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Hamas says US 'accomplice' in Israel Qatar attack as funerals held

Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of complicity in Israel's deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for seeking to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the dead.Tuesday's unprecedented Israeli strikes on a Gulf state sent shockwaves through a region long shielded from conflicts and halted already floundering Gaza talks."This crime was... an assassination of the entire negotiation process and a deliberate targeting of the role of our mediating brothers in Qatar and Egypt," Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum said in a televised statement.
Source: Al Monitor
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Mexico not looking for conflict over tariff measures, president says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said her government was not looking for a conflict with countries on which it plans to increase tariffs, including China."We don't want a conflict," Sheinbaum told a morning conference, adding the measures were intended to boost Mexico's economy and that her government was in talks with ambassadors from countries impacted by the proposed measures.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Mexico not looking for conflict over tariff measures, president says

UAE president's Gulf tour seeks coordination after Israeli attack in Doha, adviser says

DUBAI (Reuters) -United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's tour of Gulf countries is aimed at coordinating positions after Tuesday's Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, his diplomatic adviser said on Thursday."The President's Gulf tour reflects a deep conviction in strengthening coordination and cooperation, and in reinforcing the concept of a common destiny," Anwar Gargash said in a post on X.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UAE president's Gulf tour seeks coordination after Israeli attack in Doha, adviser says