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Gang violence in Haiti reaches the last holdout towns despite arrival of international force

Events in the town of Ganthier are illustrative of the challenges faced by those seeking to help the government retake control

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France's High-speed Railway Hit By 'Sabotage' Hours Before Olympics

Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete called the attacks an "outrageous criminal act" that would have "very serious consequences" for rail traffic throughout the weekend.

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UN Puts 4th Century Gaza Monastery On Endagered Site List

UNESCO said the site, which dates back to the fourth century, had been put on the endangered list at the demand of Palestinian authorities and cited the "imminent threats" it faced.

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Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslide Hits 257, Could Reach 500: UN

OCHA said more than 15,000 people need to be evacuated because of the high risk of further landslides, including at least 1,320 children under the age of five and 5,293 pregnant women or new mothers.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugs US President Joe Biden

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Netanyahu, Biden To Meet On Elusive Gaza Deal

Netanyahu will also meet Vice President Kamala Harris -- the likely new Democratic presidential nominee -- at the White House on Thursday, one day after he gave a speech to the US Congress vowing "total victory" against Hamas.

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Israel Army Recovers From Gaza Bodies Of 5 Killed On October 7

It said the bodies of Maya Goren as well as soldiers Tomer Ahimas and Kiril Brodski, along with Ravid Aryeh Katz and Oren Goldin -- military reservists -- had been returned to Israel following a rescue operation.

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Putin Meets Assad Amid Calls To Defuse Turkey-Syria Tensions

Moscow is Syria's most important ally, having effectively saved Assad's government through its military intervention in 2015 during a civil war.

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Cuban President admits 'very difficult' crisis is causing a spike in 'social violence, addictions'

Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged that the government can't effectively provide "the few" goods Cubans can get through ration cards

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Beijing Deal For Post-war Gaza Leaves Analysts Sceptical

The agreement, signed by more than a dozen Palestinian factions on Tuesday, aims to find common ground for future Palestinian political institutions, which are currently divided between the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.