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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group whose fighters stormed into Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages.
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Some urge boycott of Wyoming as rural angst over wolves clashes with cruel scenes of one in a bar
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming's tourism agency are being flooded with comments urging people to steer clear of the Cowboy State amid accusations that a man struck a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and showed off the
5 min read - BusinessThe Canadian Press
Berkshire Hathaway's real estate firm to pay $250 million to settle real estate commission lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of America said Friday that the proposed settlement would shield its 51 brands, nearly 70,000 real estate agents and over 300 franchisees from similar litigation. The real estate
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Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package
Ukrainian President Zelensky says munitions in $6bn package "can save lives right now".
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Essex Police PC Charlotte Lissimore cleared of misconduct
PC Charlotte Lissimore should be "properly embarrassed" of her behaviour, a chief constable says.
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Reading terror inquest: Deadly attack was avoidable, coroner concludes
David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and James Furlong were stabbed to death in Reading in 2020.
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Fearnville Close: Woman's death in Leeds house 'suspicious'
Police are investigating the deaths of a man, 61, and woman, 63, found at a house in Fearnville Close.
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