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Creation of Palestinian state historically inevitable - Lavrov

MOSCOW: The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT.
"The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable," Lavrov stated. At the same time, he noted that most current discussions on the future of the Gaza Strip "do not pay due attention" to the creation of a Palestinian state neighboring Israel.
Lavrov stressed that the cessation of hostilities and the adoption of measures to resolve humanitarian problems were urgent tasks in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.

Zelensky says Russian attacks increasing

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday Russia was increasing its attacks across the front line, as Kyiv called for the West to boost its weapons supplies ahead of winter.
Neither side has made any significant territorial gain for months, but both Zelensky and the Kremlin have denied the conflict has ground to a stalemate.
"The military reported an increase in the number of enemy assaults," Zelensky said in a post on social media, saying Russians were attacking around the cities of Donetsk, Kupyansk and Avdiivka.

Ex-PM Cameron makes shock return to UK government

LONDON: Former UK leader David Cameron sensationally returned to the British government as foreign secretary on Monday, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his top team with a general election looming next year.
Cameron comeback from the political wilderness came as Sunak sacked right-wing firebrand Suella Braverman as interior minister to assert his authority over the Conservative party, which trail the Labour opposition in polls.
James Cleverly moved from the foreign ministry to succeed Braverman after critics accused her of heightening tensions during weeks of contentious pro-Palestinian demonstrations and counter-protests.

At least 40 Indian workers trapped in tunnel collapse

DEHRADUN, India: At least 40 construction workers were trapped Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them beneath piles of debris.
The collapse occurred early Sunday morning in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand when a group of workers were moving out and replacement workers were going in.
"About 200 metres (218 yards) of the tunnel have collapsed," Durgesh Rathodi, a state disaster response official, told AFP from the site.