‘The time for peace has come:’ Macron recognizes Palestinian state at landmark UN summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed not to allow a Palestinian state and far-right members of his cabinet have...
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San Sebastian, Spain - American actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she no longer recognises her country, voicing concern over threats...
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Russia FM to visit Iran amid tensions in Middle East
Iran and Russia have bolstered ties in many fields over the last few years and Moscow has turned to Tehran...
- Iran has invited foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia for the talks
- The talks come amid tensions in the Middle East as Israel ramps up its war on the Gaza Strip
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US troops enhance presence in Middle East due to ‘escalations’
The United States warned against any "escalation" in the Middle East in the wake of Israel's war with Hamas, Defense...
- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the activation of air defense systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon.
- The Pentagon's moves came after what Austin had earlier described in a statement as "detailed discussions" with President Joe Biden.
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Fresh aid, including fuel, enters Gaza as Israel steps up strikes
A rare delivery of fuel enters the Palestinian territory; Netanyahu says Hezbollah will make "mistake of its life" if its...
- The United Nations has estimated about 100 trucks per day are needed to meet the needs of 2.4 million Gazans given the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation.
- Sunday's aid delivery through the Rafah crossing was the second such operation in two days after 20 trucks arrived on Saturday.
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US private universities face donor pressure to support Israel
Several wealthy Americans have threatened to withdraw their financial support from prestigious private schools like the Ivy League's Harvard University...
- The Wexner Foundation, which works to prepare young Jewish leaders in North America and Israel, went a step further: ending its partnership with Harvard's Kennedy School.
- Harvard, which has an enormous endowment of close to $51 billion, says it derives some 8 percent of its operating revenue from gifts.
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Israel steps up Gaza strikes ahead of ground invasion
"Gaza was a desperate humanitarian situation before the most recent hostilities," five UN agencies said. "It is now catastrophic." At...
- The summit ended without a joint statement however, as Western officials demanded a clear condemnation of Hamas, and Arab attendees issued statements criticizing world leaders.
- The scale of the bombing has left basic systems unable to function, with unidentified bodies were buried in a mass grave in Gaza City because cold storage has run out.
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Israeli strikes knock out Damascus, Aleppo airports: Syria state media
While Israeli strikes have repeatedly caused the grounding of flights at the government-controlled airports in the capital Damascus and the...
- The military source said the "simultaneous" strikes came "from the direction of the Mediterranean west of Latakia and from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan"
- Last weekend, Israeli strikes targeted Aleppo airport, wounding five people, a war monitor reported, also putting it out of service, according to the authorities
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Russia seeks new Security Council meeting on Gaza war
It has repeatedly called for talks on ending the conflict, which has risked undermining its growing ties with Iran and...
- Russia convened a meeting on the war on Monday but its ceasefire resolution failed due to opposition
- More than 3,700 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed across the Gaza Strip in relentless Israeli bombardments
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India dispatches 38.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza
New Delhi, India--India on Sunday flew 38.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Egypt's Sinai region for Palestinian civilians from the...
- According to Indian foreign ministry, a plane loaded with 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material was dispatched for the people of Palestine
- The aid included essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities, and water purification tablets
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Iraq airbase hosting US troops hit by suicide drone
Since Wednesday, three Iraqi bases used by US-led coalition troops have been targeted in five separate attacks -- Ain al-Assad,...
- A statement issued on Telegram channels used by pro-Iranian armed groups said the attack was carried out by a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq
- A second Iraqi security source told the attack had involved two suicide drones, "the first was intercepted and the second crashed because of a technical problem," source said
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Mediation will lead to Hamas hostage releases very soon: Qatar
Berlin, Germany--Qatar, a key power in the efforts to release hostages seized by Hamas from Israel, believes they can be released...
- A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman told a German newspaper that hostages can be released very soon "thanks to ongoing discussions"
- On Friday evening two American hostages were released by Hamas in Gaza, with Doha's mediation playing a key role in their freedom
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Syria FM says wants to ‘strengthen relations’ with China
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani expressed on Monday his government's willingness to build a "strategic partnership" with China, a key...
- A foreign ministry statement said that Shaibani met with the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, at UN headquarters in New York
- In the meeting with Beijing's envoy, Shaibani said the two countries "will work together to build a long-term strategic partnership in the near future
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Abu Dhabi launches $500mn maternal health fund for Africa
Nairobi, Kenya -- A $500-million fund aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa was launched Tuesday in...
- The Beginnings Fund brings together philanthropists including the Gates Foundation and the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, run by the UAE president.
- It set a deadline of 2030 to reach the $500-million target and has already reached $450 million in pledges, organizers said in a statement.
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Emirates expects first 777X delivery in H2 2026
Boeing had pushed back the first delivery to 2026 from 2025.
- In 2024, group's chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum urged Boeing to "fix" its problems, warning the embattled aircraft-maker he was unhappy with delays to the 777X.
- Boeing had been mired in problems including safety concerns after two 737 MAX crashes within five months and another scare involving the aircraft over Alaska in Jan 2024.