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'Miscalculation' could lead to wider Hezbollah-Israel conflict, say UN officials Jun 15, 2024 02:53PM

BEIRUT (Reuters) - There is a "very real" risk that a miscalculation along Lebanon's southern border could trigger a wider conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, two U.N. officials in Lebanon warned on Saturday.

The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and the head of U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, Aroldo Lazaro, said they were "deeply concerned" about the recent escalation along Lebanon's... (continue reading...)


White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire Jun 15, 2024 02:34PM

By Steve Holland

BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that mediators for Qatar and Egypt plan to engage Hamas militants soon to see if there is a way to push ahead with a Gaza ceasefire proposal offered by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Sullivan spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a Ukraine peace summit and was asked about diplomatic efforts to get an agreement for Hamas... (continue reading...)


Ukrainian refugees sing Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' near Swiss summit Jun 15, 2024 01:30PM

By Emma Farge and Clotaire Achi

LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", a choral work they say embodies their hopes for peace and freedom.

The singers gathered in a public square in Lucerne close to the mountaintop resort of Buergenstock where dozens of world leaders were meeting to try... (continue reading...)


Soccer-Fans lay wreaths at Dachau to commemorate Nazi victims Jun 15, 2024 12:23PM

By Alexandra Hudson and Ayhan Uyanik

DACHAU, Germany (Reuters) - Fans from Scotland, Ukraine, Germany, Israel and other nations laid wreaths at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site on Saturday to commemorate victims of the Nazis, vowing "never again" and to use football as a force to unite people.

The group toured the camp and heard how the Nazis had persecuted Jewish footballers and coaches, forced prisoners to play soccer for... (continue reading...)


Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah Jun 15, 2024 11:34AM

By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said, as forces continued to push in and around the southern city of Rafah and strikes hit several areas of Gaza, killing at least 19 Palestinians.

The soldiers, all members of a combat engineering unit, were in an armoured carrier that was hit by an explosion that detonated engineering... (continue reading...)


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