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EU wants to be part of Gaza transitional body

The European Union is seeking a role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s transitional authority for the Gaza Strip, its top diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday.

"Yes we feel that Europe has a great role and we should be also on board with this," foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, when asked if the EU wanted to take part in Trump’s "Board of Peace".

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Israeli strike on Zebdine kills couple

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a husband and wife on Monday, including a man who lost his eyesight in Israel's pager attack against Hezbollah last year, according to Lebanese state media.

Israel has kept up attacks on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives or sites, despite a November ceasefire following more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed group.

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Western parts found in Russian drones, missiles, Zelensky says

Ukraine has found tens of thousands of foreign-made parts in the drones and missiles Russia fired in a weekend air attack on the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.

"During the massive combined strike on Ukraine on the night of October 5, Russia used 549 weapon systems containing 102,785 foreign-made components," Zelensky said on social media, referring to an attack in the early hours of Sunday.

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Iran says will not resume nuclear talks with Europeans 'at this stage'

Iran does not plan to immediately resume talks with European nations on its nuclear program after they reimposed sanctions, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.

"We have no plans for negotiations at this stage," spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, adding that Iran was examining the "consequences and implications" of the restart of sanctions initiated by France, Britain, and Germany.

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France's new PM resigns, hours after cabinet unveiled

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

Macron named Lecornu, a former defense minister, to the post last month.

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Paris stock market sinks after new PM resigns

The Paris stock market slipped Monday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after a month in the job, plunging the country into further political turmoil.

The CAC 40 index of blue-chip stocks was down more than two percent at around 0800 GMT.

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Trump urges Gaza peace negotiators to 'move fast'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas and Israeli negotiators gathering in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza to "move fast," adding that there had been "very positive discussions" with the Palestinian armed group.

"There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have long sought PEACE in the Middle East," he posted on his Truth Social platform.

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Fadel Shaker turns himself in to army

Lebanese crooner-turned-fugitive militant Fadel Shaker surrendered himself to Lebanese authorities on Saturday after hiding in a Palestinian camp for over a decade, the Lebanese Army said said.

Shaker, a popular singer born to a Palestinian mother and a Lebanese father, was accused of taking part in 2013 clashes in Sidon, south Lebanon, that opposed Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and his supporters with the Lebanese military which left 17 soldiers dead.

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Qassem says Gaza ceasefire plan 'full of dangers'

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said that Washington's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza was "full of dangers", accusing Israel of using the proposal to achieve what it "failed" to do during the war.

Qassem suggested Israel would use the plan as pretext to take over the land and strip Palestinians of their self-determination, but said the decision of whether to accept it was ultimately Hamas'.

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Hamas says keen to reach deal, begin prisoner exchange 'immediately'

A senior Hamas official on Sunday said the Palestinian militant group is eager to reach an agreement to end the war and implement a prisoner swap with Israel, as negotiators converge in Egypt for talks.

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