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Qatar and Pakistan propose 10-day Iran-US ceasefire

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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 7 as Hezbollah condemns talks

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Kurdish militant says Turkey stalled peace talks over reforms

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Lebanon: Israel 'must fully implement truce' before talks

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Erdogan: Turkey trying to revive Russia-Ukraine negotiations

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22 April, 2026
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Gulf diplomacy intensifies amid Iran-US ceasefire talks

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Trump orders 'immediate' US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz

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12 April, 2026
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Trump pauses attacks on energy plants, says talks going 'well'

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26 March, 2026
Qatar's chief negotiator Mohammed al-Khulaifi (C), Sumbu Sita Mambu (L), a high representative of the head of state in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 executive secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa (R) react during the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the DRC Government and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, on November 15, 2025
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UN to deploy ceasefire monitoring mission in Congo, Qatar says

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03 February, 2026
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Lebanon PM says truce monitor negotiations with Israel not peace talks

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Hamas leader to meet US envoy in Turkey for Gaza ceasefire talks

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19 November, 2025
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Congo, M23 sign framework for peace in Qatar, more steps needed

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15 November, 2025
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Trump says spoke to Putin since meeting with Europeans

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Israel continues to starve Gaza as ceasefire hopes fade

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15 August, 2025
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Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked

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