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Morning brief: Hezbollah urges halt to clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon, & more

Morning brief: Hezbollah urges halt to clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon, & more

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Hezbollah on Tuesday (Aug 1) urged for a halt to deadly clashes between rival factions at a Palestinian camp in Lebanon. “This fighting must not continue because its repercussions are bad – for the camp’s residents, for the dear Palestinian people...for the south, for all of Lebanon,” Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah said.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flagged surging cases of leprosy in Florida state.

In other news, North Korea has offered a brief response to the United Nations (UN) Command on US soldier Travis King- who sprinted into North Korea last month, according to the Pentagon. North Korea only acknowledged the UN Command's request for information about King and stopped short of offering detailed information about him.

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Hezbollah chief urges for halt to deadly clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon

After clashes continued between rival factions at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, leaving 11 people dead, terror outfitHezbollah has called for a halt to the proceedings.Hassan Nasrallah, head of the group, in a televised address on Tuesday (August 1)urged the factions to keep aside their differences as the camp residents and their lives were being put in danger.

US says Russia could be ready for resuming talks on Black Sea grain deal

Over a fortnight after Russia killed the Black Sea grain deal which allowed safe passage to Ukrainian ships carrying grain shipments, the United States has said Kremlin might be prepared to return to talks, according to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US envoy to United Nations.

US: Top health body flags Florida's 'locally acquired' Leprosy cases

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagged the surging cases of Leprosy in the Florida state. The development came as a new reports suggested that Florida's central area may have become an "endemic location" for the infectious disease.

North Korea offers brief response to UN Command on US soldier Travis King

North Korea has offered a brief response to the United Nations (UN) Command on US soldier Travis King- who sprinted into North Korea last month while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the border- the Pentagon said on Tuesday (August 1).

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