says Iran talks may resume; Israel, Lebanon open direct talks
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India power plant blast toll climbs to 19

Raipur - The death toll from a boiler blast at a power plant in central India has risen to 19, a police officer said on Wednesday, noting 17 others were injured.The explosion occurred Tuesday at a facility operated by...

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Brussels backs advancing Ukraine efforts to join EU

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky poses for a picture together with service members, in the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk region. — Reuters

Spain regional leader resigns, a year after deadly floods

Carlos Mazon gives a press conference to announce his resignation at Valencia's Palau de la Generalitat. — AFP

UK police probe mass train stabbing, 10 wounded

Police officers and members of the Emergency services search the track beneath an LNER Azuma train at Huntingdon Station in Huntingdon, eastern England. — AFP

Two children among dead in blitz on Ukraine

Apartment buildings damaged by a Russian military strike, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. — Reuters

UK welcomes king's move to strip Andrew of royal titles

The front pages of most of Britain's national newspapers are pictured in a spread created in London dominated by stories about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor being stripped of his title of Prince, Duke of York. — AFP

Andrew: The king's brother, who is no longer a British prince

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Saudi wealth fund to hit $1tn, NEOM still priority: chief

Yasir al Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, addresses the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative, in Riyadh. — AFP

Russia warns Trump against resuming N-weapons testing

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

French police hunting stolen Louvre jewels arrest more suspects

French soldiers from the 'Sentinelle' security plan patrol past the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as French police have arrested more suspects linked to the theft of treasures from the Louvre museum's Galerie d'Apollon in Paris, — Reuters

Trump: Putin should end the Ukraine war

A man walks past Russia Iranian drone Shahed 136 (Geranium-2), a new exhibit of open-air exhibition destroyed Russian equipment in Kyiv on Monday, amid Russian attack on Ukraine. — AFP

Russian strike on Kyiv kills 3, injures 31 including children

Workers fix wires in front of a damaged house following what Russian-installed authorities described as an overnight Ukrainian missile strike in the Donetsk region. — Reuters

Two suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested near Paris, prosecutor says

Police stand near the pyramid of the Louvre museum after reports of a robbery in Paris. — Reuters

Cooling towers at former N-power plant demolished

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Precision timing for Britain's Big Ben as clocks go back

The iconic clock which towers over the UK capital and its parliament will be stopped briefly to adjust for the switch to winter time — one of only two occasions each year when it is allowed to pause. — AFP

Britain pushes allies to boost Ukraine support

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands alongside Britain's King Charles III at Windsor Castle. — AFP
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