Afghan and Pakistani delegations were in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday, for talks on defusing the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.

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A Cameroonian-flagged ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after possibly being struck by a projectile, officials said, with at least one mariner missing and another still likely aboard the burning tanker.

Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line  The New York TimesIsrael kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach  Al JazeeraEleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-r…