The group’s political chief said any post-war plan that excludes it would be a “delusion” The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, has said the militant group is open to negotiations to end the war with Israel, but stressed that any final deal would have to lead to an independent Palestinian state.

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Pyongyang has accused Washington of “nuclear blackmail” and spying “beyond the wartime level” The North Korean military has accused the Pentagon of aggravating tensions to a critical level and pushing the region closer than ever to a nuclear disaster, warning that any misstep could lead to a “shocking accident,” according to a lengthy statement carried…