Russia struggles to establish naval bases in two African countries after Syrian withdrawal
In the days after the fall of the Russian-backed Assad regime in Syria, Moscow withdrew its naval force from the
The Hamas militant group has said it had sent new "ideas" to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel.
Israel confirmed that it was "evaluating" Hamas "comments" on a deal to
free its hostages in the Palestinian territory and would reply. Hamas said Wednesday evening it was communicating with officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey with an eye to ending the conflict.
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