Turkey to offer mediation in US-Iran showdown during Iran foreign minister’s Friday visit
Friday's visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi comes after US President Donald Trump threatened a military strike on Iran...
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Next round of Russia, Ukraine talks to begin in Abu Dhabi on February 1: US official
A next round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US to halt the war will continue in Abu Dhabi...
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Israel acting against Iran and its proxies, says Netanyahu
Israel has declined to comment on the Damascus strike but analysts saw it as an escalation of Israel's campaign against...
- He spoke after the army paused leave for combat units, blocked GPS signals in certain places and strengthened "alertness" as its war against Hamas in Gaza nears its seventh month
- Tensions have been inflamed by Monday's strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus that killed 16 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Israel systematically destroying Gaza healthcare, says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said deadly attacks on humanitarian staff showed either deliberate intent or reckless incompetence, and called for...
- MSF said the healthcare system in Gaza before the war was imperfect but robust and improving
- The medical charity said that Israel was acting with impunity in the Palestinian territory
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Bodies of killed Iranian soldiers reaches Tehran from Syria
Tehran, Iran - Iran has repatriated the bodies of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's...
- The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex.
- "The bodies of the Iran embassy martyrs arrived at Mehrabad airport" in Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported overnight.
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Israel revokes leave for all combat units amid Iran threat
Jerusalem - The Israeli army has suspended leave for its combat units, it said on Thursday, amid the Gaza war...
- Israeli media reported that the military was also calling up more reservist soldiers "against the background of the visible threats from Iran".
- The Israeli military also said that, after a "situational assessment, it was decided to increase manpower and draft reserve soldiers to the IDF Aerial Defense Array".
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Sweden Quran burner arrested in Norway, faces deportation
OSLO, NORWAY – An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been...
- According to a ruling by the Oslo District Court, Salwan Momika,was arrested on March 28 -- a day after he arrived.
- In the court's ruling it said "a deportation will take place as soon as the formal and practical arrangements are in place."
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‘Shocking increase’ of children denied aid in conflicts: UN
In addition to access to humanitarian aid, the UN's report on children and armed conflict also lists the number of...
- UN report published last year recorded nearly 4,000 confirmed cases of aid being denied to children
- Half of the cases in last year's UN report were of Israeli forces denying aid to children in Gaza
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Israel will ‘be slapped’ for consulate strike, says Khamenei
The Supreme leader said in a speech to officials in Tehran that the defeat of "the Zionist regime in Gaza...
- Some 13 people were killed in the strike in which Israeli F-35 jets fired six missiles
- Iran's official media said the funeral ceremony of the IRGC members would be held on Friday
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Bodies of slain foreign aid workers taken out of Gaza
Israel's armed forces chief Herzi Halevi called the attack a "grave mistake", which he blamed on night-time "misidentification", adding in...
- The Israeli military killed seven staff of the US-based food charity World Central Kitchen on Monday in an attack that UN chief Antonio Guterres labelled "unconscionable."
- The seven deaths piled more pressure on Israel, whose war since the Hamas attack of October 7 has brought devastation and mass civilian casualties to Gaza
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Pope expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over killing of Gaza aid workers
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis expressed his "deep sorrow" on Wednesday for the deaths of seven charity workers killed...
- "I express my deep sorrow for the volunteers killed while they were distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza," the 87-year-old pontiff said.
- He renewed his appeal for access to humanitarian aid for the "exhausted and suffering civilian population" of Gaza.
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Taiwan suffers from biggest earthquake in 25 years
NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN - Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that...
- The quake was felt across Taiwan, with more than 100 aftershocks unnerving the island of around 23 million.
- Its epicentre was in eastern Hualien county, a mountainous region known for its picturesque trails and seascape views.
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Gaza mother hopes Venice film about final moments of slain child helps end war
The mother of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, hopes that a film about...
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Post SCO summit, Kim, Putin at Xi’s side for massive China military parade in Beijing
In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook both their hands and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet...
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France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad over 2012 journalist killings: lawyers
Paris, France -- French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top...
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Hamas rejects reported plan for US takeover of Gaza and relocation of its residents
Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take...
- The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the White House was considering a plan that would see Gaza become a trusteeship administered by the United States
- The goal would be to transform the territory into a tourism magnet and high-tech hub, according to the US newspaper, which cited a 38-page prospectus for the initiative
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ‘strongly condemns’ civilian toll in Gaza
The 10-member SCO said they also strongly condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran in June, in the statement issued...
- Member states express deep concern over escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, call for comprehensive, lasting ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid.
- They said Israeli and US military aggression on Iran violated international law and UN Charter principles.
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US would control Gaza, displace all its people under Trump’s new plan: report
The entire population of Gaza would be relocated and the United States would take control of the Palestinian territory under...
- The enclave reduced to rubble in Israel's war prompted by the Hamas attack of 2023 would be transformed into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years
- Another goal of the plan modeled on President Donald Trump's stated vision of making it the "Riviera of the Middle East" is to transform Gaza into a tourism resort