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Israel agrees to four-hour 'pauses' in Gaza, US says
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Israel has agreed to daily four-hour pauses in northern Gaza to let civilians flee, the White House said Thursday, even as President Joe Biden said there was no chance of a full ceasefire.
Gaza aid conference presses for 'humanitarian pause'
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» PARIS - France hosted a conference Thursday on humanitarian aid for Gaza calling for a "humanitarian pause" so countries can "work towards a ceasefire", as the Palestinian territory remained under bombardment by Israel following Hamas' October attack.
'Never again' is now: German leader vows to protect Jews
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged Thursday to protect Germany's Jews against a "shameful" upsurge in anti-Semitism in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, on the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom that began the Holocaust.
Gazans bury dead in orchards and football fields
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Before he fled his home in northern Gaza, where intense fighting now rages between Israel and Hamas, Mahmud al-Masri had a grim job to do: bury his three brothers and their five children in a nearby citrus orchard.
Putin and Erdogan in Central Asia diplomatic push
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan on Thursday to cement Moscow's ties with its old ally, while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the West over the Israel-Hamas war during a separate trip to Uzbekistan.
Fierce street-by-street combat in Gaza City
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops and Hamas were locked in heavy, close quarters fighting in Gaza City on Thursday, including a 10-hour battle that Israel said toppled one of the Palestinian militants' "strongholds".
Macron calls for 'ceasefire' at Gaza aid conference
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a "ceasefire" in Gaza when he opened a conference on aid for the Palestinian territory, under bombardment by Israel since the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Another Thai hostage confirmed by Israel
Online Reporters, Published on 09/11/2023
» Another Thai worker is confirmed to have been taken hostage, raising the total to 25 since the Hamas offensive against Israel began on Oct 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday.
US strikes Iran-linked weapons storage site in Syria
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US warplanes carried out a strike on an Iran-linked weapons storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday in response to attacks against American personnel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
Buriram pull off big upset at Melbourne
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 09/11/2023
» Thailand's Buriram United kept themselves in the picture for a place in the knockout phase of the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 upset victory over hosts Melbourne City on Wednesday.