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Gulf states talk Trump out of Iran attack

Riyadh: Gulf countries including Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing "grave blowbacks in the region", a senior Saudi official on Thursday.The GCC...

An Iranian woman walks on a street in Tehran on Thursday. — Reuters

Hamas begins releasing hostages, Palestinian prisoners to go free

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Ceasefire holds in Gaza ahead of hostage release

A Palestinian girl sits by aid parcels after aid trucks entered from the Karem Abu Salem crossing, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. - AFP

Israeli grenade wounds peacekeeper in southern Lebanon

People stand at the site of an overnight Israeli strike in Lebanese village of Al Msayleh. — AFP

Egypt to host Gaza deal global summit on Monday

Municipal workers hang a sign near the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort prepares to host a US-brokered international Gaza peace summit

Hamas says Israeli hostages to be freed from Gaza before Trump peace summit

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500,000 return to Gaza

Palestinians ride on an animal-drawn cart among rubble, following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City. - AFP

Plastic pollution treaty not dead in the water, says UN expert

Countries were unable to find common ground on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution. — AFP

Lebanon slams overnight Israeli strikes on civilians

Rescuers and first-responders stand outside a damaged building, in southern Lebanon. — AFP

Gazans return to find little left of old lives

A boy rests near rubble following Israeli forces' withdrawal from Khan Yunis on Friday. — Reuters

Gazans return to wrecked homes as Israel pulls back

Palestinians make their way following their arrival in Gaza City. — Reuters

Seals, birds in new 'red list' of endangered species

This image shows seals on Ile Dorion Beach, in Quebec, Canada. — AFP file photo

PALESTINIANS IN GAZA CELEBRATE CEASEFIRE AFTER TWO-YEAR WAR

Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. - AFP

Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after receiving cabinet approval

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Leaders react to agreement on first phase of Trump's Gaza deal

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What we know about the new Gaza deal

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