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just nowPresident Trump sent envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow on Saturday with a plan to end the conflict. Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days while talks proceed in both cities.30 min agoUS Central Command said Saturday that three Iranian crude oil carriers came under attack, with one positioned off Kharg Island near Iran's key oil export hub. An aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer had evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks, the command said.30 min agoAir force officials said the two pilots were killed in the crash. Footage showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.46 min agoThe Israeli Defence Ministry asserted operational control over Ali al-Taher ridge, a strategic highland in Lebanon. A Lebanese parliament member and analysts criticized Hezbollah over the ridge's loss.1 h agoMike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, dismissed suggestions of any coercive displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. The denial followed proposals this week by two Israeli ministers for removing Palestinians from the territory.2 h agoPierre Gasly secured his first Formula One pole position at Monza on Saturday, clocking one minute 21.786 seconds in his Alpine. George Russell's Mercedes finished 0.060 seconds behind in second place.2 h agoMike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, made a rare visit to Turmus Aya in the West Bank after international backlash over attacks by Israeli settlers, calling the violence terrorist acts. Huckabee said Israel is not planning forced displacement in Gaza, following proposals this week by Israeli ministers on expelling the territory's two million residents.3 h agoDozens of masked protesters blocked all roads to Dover port on Saturday morning, stopping all traffic due to a public order incident. National Highways reported a 6.4km traffic jam, while P&O Ferries said access was restored by midday.3 h agoZelensky ordered Ukraine to suspend attacks against Moscow until Monday, after Putin halted strikes on Kyiv. Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev will meet Witkoff and Kushner upon their arrival in Moscow on Saturday.3 h agoThe Panama Canal began reducing daily crossings from 36 to 32 vessels by mid-September on Friday due to low water levels in the artificial lakes that feed it, caused by an El Niño-driven drought. The canal handles five percent of global maritime trade and around 40 percent of US container traffic.just nowPresident Trump sent envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow on Saturday with a plan to end the conflict. Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days while talks proceed in both cities.30 min agoUS Central Command said Saturday that three Iranian crude oil carriers came under attack, with one positioned off Kharg Island near Iran's key oil export hub. An aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer had evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks, the command said.30 min agoAir force officials said the two pilots were killed in the crash. Footage showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.46 min agoThe Israeli Defence Ministry asserted operational control over Ali al-Taher ridge, a strategic highland in Lebanon. A Lebanese parliament member and analysts criticized Hezbollah over the ridge's loss.1 h agoMike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, dismissed suggestions of any coercive displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. The denial followed proposals this week by two Israeli ministers for removing Palestinians from the territory.2 h agoPierre Gasly secured his first Formula One pole position at Monza on Saturday, clocking one minute 21.786 seconds in his Alpine. George Russell's Mercedes finished 0.060 seconds behind in second place.2 h agoMike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, made a rare visit to Turmus Aya in the West Bank after international backlash over attacks by Israeli settlers, calling the violence terrorist acts. Huckabee said Israel is not planning forced displacement in Gaza, following proposals this week by Israeli ministers on expelling the territory's two million residents.3 h agoDozens of masked protesters blocked all roads to Dover port on Saturday morning, stopping all traffic due to a public order incident. National Highways reported a 6.4km traffic jam, while P&O Ferries said access was restored by midday.3 h agoZelensky ordered Ukraine to suspend attacks against Moscow until Monday, after Putin halted strikes on Kyiv. Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev will meet Witkoff and Kushner upon their arrival in Moscow on Saturday.3 h agoThe Panama Canal began reducing daily crossings from 36 to 32 vessels by mid-September on Friday due to low water levels in the artificial lakes that feed it, caused by an El Niño-driven drought. The canal handles five percent of global maritime trade and around 40 percent of US container traffic.

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U.S. ambassador visits West Bank town hit by settler attacks, condemns violence

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, made a rare visit to Turmus Aya in the West Bank after international backlash over attacks by Israeli settlers, calling the violence terrorist acts. Huckabee said Israel is not planning forced displacement in Gaza, following proposals this week by Israeli ministers on expelling the territory's two million residents.

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