JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Hamas would have no role in postwar Gaza, as the Palestinian group said it was reviewing a new ceasefire proposal announced by Washington.
"We will eliminate Hamas down to its very foundations," Netanyahu said in a speech in southern Israel on Wednesday. "There will not be a Hamas ... We are not going back to that. It's over." (Israel-Hamas-Ceasefire Proposal)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye's annual consumer inflation eased more than anticipated in June, slowing to 35.05 percent, according to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Thursday.
The monthly inflation rate for June also came in lower than forecasts, at 1.37 percent, the data showed. (Türkiye-Inflation-Decrease)
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ANKARA -- An 81-year-old man died from smoke inhalation in the province of Izmir, as Türkiye continues to battle fierce wildfires in its western and southern region, according to local media reports on Thursday.
The elderly was from a village near the town of Odemis, one of the hardest-hit areas of the fire. (Türkiye-Wildfires-Death)
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KHARTOUM -- The non-governmental humanitarian organization Save the Children said on Thursday that 933 people were killed in attacks on health facilities in Sudan during the first half of 2025.
"At least 933 people, including children, were killed in over 38 incidents in the first six months of 2025. This is nearly 60 times the number of deaths reported over the same period a year ago," the organization said in a statement. (Sudan-Health Facilities Attacks-Death Toll) ■
