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Summarize this: german chancellor angela merkel was meeting with mideast leaders as part of a push for renewed efforts in the israeli-palestinian peace process .
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german leader discusses mideast peace with saudi leaders
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Summarize this: french prime minister jean-pierre raffarin tuesday regretted the united states `` simplistic vision '' on the iraqi crisis , reaffirming that the united nations -lrb- un -rrb- is the unique legitimate body to make decisions on this issue .
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french pm regrets us simplistic vision on iraq
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Summarize this: sri lankan troops clashed with tamil tiger forces in the island 's east , killing at least three rebels after a deadly sea battle with the separatists , the defense ministry said wednesday .
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sri lanka says three tigers killed in fresh clash