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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday seeking to press Israel to engage diplomatically to end the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon after the U.S. presidential election is over. “The United States plays an essential role in ending the Israeli-Arab conflict,” Jean-Noel Barrot said on France …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Moscow city court on Tuesday rejected an appeal against a 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence by U.S. national Robert Woodland on drugs charges, the RIA news agency reported. Woodland was sentenced in July after partially confessing to the charges. (Reporting by Reuters)

DUBAI (Reuters) – Two French citizens detained in Iran since May 2022 are in good health and being held in good detention conditions, Iran’s judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday, according to state media. Last month, France’s foreign ministry said the conditions that three of its nationals were being held in by Iran were …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday and urged further actions to substantially increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, the State Department said in a statement. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The U.S. government said in an Oct. 13 letter Israel had 30 days …

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(Reuters) – Meta Platforms will extend its ban on new political ads after the U.S. election, maintaining the suspension until later this week, the Facebook-parent said in a blog post on Monday. In response to the rampant spread of misinformation during the previous presidential election, tech firms are maintaining heightened scrutiny this year. During the …

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