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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for the adoption of a unified Arab peace plan to end the ongoing war in Gaza and establish a framework for lasting peace. 

The U.S. embassy in Libya denied on Sunday a report that the U.S. government was working on a plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya.

Three Iranian men appeared in court in London on Saturday accused of offences under the National Security Act and plotting violence following a major counter-terrorism investigation by British police.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said on Saturday that eliminating militias is an "ongoing project," as a ceasefire after deadly clashes this week remained in place.

Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church's heritage and not rule like "an autocrat".

Portuguese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a third parliamentary election in as many years, though many are bracing for more uncertainty as the vote is unlikely to deliver a stable government.

Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas that are taking place in Doha include discussions on ending the war as well as a truce and hostage deal proposal, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday.

In a major diplomatic development, Morocco and Syria announced on Saturday the reopening of their respective embassies, marking the restoration of ties after more than a decade of severed relations due to the Syrian civil war. 

In a potentially historic development, senior figures from Israel and the Syrian interim government have reportedly engaged in direct discussions in Azerbaijan, according to an Israeli source cited by CNN and initially reported by Channel 12.

Syria's defence minister has called on small armed groups that have yet to merge with the security apparatus to do so within 10 days or face unspecified measures, in a bid to consolidate state authority six months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled.

Syria will set up commissions for justice and missing persons tasked with probing crimes committed during the rule of the Assad family, compensating victims and finding thousands of people whose whereabouts remain unknown, the presidency said.

A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar's Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.