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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 - Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain precarious. The incursion comes after the militant group on Monday said it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal. Israel insisted the deal did not meet its core demands. The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military ...

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 - Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic As Russian leader Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president for the fifth time on Tuesday, his country's armed forces made preparations to hold tactical nuclear weapons drills, presenting a dramatic split screen that underlined just how much Russia has changed since Putin was first sworn in as president 24 years ago to the day. As Russian leader Vladimir ...

Monday, May 6th, 2024 - On his first visit to Europe since 2019, Xi is set to meet with Emmanuel Macron before heading to Serbia and Hungary Xi Jinping has lauded China's ties with France as a model for the international community as he arrived in Paris amid threats of a trade war over Chinese electric cars and French cognac. On his first visit to the EU in five years, China's president will meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, ...