Netanyahu, US envoys discuss opening Rafah crossing: Israeli media
USÂ envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and...
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Putin invited to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving conflicts globally: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts...
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Iranian warship enters Red Sea, reports media
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, Tasnim news agency reported...
- The news agency did not give specific reasons for its deployment, but noted that Iranian military vessels had operated in the area since 2009.
- According to the International Chamber of Shipping, 12 percent of global trade passes through the Red Sea
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Israel’s Gaza assault to continue throughout 2024, says army
The Israeli military spokesman said the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in...
- A military spokesman said Israeli army "must plan ahead, understanding that we will be required for additional tasks and warfare throughout this year"
- He added the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in the months ahead
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Massive rally in Istanbul against ‘murderer’ Israel’s war in Gaza
The rally, called by a foundation which counts Bilal Erdogan, the son of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, among its members...
- Protesters waving Turkish and Palestinian flags rallied to the Galata Bridge on the Bosphorus chanting: "Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine" and "Allahu Akbar".
- Turkey's President Recep Erdogan has accused Israel of "state terrorism" and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "no different" from Adolf Hitler.
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Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run
A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Japan's weather...
- Sakhalin island and Vladivostok in Russia's far east were on "alert" due to a possible tsunami risk after the quakes in Japan, officials said.
- The JMA said the Noto region experienced a rapid succession of quakes, with another 6.2 tremor hitting soon after the initial swarm, the USGS said.
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Nobel winner Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labor law case
Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earned the enmity...
- Hasina has made several scathing verbal attacks against the internationally respected 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was once seen as a political rival.
- Yunus and three colleagues from Grameen Telecom, one of the firms he founded, were accused of violating labor laws when they failed to create a workers' welfare fund in the company
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Taiwan’s president urges China to seek ‘peaceful coexistence’
Taiwan is less than two weeks from an election, closely watched from Beijing to Washington as it determines the future...
- China has halted high-level communications with DPP government since her 2016 election
- In her last New Year speech Tsai expressed hopes to restart communications with Beijing
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Palestinian fighters target Tel Aviv in barrage of rockets fired from Gaza
Dubai, UAE--Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv and southern Israel as the country rang in the...
- Dozens of people in the streets of Tel Aviv took cover as as the wail of air-raid sirens exemplified the fragility of peace in the region
- The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, claimed responsibility for both attacks in a video posted on social media
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Kim directs army to ‘annihilate’ S. Korea, US if they attack
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting with the country's major commanding officers in Pyongyang on New Year's...
- US, South Korea have ramped up defense ties after weapons tests by Pyongyang
- Pyongyang declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear power in 2022
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Israeli minister calls for return of settlers to Gaza
Israel unilaterally withdrew the last of its troops and settlers in 2005, ending a presence inside Gaza that began in...
- The minister said that in order to have security "we must control the territory"
- He said Israel should "encourage" Palestinians in Gaza to relocate to other countries
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New Year celebrations in GCC tempered by Gaza war
In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, lights and fireworks illuminated the skies as international tourists soaked up the celebratory scenes. The...
- Sheikh Zayed Festival put on display the region's largest firework lasting 40 minutes
- Across Dubai, the hotels reported occupancy rates soaring above 90 percent
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Trump threatens to sue WSJ over story on alleged 2003 letter to Epstein
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal Thursday over a story about...
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Europeans tell Iran will reimpose sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal: France
Top European diplomats told their Iranian counterpart on Thursday they were determined to reactivate UN sanctions if Tehran does not...
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Erdogan accuses Israel of using Druze as pretext to expand into SyriaÂ
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of using the Druze minority in Syria as a pretext for...
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Israeli tank shell strikes Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing three
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life, which a witness said was the result...
- The site was sheltering around 600 displaced people, the majority of them children and 54 with special needs.
- "The people in the Holy Family Compound are people who found in the Church a sanctuary," the Patriarchate said.
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Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
Kurdistan has seen a spate of unclaimed drone attacks, which have come as the regional government and the federal authorities...
- Production at two fields operated by the Norwegian group DNO ASA was temporarily suspended, the company said
- Long plagued by conflict, Iraq frequently experiences such attacks, often linked to regional proxy struggles between Iran and the US
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Syria says agreement reached to halt military operations in Sweida
Syria said a new ceasefire reached on Wednesday in the Druze-majority city of Sweida will bring a complete halt to...
- A previous truce announced on Tuesday appeared to have little effect on the ground in the southern region, where days of violence have left more than 300 dead
- heikh Youssef Jarboua, a Druze spiritual leader, read out the 10 points of the accord, which also includes "the full integration of the province" of Sweida into the Syrian state