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Olympics in Africa: Egypt’s ambitious bid to host the games could succeed – but will it be worth it?

The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there’s a glaring absence on the Olympic map and on its logo of five rings representing the five inhabited continents: Africa has never hosted.

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Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism of Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

Key mediator Egypt is expressing skepticism as more details emerge of the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

Blinken Leaves Mideast With Gaza Truce Still Out Of Reach

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed home on Wednesday after failing to secure a Gaza ceasefire, warning both Israel and Hamas his plan may be the last chance to avert a broader war.

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Blinken Presses Hamas To Back Gaza Truce But Sees Gaps With Israel

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken appealed Tuesday to Hamas urgently to accept a ceasefire plan to ease suffering in Gaza but also entered a public spat with Israel as he capped a new round of shuttle diplomacy.

International Business Times

Ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East, with future Israeli presence in Gaza key sticking point

The US secretary of state’s ninth visit to the region since the start of the conflict has ended without truce agreement

The Guardian - AU

Blinken Takes Gaza Truce Push To Egypt

Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered the war with Israel, flew to El Alamein, the Mediterranean city famous for a World War II battle, and began talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at his summer palace.

International Business Times

Hamas accuses US of ‘buying time for Israel’ in Gaza ceasefire talks

Blinken visits Egypt and Qatar as US pushes Hamas to agree to amended deal that allows Israel to keep troops in Gaza.

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Blinken says there is no time to waste in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Qatar, the latest stop in a Middle East tour aimed at securing a Gaza truce. Blinken said there was no time to waste to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, adding that the United States, Egypt and Qatar will do everything possible…

France 24

Israel-Gaza war: at least 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on school, say Gaza defence authorities – as it happened

Israeli military says it struck Hamas militant base inside the school but civil defence agency spokesperson says bodies of men and children recovered

The Guardian - AU

Blinken To Head To Egypt On Gaza Truce Push

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.

International Business Times

Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?

Israel wants lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected

The Independent UK

Israel accepts US ‘bridging proposal’ for Gaza ceasefire deal, Blinken says

US secretary of state has warned latest talks may be last opportunity to secure release of hostages

The Independent UK

Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group

The Independent UK

Blinken says Gaza ceasefire talks ‘may be last opportunity’ for hostage deal

US secretary of state says Netanhayu supports US ceasefire proposal, after meeting with Israeli PM

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The Guardian - UK

Will the latest talks between Hamas and Israel lead to a ceasefire in Gaza?

Negotiators are hopeful but the US believes it may be the last opportunity to secure release of hostages

The Independent UK

Gaza quintuplets killed in suspected Israeli airstrike as Antony Blinken arrives to push ceasefire deal

Marathon talks towards ceasefire that has been going on for months are set to continue this week in Cairo, following a two-day meeting in Doha last week

The Guardian - UK

These ceasefire talks have been doomed to fail – Netanyahu and Hamas have tied negotiators’ hands

Neither side will tolerate the necessary concessions until the US, Egypt and Qatar exert their considerable influence, says Gershon Baskin

The Guardian - UK

Blinken arrives in Israel for 11th-hour talks on Gaza ceasefire deal

US secretary of state flies into Tel Aviv amid signals that a breakthrough may not be as close as had been suggested

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Al Jazeera

Blinken visits Israel, but Hamas, Netanyahu far apart on Gaza truce

US, Qatar, Egypt are mediating to secure ceasefire and captive swap as the death toll in Gaza rises to more than 40,000.

The Independent UK

US says Gaza peace talks are ‘in the end game’ and will reconvene next week

A US official described the two days of talks in Doha as ‘very, very constructive’

The Guardian - UK

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume next week after no breakthrough in Doha

US, Qatar and Egypt issue optimistic statement that may also be aimed at stalling Iranian retaliation against Israel

Al Jazeera

US, Qatar and Egypt say mediators will work to finalise Gaza ceasefire deal

Mediators announce a ‘bridging proposal’ that would set the path for regional de-escalation and ending the war.

The Guardian - UK

New round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations begins without Hamas

US, Qatar, Egypt and Israel meet in Doha in effort to prevent fighting escalating into region-wide Middle East conflict

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks: A timeline of obstruction

If the past is any indication of the future, there are reasons to be sceptical over the present round of peace talks.

Al Jazeera

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand?

Amid risks of a wider regional conflict, Israel and Hamas face major sticking points ahead of truce talks in Qatar.

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