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Paris stock market sinks after new PM resigns

The Paris stock market slipped Monday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after a month in the job, plunging the country into further political turmoil.

The CAC 40 index of blue-chip stocks was down more than two percent at around 0800 GMT.

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Trump urges Gaza peace negotiators to 'move fast'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas and Israeli negotiators gathering in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza to "move fast," adding that there had been "very positive discussions" with the Palestinian armed group.

"There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have long sought PEACE in the Middle East," he posted on his Truth Social platform.

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Fadel Shaker turns himself in to army

Lebanese crooner-turned-fugitive militant Fadel Shaker surrendered himself to Lebanese authorities on Saturday after hiding in a Palestinian camp for over a decade, the Lebanese Army said said.

Shaker, a popular singer born to a Palestinian mother and a Lebanese father, was accused of taking part in 2013 clashes in Sidon, south Lebanon, that opposed Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and his supporters with the Lebanese military which left 17 soldiers dead.

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Qassem says Gaza ceasefire plan 'full of dangers'

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said that Washington's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza was "full of dangers", accusing Israel of using the proposal to achieve what it "failed" to do during the war.

Qassem suggested Israel would use the plan as pretext to take over the land and strip Palestinians of their self-determination, but said the decision of whether to accept it was ultimately Hamas'.

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Hamas says keen to reach deal, begin prisoner exchange 'immediately'

A senior Hamas official on Sunday said the Palestinian militant group is eager to reach an agreement to end the war and implement a prisoner swap with Israel, as negotiators converge in Egypt for talks.

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Israel defense minister says about 900,000 Palestinians displaced from Gaza City

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the military's offensive in Gaza City has so far displaced approximately 900,000 Palestinians.

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Negotiators due in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release talks

Israeli and Hamas negotiators were converging on Cairo Sunday for talks to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, with Israel's leader expressing hope that hostages held in the devastated territory could be released within days.

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Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare

Flights resumed "progressively" on Saturday at Munich airport, but delays were expected after a drone scare caused a second shutdown in as many days, affecting over 6,500 passengers, the operator said.

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Turkey says 36 nationals from Gaza-bound flotilla due to return

Turkey said 36 of its citizens were expected to return home via a special flight on Saturday afternoon, after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

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Armenia jails archbishop over 'coup' plot

Armenia on Friday jailed a senior cleric for two years over alleged calls to overthrow the government, deepening a standoff between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the influential Armenian Apostolic Church.

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