France ends Afghan combat mission
AFGHANISTAN: France ended its last combat mission
in Afghanistan on Tuesday, withdrawing troops from a strategic
province Northeast of Kabul as part of an accelerated departure from
the war-torn country. Paris has said all French combat soldiers will
leave next month,
Israel puts ‘temporary hold’ on Gaza ground operation
ISRAEL: Senior Israeli ministers decided
overnight to hold off from launching a ground invasion of the Gaza
Strip to give Egyptian-led truce efforts a chance to work, a senior
Israeli official said Tuesday.
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Obama meets Wen after political transitions
CAMBODIA: President Barack Obama met Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao Tuesday, in the highest-level exchange between
the two sides since the US election and an engineered power transfer
in China.
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