Recalled Italian Ambassador to Return to Switzerland

ZURICH, April 5 (Reuters) – ⁠Italy’s ⁠ambassador to ⁠Switzerland will return ​to his post, the Swiss ‌foreign ministry said, ‌months after ⁠he ⁠was recalled in protest over Swiss ​authorities’ handling of a deadly New Year’s ​Day bar fire in the ⁠Alpine resort ⁠of Crans-Montana. Italy ⁠recalled the ​diplomat in January to express ​its ⁠disapproval at …

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Israeli Fire Kills Four Palestinians in Gaza, Medics Say

CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike ⁠killed ⁠four Palestinians in the northern ⁠Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, ​in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push ‌by mediators to bolster the ‌agreement. Medics said the airstrike targeted a group of people in ⁠Jaffa Street, ⁠near the …

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Iran Says Several ‘Enemy Aircraft’ Destroyed During US Pilot Rescue Mission

(Changes “flying objects” to “aircraft”) DUBAI, ⁠April ⁠5 (Reuters) – Several ⁠aircraft were destroyed during ​the U.S. mission to find ‌a stranded airman in ‌Iran, the ⁠Revolutionary ⁠Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim ​news agency. “During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, ​Basij and Police command), enemy ⁠aircraft were ⁠destroyed,” the ⁠group …

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Fire Breaks Out at Russia’s NORSI Oil Refinery After Drone Attack, Governor Says

MOSCOW, April ⁠5 (Reuters) – ⁠Fire ⁠has broken out ​at Russia’s ‌NORSI oil ‌refinery, ⁠the country’s ⁠fourth-largest, after a drone ​attack, the governor ​of Nizhny Novgorod ⁠region, Gleb ⁠Nikitin, ⁠said on ​the Telegram messaging ​app ⁠on Sunday. He also said ⁠a power station and several houses ⁠were damaged during the attack. There were no injured, …

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Egypt Says It Held Calls With US Witkoff, Regional Counterparts

CAIRO, April ⁠5 (Reuters) – ⁠Egypt’s Foreign ⁠Minister Badr Abdelatty ​held separate calls ‌to discuss proposals ‌for ⁠regional ⁠de-escalation with U.S. Envoy Steve ​Witkoff and regional counterparts including ​Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ⁠Araqchi, ⁠the ministry ⁠said in ​a statement on Sunday. Egypt, ​Turkey ⁠and Pakistan have emerged as ⁠active intermediaries in the crisis, with Islamabad …

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