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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question during a video conference with journalists …

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By Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s ruling nationalists appeared on Monday to have lost their parliamentary majority in the nation’s most pivotal election in decades, potentially opening the way for opposition parties to seize power in what would be a huge political shift. Poland has repeatedly clashed with the European Union over …

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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he accepted his share of blame for the failure of a referendum question on Indigenous recognition that could weaken his authority. More than 60% of Australians voted “No” in the landmark referendum on Saturday that asked whether to alter the constitution …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Israelis officials are discussing the possibility of a visit to Israel soon by U.S. President Joe Biden at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. A visit by Biden to show support for the biggest U.S. ally in the Middle …

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(Reuters) – Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the United States will suffer “significant damages” if the Gaza war spirals into a bigger conflict, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. “We have conveyed our message to the Zionist regime through its allies that if they do not cease their atrocities in Gaza, Iran cannot simply remain …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands of Australians joined pro-Palestinian rallies on Sunday, despite police threats to curb them amid tension after the bloody Hamas incursion into Israel eight days ago. Nations across the developed world are clamping down on such protests out of concern the conflict could trigger violence at home, with France banning them for fear …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – When Israel told residents of Gaza to leave their homes in the densely populated Palestinian enclave ahead of an expected ground offensive, Fawziya Shaheen, 90, recalled a dark chapter that is seared into the consciousness of Palestinians. The idea of leaving or being driven out of land on which …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Saturday its forces were preparing to implement a wide range of operational offensive plans as expectations grew of an imminent invasion of the Gaza Strip, a week after Hamas gunmen launched a devastating attack on Israel. In a statement, the Israeli military said its forces were deployed …

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