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Hamas proposes ceasefire plan over 135 days, leading to end of Gaza war

Shawdesh Desk: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops

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Pakistan Election: Blast near candidate’s office kills 12

Shawdesh Desk: At least 12 people were killed and 25 wounded Wednesday by a blast outside a poll candidate’s office in southwestern Pakistan, officials said, on the eve of an election

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Chile ex-president Pinera dies in helicopter crash, aged 74

Shawdesh Desk: Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s top job, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash, his office said in a

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22 people killed in Pakistan explosions on day before election

Shawdesh desk: At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday in two bomb blasts outside poll candidate offices in southwestern Pakistan, officials said, on the eve of an election marred

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US lawmakers vote to reject $17.6 billion Israel aid bill

Shawdesh Desk: United States lawmakers voted Tuesday to reject a standalone Israel aid bill denounced by critics as a ‘cynical’ bid to thwart a cross-party border security and foreign assistance package

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Blinken lands in Saudi on latest Mideast crisis trip

Shawdesh desk: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday to kick off his latest regional crisis trip aimed at securing a new truce in the

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Arakan Army seizes two Myanmar junta bases

Shawdesh Desk: The Arakan Army (AA) claims to have seized two Myanmar junta battalion headquarters in Mrauk U and Kyauktaw townships, Rakhine State. The AA said it seized the Light

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BJP veteran LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces Modi

Shawdesh Desk: BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred “Bharat Ratna,” the highest civilian award in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday. “I am very happy to

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