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Ocean container freight rates to fall further in February, says expertThe ceasefire in the Middle East and Lunar New Year will see ocean container freight rates fall further in February - with carriers taking action to slow the market decline, according to Xeneta, the leading ocean and air freight intelligence p More… |
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Israel, Hamas agree Gaza ceasefire dealIsrael and Palestinian group Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, according to mediators Qatar and the US. Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign More… |
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Israel, Hamas agree four-day truce; 50 hostages' releaseIsrael's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day ceasefire to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. The deal, nediated by Qatar, More… |
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Air strikes hit aid convoy as Syria says ceasefire overSyrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, according to a war monitor, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce brokered by the United States and Russia over. The United Nat More… |
Syria ceasefire seen near collapseA week-old Syrian ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia was in deep trouble on Monday as a rebel official said it had practically failed and signalled insurgents were preparing for a full resumption of fighting. Already widely v More… |
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Syria truce deal at risk as forces block Aleppo aidSyrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road needed to deliver aid to the city of Aleppo on Thursday, threatening the most serious international peacemaking effort in months as the sides accused each other of violating a t More… |
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Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last dayAir strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in Syria's Idlib province while at least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of Aleppo city on Friday, the last day of a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army, a war monit More… |
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Aleppo ceasefire extended by 48 hoursA ceasefire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo will be extended by 48 hours beginning at 1 a.m. on Tuesday (2200 GMT Monday), state news agency SANA said on Monday, quoting the Syrian military high command. Aleppo, Syria's More… |
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Yemen combat to halt April 10, talks week laterThe warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a cessation of hostilities starting at midnight on April 10 and peace talks in Kuwait beginning a week later, United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. "This is re More… |
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Guns fall silent as Syria truce takes effectGuns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, the first day of a cessation of hostilities that the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war. Under the US-Russ More… |
