Trump predicts Iran accord to be signed soon, Hormuz to open
Mediators voiced growing optimism that weeks of negotiations were nearing completion, while competing narratives from Washington and Tehran underscored lingering...
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Fresh US strikes on Iran trigger retaliatory attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. attacks and warned that Iran's armed forces would leave "no attack or threat...
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Hamas to stick on truce conditions amid renewed Cairo talks
"The demands ... are complete ceasefire, withdrawal of the occupation forces from Gaza, the return of the displaced to their...
- "Hamas confirms its adherence to the position it presented on March 14 ... and we will not back down from this position," it said in a statement.
- Negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to strike a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.
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Iran vows to make enemy ‘regret’ killing of revolutionary guards
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Saturday again threatened retaliation for the deaths of seven Revolutionary Guards in a strike on Damascus,...
- Tehran has vowed to avenge Monday's air strike on the Syrian capital it blamed on its arch-enemy Israel, which has not commented.
- The attack levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus, killing seven Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) members.
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Israeli information on aid worker death ‘not sufficient,’ says Australia
US-based World Central Kitchen -- founded by Spanish-American celebrity chef Jose Andres -- said a "targeted attack" by Israeli forces...
- The aid group which were killed Gaza included 43-year-old Australian national Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, as well as British, Palestinian, Polish and US-Canadian employees
- "Australia had made clear that we have not yet received sufficient information to satisfy our expectations" about Frankcom's death, the Foreign Minister Penny Wong said
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Biden exhorts Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal
US, Egypt and Qatar have been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in a bid to secure a temporary truce...
- Biden has written letters to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar on the state of the talks
- His call with Netanyahu included discussions on "getting a hostage deal done"
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Iran’s response ‘inevitable’ after consulate strike, says Nasrallah
Monday's strike in the Syrian capital levelled the five-storey consular annex of the Iranian embassy and killed seven Iranian Revolutionary...
- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Israel "will be punished" for the consulate strike
- Israel said Thursday it was strengthening its defenses and pausing leave for combat units following Iran's threats to retaliate
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UN chief troubled by reports Israel using AI to identify Gaza targets
According to a report in magazine +972, Israel has used AI to identify targets in Gaza -- in some cases...
- A report claims Israel has marked thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination
- A system dubbed Lavender had "played a central role in the bombing of Palestinians"
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CIA chief to arrive in Cairo for Gaza hostage talks
According to reports in US media, Burns would meet in the Egyptian capital with Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatari Prime...
- National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US will be "present for those talks"
- The US, Qatar and Egypt have been engaged in talks in a bid to secure a truce in the Gaza Strip
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Israel says Hamas fighter was at target instead of Gaza aid workers
Israel said it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose deaths caused an...
- The victims were killed in three air strikes over four minutes by an Israeli drone as they ran for their lives.
- The two brigade officers who ordered the strikes, a colonel and a major, have been fired.
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Kremlin slams Macron claims Russia trying to undermine Olympics
Moscow, Russia - The Kremlin on Friday blasted as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine...
- Kremlin said it was "absolutely unacceptable behavior" and characteristic of Western accusations that are "never backed up by adequate evidence".
- Macron had said Thursday that Moscow was trying to promote the narrative that France was unable to host the Games and that the event would be a risk.
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Blinken says US seeks ‘results’ on Israeli new Gaza aid policy
Brussels, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington wanted to see "results" showing more aid was...
- Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza
- "We welcome the steps that have been initiated by Israel," Blinken said at a meeting with EU officials in Belgium
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Syria announces plan with Jordan, US to restore calm in Druze-majority Sweida
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Tuesday a plan backed by Jordan and the United States to restore calm...
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Trump sues NYT for $15 billion in latest attack on media
Washington, United States -- Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times on Monday, adding...
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Japan political party to install AI leader
The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...
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Arab League, OIC joint session urges review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following...
- A joint statement from the summit urged "all States to take all possible legal and effective measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against the Palestinian people."
- Qatar's fellow Gulf nations the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along with Egypt, Jordan and Morocco, were among those present that recognise Israel
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UN rights expert says complicity with Gaza ‘genocide’ ‘shame of our time’
Albanese added that "this genocide has something different, is openly incited, cynically denied and relentlessly supported, armed and weaponized, while...
- "Arms trade and diplomatic engagement with Israel continue unabated," she said.
- "Far too many states continue to look away, normalize the suffering and even profit from it," she added.
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WTO fishing deal: the net results
Agreed by more than 100 WTO members, the agreement sets binding rules requiring governments to consider the legality and sustainability...
- Broader rules regarding subsidies for activities that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing remain under negotiation.
- The deal bans subsidies to any vessel or operator engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, or the fishing of overexploited stocks.