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Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw

By Nailia Bagirova AGDAM, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian peacekeepers ended a multi-year deployment in the st...

UN official says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza

The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on Friday. Israel's military campaign against Gaza's ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has reduced much of the narrow, coastal territory of 2.3 million people to a wasteland with most civilians homeless, hungry and at risk of disease. Pehr Lodhammar, senior officer at the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), told a briefing in Geneva that the war had left an estimated 37 million tons of debris in the widely urbanised, densely populated territory.

Two men accused of being Chinese spies appear in London court

Two men accused of spying for China, including a former researcher for a prominent British lawmaker in the governing Conservative Party, appeared in a London court on Friday. The two, ex-researcher Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, are charged with providing prejudicial information to China in breach of the Official Secrets Act. Cash and Berry appeared at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court for a brief hearing where they spoke only to confirm their names and addresses.

UN Official Says It Could Take 14 Years to Clear Debris in Gaza

Two Men Accused of Being Chinese Spies Appear in London Court

Ukraine frees farm minister on bail pending probe into graft allegations

By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky was released from custody on bail on Friday pending a corruption investigation into allegations he took part in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth some $7 million. Solsky has denied the allegations, which relate to events in 2017-2021 before he started…

Egyptian delegation in Israel for talks on Gaza hostages

An Egyptian delegation met Israeli officials on Friday, looking for a way to restart talks to end the war in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages, an official briefed on the meetings...

Egyptian Delegation in Israel for Talks on Gaza Hostages

Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw

AGDAM, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian peacekeepers ended a multi-year deployment in the strategic South Caucasus region.

Ceasefire Monitoring Centre in Nagorno-Karabakh Shuts as Russian Peacekeepers Withdraw