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A 72-hour ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, after a day of intense diplomacy

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A 72-hour ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, after a day of intense diplomacy. It is hoped the latest...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey's first direct presidential election

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey's first direct presidential election. With almost all the votes counted, current PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan had won about 52%,...
David and Wendy Farnell were accused of abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a Thai surrogate mother

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David and Wendy Farnell, who were accused of abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a Thai surrogate mother, say they wanted to...
James Barney Jr. fought off a 9-foot-long and 500 pounds alligator with his bare hands

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James Barney Jr., a 9-year-old Florida boy who fought off a 9-foot-long and 500 pounds alligator with his bare hands, talked to reporters during...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two rivals in Turkey’s presidential election are a little-known diplomat, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas

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Turkish people are voting in the country's first ever direct presidential election. Three candidates are vying for the position, including current PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. If...
The US military has carried out a third round of airstrikes on Sunni Muslim militants to defend civilians in northern Iraq

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The US military has carried out a third round of airstrikes on Sunni Muslim militants to defend civilians in northern Iraq. US jet fighters and...
Talks in Cairo aimed at securing a fresh ceasefire in Gaza are under renewed strain, with both sides in the conflict issuing warnings

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Palestinian negotiators at Cairo ceasefire talks said they would leave on Sunday if Israel did not attend without preconditions. Talks in Cairo aimed at securing...
here have been more than 200 accidents involving Iranian planes in the past 25 years, leading to more than 2,000 deaths

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A small plane crashed at Mehrabad airport, near Tehran, killing more than 40 passengers, Iranian state media report. The aircraft went down at Mehrabad airport,...