Hamas says discussing Gaza ceasefire proposals from mediators
It said it sought "to reach an agreement that guarantees ending the aggression, achieving the withdrawal (of Israel from Gaza)...
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Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
Seville, Spain -- Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on...
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Tens of thousands dressed in red rally in Dutch protest for Gaza
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organized the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice,...
- "More than 150,000 people here dressed in red just want concrete sanctions to stop the genocide in Gaza," said Michiel Servaes, director of Oxfam Novib.
- A previous protest in The Hague on May 18 drew more than 100,000 people, according to organizers, who described it as the country's largest demonstration in 20 years.
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MENA brief Jun 15: Erdogan warns of ‘devastating war’, Gaza internet restored
Iran announced it will scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep dissatisfaction over what it...
- With strategic ties to both Iran and the United States, Baghdad is engaging both capitals in a bid to maintain its neutral stance.
- The UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has engaged in telephone diplomacy with several counterparts, focusing on regional de-escalation.
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8 killed in overnight strikes on Israel, Iran’s defense headquarters hit
In the central region, at least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and around 100 others wounded in...
- In the central region, at least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and around 100 others wounded in a rocket strike.
- An MDA spokesman told Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 that around 200 people were wounded in overnight missile strikes fired by Iran.
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UK moving assets, jets, to Middle East amid Iran crisis, says Starmer
Britain is deploying assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East amid tensions between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister...
- The UK leader said he had spoken with both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- The UK leader said his talk on Friday with Netanyahu had been "good and constructive" and had "included discussions about the safety and security of Israel."
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Russia to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan,...
- Kazakhstan, a vast resource-rich country in Central Asia, is currently the world's top uranium producer, providing 43 percent of supplies
- The new power plant, whose construction was approved in a referendum in late 2024, will be built near the half-abandoned village of Ulken near Balkhash Lake
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Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ after wave of Iranian missile fire hit Tel Aviv
Following decades of enmity and conflict by proxy, it is the first time that Israel and Iran have traded fire...
- "We have created aerial freedom of action from west Iran all the way to Tehran... Tehran is no longer immune," said spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin
- Iran has hit back with waves of drone and missile strikes, with a barrage of dozens lighting up the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv overnight
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MENA Brief June 14: Iran-Israel War, Abu Dhabi Summit, Saudi Football Rise, & More
Tensions spiked as Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israeli air raids that killed senior Iranian military...
- Tensions spiked as Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israeli air raids that killed senior Iranian military leaders and hit nuclear sites
- French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the planned UN conference on a two-state solution in New York has been delayed due to security and logistical concerns
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UN conference on Palestinian statehood delayed: Macron
Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that next week's UN conference on a two-state solution for...
- Macron made the announcement after Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids, striking 100 targets including nuclear and military sites
- Macron said in early June that he expected the conference in New York would take steps "towards recognising Palestine", without being more specific
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Activists marching to Gaza say were stopped in Libya, Egypt
Pro-Palestinian activists seeking to march to Gaza with the stated aim of breaking Israel's blockade on the territory were stopped...
- The Global March to Gaza had earlier said around 4,000 participants from more than 40 countries would gather in Cairo on Friday to head to the war-devastated Palestinian territory
- According to the plan, participants were set to travel by bus to the city of El-Arish in heavily securitised Sinai Peninsula before walking 30 miles towards the border with Gaza
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US judge extends detention of pro-Palestinian protest leader
Pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil remained in US detention Friday despite an expected release, his lawyer said, following reported...
- US District Judge Michael Fabiarz had issued an order Wednesday that the government could not detain or deport Khalil, a legal permanent resident
- But by Friday afternoon, the Trump administration "represented that the Petitioner is being detained on another, second charge," the judge wrote
Hamas says discussing Gaza ceasefire proposals from mediators
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WHO delivers its first medical aid to Gaza since March 2
The shipment of supplies, plasma and blood will be distributed among hospitals in the Palestinian territory in the coming days,...
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Iran strikes damage hard to assess under Israeli military censorship
Such regulations are nothing new in Israel, where any written or visual publication deemed potentially harmful to the loosely defined...
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US hits back at accounts Iran moved enriched uranium before bombing
Trump, seeking credit for ordering military action and then quickly announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has lashed out...
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Hezbollah hails Iran’s ‘divine victory’ over Israel
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday hailed what it called its ally Iran's victory over Israel after 12 days of...
- In a statement, Hezbollah offered its "most sincere congratulations" to the Islamic republic, praising its "glorious divine victory."
- The victory, it said, was "manifested in the precise and painful strikes it launched" against Israel, as well as "the lightning response to the American aggression
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Iran lawmakers back suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of suspending cooperation with the United Nations' atomic energy watchdog, state...
- The decision still requires the approval of the Guardian Council, a body empowered to vet legislation.
- Should it be ratified, Ghalibaf said "the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran will suspend its cooperation with the IAEA until the security of the nuclear facilities is guaranteed".
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Trump sees ‘progress’ on Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire
"I think great progress is being made on Gaza," Trump said, adding that his special envoy Steve Witkoff had told...
- Key mediator Qatar announced Tuesday that it would launch a new push for a ceasefire, with Hamas on Wednesday saying talks had stepped up.
- Gaza's civil defense agency, meanwhile, said Wednesday that Israeli fire killed another 35 people, including six who were waiting for aid.