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South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff

South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration. Some 80 police and investigators had entered the presidential compound in Seoul in the early morning to take …

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo for efforts to rid world of nuclear weapons

CNN  —  The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the group “for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used …

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Gaza’s hopes for ceasefire dim despite renewed US efforts following Lebanon truce

CNN  —  As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting in the enclave. For almost a year, Hezbollah vowed not to stop battling Israel until it agreed to a ceasefire …

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Hamas says it is committed to cooperating with “any efforts” to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza

Hamas said Wednesday it is committed to cooperating with “any efforts” to achieve a truce in Gaza after a ceasefire was reached in Lebanon. “As we follow the developments of this agreement in Lebanon, we in Hamas express our commitment to cooperating with any efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Palestinian militant group …

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Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job

CNN  —  President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN. Trump’s Middle East team has been taking shape this week after he selected a former …

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Sisi orders intensifying efforts in development projects

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directed to continue and intensify efforts in development projects, Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said in a statement Saturday 9/11/2024. Sisi was briefed on the progress of executive work in several development files as part of the state’s ongoing efforts, in cooperation with the private sector, to increase productivity, boost economic growth, …

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Hezbollah publicly endorses Lebanon ceasefire efforts for the first time as Israel ramps up offensive

CNN  —  Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza. “We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of achieving …

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