Obituary: Jimmy Carter, former US president who paved the way for Irish peace talks and won a Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died last Sunday aged 100, had a challenging time in the White House where he served a four-year term at the end of the 1970s and wasn&t re-elected. However, his work afterwards at resolving conflicts around the world won him the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Jimmy Carter&s six-day state funeral begins with motorcade through Georgia

Jimmy Carter's long public goodbye began on Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US president's life began more than 100 years ago.

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin

An Israeli military strike killed 12 people in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday, bringing the death toll from strikes across Gaza to 62 over the last day, Palestinian medics said, as mediators launched a new ceasefire push in Qatar.

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US prepares for former president Jimmy Carter&s funeral

Six days of funeral observances for Jimmy Carter are due to begin in Georgia, where the former US president died on December 29 at the age of 100.

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Emergency declared in Crimea as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula's largest city.

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Japanese woman who was world&s oldest person dies aged 116

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said.

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