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Hamas wants regional war not deal, says US as hostage negotiations stall

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The US has accused Hamas of stalling a prisoner exchange deal with Israel in the hope of provoking a regional war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered a war of words with his own negotiators. One former Israeli negotiatior said the country did not have any proposals and that there was “no real negotiation going … Read more

Philippine troops kill 9 suspected Muslim militants, including 2 accused of Mass bombing

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Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said on Saturday. Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday’s operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small outfit aligned with Islamic State, in the … Read more