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War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - China urges talks - China's President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday his country would play a "constructive role" in promoting further peace talks and called for the national sovereignty of countries in the Middle East and Gulf to be "

Lebanon, Israel to meet for tough talks in Washington

Lebanon, Israel to meet for tough talks in Washington

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim. Naim Qassem -- the leader of pro-Iran Hezbollah, which is battling Israel -- called for the talks to be scrapped before they

Hezbollah leader asks Lebanon to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel

Hezbollah leader asks Lebanon to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem urged Lebanon to cancel a planned meeting with Israel in Washington on Tuesday, reiterating his group's rejection of direct negotiations with its foe. Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million since the Iran-backed

Remains of WWII Army private from Butte coming home on Wednesday

The remains of World War II Army Pvt. Henry "Harry" David Bordner, who died Oct. 20, 1942, will finally be coming home to Butte on Wednesday. Bordner’s remains will be flown into the Bert Mooney Airport by military personnel from McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County,

War-weary Lebanese weigh giving talks with Israel a chance

War-weary Lebanese weigh giving talks with Israel a chance

From his small shop in Beirut, facing a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Qassem Saad said he was exhausted by repeated Israeli wars on Lebanon, and hoped negotiations could end decades of suffering. "We know that Israel will remain an enemy to us, but we are tired,"

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

The market was packed, like it was every Saturday, when the Nigerian air force jets screamed overhead. Soon after, swathes of trading stalls at a market in Jilli, a small town in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, were reduced to ash, with incinerated bodies lying in the rubble, a

'Help me!': family's anguish over Equatorial Guinean lured into Ukraine war

'Help me!': family's anguish over Equatorial Guinean lured into Ukraine war

A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army. Daniel Angel Masie Nchama is among nearly 1,800 Africans fighting in the Kremlin&