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Israeli FM urges seizing opportunity as Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire

Israel's top diplomat called on Wednesday not to miss any chance to free hostages held in Gaza, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Palestinian group Hamas to agree to a 60-day ceasefire that he said had Israel's backing.

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Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts

More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.

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Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic launches his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Barbora Krejcikova begins her title defense with major questions over her fitness on another sizzling day in London.

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Palestinians say Israeli army killed two in West Bank, including one teen

The Palestinian health ministry said Tuesday that the Israeli army killed two individuals including a 15-year-old boy in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.

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Rockets fired at Iraq airport, wound two

Two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late on Monday, slightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official told AFP.

Another rocket hit a house in the city of Kirkuk, causing material damage.

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Eurozone inflation ticks up slightly in June

Eurozone inflation accelerated slightly to 2.0 percent in June, in line with analyst forecasts and the European Central Bank's target, official data showed on Tuesday.

Inflation in the single currency area rose from the 1.9 percent recorded in May due to a slower decline in energy prices.

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Israel army says reviewing deadly strike on seafront Gaza cafe

The Israeli army said Tuesday that it launched a review into a strike on a seafront Gaza cafe it says targeted militants, but which rescuers said killed 24 people.

In a statement to AFP regarding the incident, the army said it had struck "several Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip".

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Israel steps up attacks in Gaza ahead of Netanyahu's US visit

Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and shelling days ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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UK PM condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury Festival

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has added his voice to those condemning a British punk-rap group for anti-Israeli army remarks at the Glastonbury music festival, an incident that has already sparked a police inquiry.

Bob Vylan led crowds in chants of "Death, death to the IDF", a reference to the acronym for the Israeli military, during their set on Saturday.

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Britain's Tarvet says 'not here for the money' after landmark Wimbledon win

Britain's Oliver Tarvet shrugged off any bitter feelings about rules preventing him from collecting all of his Wimbledon prize money to beat fellow qualifier Leandro Riedi in the first round on Monday.

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