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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will “wait and see” before deciding to launch fresh military strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen in order to protect international shipping, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday. “Let’s wait and see what happens, because it’s not that we want to be involved in action in the Red Sea. …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations and its partners on Monday appealed for a combined $4.2 billion from donors to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine as well as Ukrainian refugees in 2024. “Hundreds of thousands of children live in communities on the front lines of the war, terrified, traumatized and deprived of their basic needs,” …

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By Maayan Lubell RAMLA, Israel (Reuters) – Published a year before Hamas’ Oct 7. attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s autobiography lays out a scenario that bears a chilling similarity to the events of Israel’s deadliest day. “Hamas intended to surprise Israel by initiating the simultaneous penetration of hundreds of terrorists into the country,” he wrote …

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By Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -China needs to be involved in talks to end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s top representative said after a high-level diplomatic meeting ahead of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Sunday it was important that Russian ally China was at …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana DOHA/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday and there were fierce gun battles in some areas as the war reached 100 days since the Oct. 7 attack led by gunmen from the Islamist Hamas movement. Communications and internet services were …

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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday began what is expected to be a marathon session on approving an amended 2024 budget to account for a sharp rise in spending to finance the country’s war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Typically, the discussions last into the night and a vote may not …

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