Somali president to visit Turkey after Israeli recognition of Somaliland
Somalia's president is to visit close ally Turkey on Tuesday following Israel's recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Turkey's...
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Zelensky to meet Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to...
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Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine: Putin
During a two-hour long interview with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Russia's President Vladimir Putin defended his decision...
- It was the first interview of Putin by a Western journalist since 2019
- Putin said a deal "can be reached" on imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter
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Biden’s age under renewed scrutiny following damning revelations in documents investigation
Even before the special counsel report the White House was already on the back foot, facing repeated questions at a...
- The report, released on Thursday, described Biden's memory as "hazy," "fuzzy," "faulty," "poor," and with "significant limitations."
- It highlighted instances where Biden couldn't recall defining milestones in his own life, including the end and beginning of his vice-presidential term
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Palestinian official says Hamas still seeks truce despite Israeli denial
"We expect the negotiations to be very complex and difficult but Hamas is open to discussions and the movement is...
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed the organization's ceasefire proposal, calling it "bizarre".
- The Palestinian official said a Hamas delegation would meet Egyptian officials in Cairo from Thursday to again discuss the details of ceasefire.
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US strikes destroy two Houthi missile systems in Yemen
Washington, US - The United States military confirmed on Thursday its forces conducted multiple strikes against Houthi missile systems as the...
- US "conducted self-defense strikes against two Houthi mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea," CENTCOM said.
- The strikes "will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy and merchant vessels", it said.
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Israel bombs Rafah crowded with 1 million Palestinians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Israel without securing a pause in fighting, wrapping up his fifth crisis tour...
- UN rights chief Volker Turk charged that Israel was committing a "war crime" with its reported destruction of buildings to create a "buffer zone" along the border inside Gaza.
- Hundreds of thousands of people's lives are at risk in north and central Gaza because of a lack of food, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned.
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Maldives: Muizzu expands diplomacy beyond India
Muizzu won last year’s presidential election on the "India Out" platform against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's "India first" policy.
- Muizzu won last year’s presidential election on the "India Out" platform against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's "India first" policy
- He has reaffirmed friendly relations with India but has maintained an uncompromising position on the presence of Indian troops
Pakistanis vote with Khan in jail, Sharif tipped to win
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is expected to win the most seats in Thursday's vote, with analysts saying its 74-year-old...
- Adding to the concerns about the integrity of the vote, authorities announced just before polls opened that they had suspended mobile telephone services across the country
- Pollsters had predicted a low turnout from the country's 128 million eligible voters following a lacklustre campaign overshadowed by the jailing of former prime minister Imran Khan
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Civilians among 11 dead in Israel strikes on Syria: monitor
Four students and a woman and her son were among the dead along with an unidentified civilian, the Observatory said,...
- Eleven people including seven civilians" and two Hizbollah fighters were killed in "Israeli bombardment" of a building in the Hamra neighborhood of Homs
- The strikes completely levelled the building in one of the city's most affluent districts, and also hit other targets linked to Iran-backed groups
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Israel PM dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah
In Beirut, a senior Hamas official responded, saying Netanyahu's "insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal... is...
- Netanyahu has ordered troops to prepare to move on the city of Rafah in Gaza's far south, where more than one million Palestinians have sought refuge
- An official from mediator Egypt told AFP that "a new round of negotiations" would start on Thursday in Cairo aimed at achieving "calm in the Gaza Strip".
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Iranian President Raisi accuses US of disrupting Middle East security
"The presence of US forces in our region has no justification," Raisi said in a Tehran ceremony ahead of the...
- Raisi said the US presence "in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and the region is in no way creating security. It disrupts the security in the region"
- Raisi's remarks to foreign diplomats came while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a regional tour for talks on the Gaza ceasefire deal
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Russia to face new US sanctions unless ends Ukraine war in 10 days: Trump
US President Donald Trump said his deadline for Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine or face new sanctions will...
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UN agencies warn Gaza slipping into famine as Israel resists ceasefire calls
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative, a coalition of monitors tasked by the UN to warn of impending crises,...
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Trump warns of ‘real starvation’ in Gaza as aid deliveries pick up after Israeli “tactical pause”
Speaking in Scotland after meeting Britain's leader, Trump contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had earlier dismissed fears of...
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Putin stresses Syrian ‘territorial integrity’ in call with Netanyahu after Druze unrest
Russia, a close ally of Syria's former long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, who reportedly fled to Moscow with his family, still...
- Israel launched strikes this month on Damascus and Druze-majority Sweida province, saying it was acting in support of the religious minority
- Putin "emphasised the importance of supporting the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Syria, said a Kremlin statement
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Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid...
- Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza on March 2 after talks to extend a six-week ceasefire broke down. Nothing was allowed into the territory until late May.
- Jordan and UAE have begun air-dropping aid packages by parachute over Gaza, while Egypt has sent trucks through its Rafah border crossing to an Israeli post just inside Gaza.
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Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign ‘genocide’, a first for Israeli NGOs
Rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel have been frequent critics of Israeli government policies, but the language...
- "Nothing prepares you for the realization that you are part of a society committing genocide. This is a deeply painful moment for us," B'Tselem executive director Yuli Novak said.
- The reports from B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel argue that the war's objectives go further.