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Gaza protesters vandalise Trump's Scottish golf resort

US President Donald Trump's prized Turnberry golf resort in Scotland has been vandalised by protesters who sprayed "GAZA IS NOT 4 SALE" in huge white letters on the lawn.The activists also damaged greens and sprayed blood-red paint over the luxury resort's clubhouse overnight on Saturday.The Palestine Action group said it was a "direct response to the US administration's stated intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza".
Source: Al Monitor
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'Roads full of corpses': terrified Alawites in Syria flee attacks

For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria's Alawite minority.The coastal city is part of Syria's Alawite heartland that has been gripped by the fiercest violence since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December."We turned off the lights and hid. When we were able to flee our neighbourhood of Al-Qusour, we found the roads full of corpses," Kamel, a 35-year-old mother, told AFP.
Source: Al Monitor
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US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'

The US envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday the meeting had been "very helpful" and he was confident a hostage release deal could be reached "within weeks."Speaking to CNN, Adam Boehler acknowledged that as a Jewish American it had been "odd" sitting face-to-face with leaders of a group that the United States has listed as a "terrorist" organization since 1997, but he did not rule out further meetings with the Palestinian militants.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'

Journalist quits broadcaster after comparing French actions in Algeria to Nazi massacre

A prominent French journalist on Sunday announced he was stepping down from his role as an expert analyst for broadcaster RTL after provoking an uproar by comparing French actions during colonial rule in Algeria to a World War II massacre committed by Nazi forces in France.Jean-Michel Aphatie, a veteran reporter and broadcaster, insisted that while he would not be returning to RTL he wholly stood by his comments made on the radio station in late February equating atrocities committed by France in Algeria with those of Nazi Germany in occupied France.
Source: Al Monitor
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Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia to gauge if Ukraine has shifted

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to head Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Ukraine as President Donald Trump decides whether to relent on an aid freeze to the wartime partner.The State Department also confirmed Rubio would travel to Group of Seven talks in Canada, making him the senior-most official to visit since the return of Trump, who has launched a trade war with the US neighbor and mocked its sovereignty.
Source: Al Monitor
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Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus

Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass killings of Alawites.The incident came after deadly violence in Syria's Alawite heartland that saw hundreds killed, according to a war monitor, in attacks targeting the religious minority or in clashes between security forces and armed groups loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus