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Image for Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable', Canada PM Carney says
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Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable', Canada PM Carney says

OTTAWA, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists is "abominable," C...

20th May, 2026

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Gaza flotilla activists detained in Israel after interception, rights group says

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that was intercept...

20th May, 2026

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Israel takes step toward snap election as Knesset votes to dissolve

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers ga...

20th May, 2026

Image for Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 41 vessels, 10 still sailing
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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 41 vessels, 10 still sailing

ISTANBUL, May 19 (Reuters) - The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza said on Tuesday Israel...

19th May, 2026

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Iran says peace proposal includes reparations for war damage, US troop withdrawal

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostil...

19th May, 2026

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Pakistan sends new Iranian peace proposal to US

By Parisa Hafezi and Ariba Shahid DUBAI/KARACHI, May 18 (Reuters) - Iran sent a new peace proposal t...

18th May, 2026

Image for Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll nears 3,000
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Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll nears 3,000

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Le...

18th May, 2026

Image for Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel
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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel

ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - The organisers of a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza said on Monday...

18th May, 2026

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UAE reports drone strike at nuclear power plant as Iran war deadlock endures

By Tala Ramadan DUBAI, May 17 (Reuters) - A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in t...

17th May, 2026

Image for ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate
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ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate

THE HAGUE, May 17 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) denied a report in Israeli medi...

17th May, 2026

Image for Israeli strikes kill four people in Gaza, medics say
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Israeli strikes kill four people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sun...

17th May, 2026

Image for Oscar-winning Iranian director Farhadi calls crackdown, war deaths 'deeply painful'
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Oscar-winning Iranian director Farhadi calls crackdown, war deaths 'deeply painful'

CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - Asghar Farhadi, director of the first Iranian film to win the Osc...

15th May, 2026