PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called on Israelis and Palestinians to stop hostilities and agree on a ceasefire after days of clashes which have left more than 100 victims.

"The spiral of violence in the Middle East must stop," Macron wrote in a Twitter message. "I strongly call for a ceasefire and for dialogue. I call for calm and peace."

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Senate Republicans will give him a revised infrastructure offer next week as the two sides seek compromise on the issue.

"We had a very, very good meeting ... and I am very optimistic that we can reach a reasonable agreement," Biden said after a meeting with a group of six Republican senators at the White House.

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WASHINGTON -- Global public health challenges call for enhanced international cooperation, in particular China and the United States working with each other, in a post-pandemic world, a U.S. expert has said.

"Collaboration and coordination between the U.S. and China in public health will be crucial for the economies of the two countries and also for the global economy," Zhuo Chen, associate professor on health policy and management at the University of Georgia, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's military unleashed on Thursday night an "unprecedented" assault on the Gaza Strip, the military said.

An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement that before midnight, its forces struck Gaza with airstrikes and artillery, as rockets from the Palestinian enclave continued to be fired towards Israel. Enditem

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