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Jul 11, 2025

Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony

The ceremony marks a turning point in the transition of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from armed insurgency to democratic politics, as part of a broader effort to draw a line under one of the region’s longest-running conflicts.

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Jul 11, 2025

Kremlin blasts Macron plan for European peacekeepers in Ukraine

“The presence of foreign troops near our borders is unacceptable to us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, accusing European leaders of a “pattern of militaristic anti-Russian sentiment.”

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AFP
Jul 11, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump for $20 million

Khalil, a legal permanent resident in the United States who is married to a US citizen and has a US-born son, had been in custody following his arrest in March.

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AFP
Jul 11, 2025

Three decades on, Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica genocide

“For 30 years we have carried the pain in our souls,” said Munira Subasic, president of the association Mothers of Srebrenica.

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Web Desk
Jul 11, 2025

Gold climbs as US tariff threats stir trade tensions

Gold prices inched higher on Friday as markets reacted to fresh US tariffs that deepened concerns over global trade tensions.

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Web Desk
Jul 11, 2025

Oil edges higher after 2pc fall on OPEC demand cut and US tariffs

Oil prices held steady in early trading on Friday after tumbling 2 per cent a day earlier, as markets digested fresh US tariffs and a gloomy demand forecast from OPEC.

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Reuters
Jul 11, 2025

UN report sees no active Syrian state links to Al Qaeda

The US will also need to win support from Russia – which was an ally to Assad – and China for any Syria sanctions relief at the UN.

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Reuters
Jul 11, 2025

Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic with no immediate truce in sight

There has also been repeated violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

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Reuters Web Desk
Jul 10, 2025

Russia rejects ‘threats and manipulation’, Lula vows retaliation

“The language of threats and manipulation, if you will, about what is or is not happening, including on the BRICS platform, is not the sort of language that should to be spoken to the participants of this association.”

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AFP Web Desk
Jul 10, 2025

Netanyahu says demilitarisation required for permanent ceasefire

“If this can be achieved through negotiations, great. If it cannot be achieved through negotiations within 60 days, we will achieve it through other means, by using force, the force of our heroic army,” he added.