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US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics.

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Macron slams Moscow's increase in strikes on Ukraine civilian infrastructure

French President Emmanuel Macron Monday condemned Russia ramping up strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, calling it "irresponsible" after speaking with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on ways to bolster support for Kyiv.

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Houthis warn Saudi airspace dangerous for civilian flights

Yemen's Houthis warned airlines on Monday that Saudi airspace was unsafe for civilian flights, the group's Saba news agency reported, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had joined a counteroffensive announced by Yemen's internationally recognized government.

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Netanyahu vows to keep striking Hezbollah to 'create opportunity for peace' with Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to keep striking Hezbollah to "create an opportunity for peace” with Lebanon.

Netanyahu added that the Lebanese people, “for the most part, want peace” with Israel.

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Netanyahu orders security review of flights to Israel after flydubai attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel on Sunday, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai.

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US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase

The United States confirmed on Sunday that it has withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, with officials telling U.S. media that the move was linked to "new threats."

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Yemen presidency announces military drive to retake all Houthi territory

Yemen's leader has announced the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis, even as the group made fresh gains on the ground, effectively encircling a government-held city.

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Houthi claims of attack on Saudi capital 'misleading', coalition says

Claims by Yemen's Houthis to have attacked Riyadh are "misleading", the Saudi-led coalition battling the group said, after an AFP journalist saw flames at an oil facility near the Saudi capital.

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Iranian UN delegation duo 'kicked out' of US

The United States has "kicked out" two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent U.N. General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said.

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Iran FM tells US there is no military solution to conflict

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that there was no military solution to his country's conflict with the United States, with talks on ending the war apparently at an impasse.

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