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By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday ramped up his engagement with the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, convening a call with the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy, after speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. …

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By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Arshad Mohammed DUBAI (Reuters) – On Oct. 15, Iran issued a stinging public ultimatum to its arch-enemy Israel: Halt your onslaught on Gaza or we’ll be forced to take action, its foreign minister warned. Only hours later, the country’s U.N. mission softened the hawkish tone, assuring the world that …

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By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Nations is hoping a second convoy of trucks will be sent into Gaza on Sunday under a light inspection system that will allow relief deliveries to scale up into next week, its humanitarian chief said. A first convoy of 20 trucks arrived in Gaza through the Rafah …

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By Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) – Researchers in the United States have shown for the first time they can safely and effectively infect human volunteers with Zika virus, a step towards learning more about the disease and developing vaccines and treatments. The study – known as a “controlled human infection model” – has previously been controversial …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Norma weakened to a Category 2 storm on Saturday as it approached the south of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where it was expected to make landfall later in the day, bringing with it a “dangerous storm surge.” The center of Norma was located about 45 kilometers (28 miles) west-southwest of …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed about 1,400 people aimed to disrupt a potential normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia sought by Riyadh, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday. Biden suggested Saudi wanted to recognize Israel in the comments he made at a campaign fundraiser. …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders from South American nations at the White House for a summit on Nov. 3 in which the United States will reaffirm its commitment for cooperation on economic growth and tackling irregular migration, the White House said on Friday. During the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s three-time prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, is due to return home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile in London, his lawyer and party said. Sharif, 73, first become prime minister in 1990. He was ousted in a 1999 coup, ending a second stint as prime minister, and …

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