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Israeli Army says Gaza pullout complete
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JERUSALEM: Israeli troops on Wednesday completed their withdrawal
from the Gaza Strip after a 22-day offensive against the Islamist
Hamas movement, an army spokesman told Agence France-Presse.
“The last soldier left the Gaza Strip this
morning,” the spokesman said. “However, the army remains
deployed all around the Gaza Strip to meet any eventuality.”
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UN urges nuke disarmament deal
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GENEVA: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday
urged member states to break 13 years of deadlock in nuclear
disarmament negotiations, saying that an accord could broker a
“peace dividend” during the current economic crisis.
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Cambodia, Thailand to discuss border issue–report
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s border dispute with Thailand would be the
focus of talks between Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai
counterpart on the sidelines of next month’s Asean summit,
national media reported Wednesday.
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BERLIN: The United Nations should create an “international contact
group” of world powers to end the Afghanistan war, Germany’s
ruling Christian Democrat party said Tuesday.
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