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29/12/2016 GMT

US Chides Israel Over Mid-East Peace

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John Kerry warns the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is in grave jeopardy.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on a two-state solution is in grave jeopardy. And he insisted UN condemnation of illegal Jewish settlements on occupied land was in line with American values.

Turkey's foreign minister says it has agreed with Russia a proposal for a ceasefire in Syria, where they back opposing sides in the civil war. Mevlut Cavusoglu said a document outlining a political solution to the conflict was also "ready", and that both could be "implemented any time".

Female genital mutilation exists not only in Africa and the Middle East, but in some indigenous Colombian communities as well. Unofficial figures suggest that FGM has been carried out on up to two thirds of girls in these communities.

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