Israel president meets diplomat expected to serve on Trump’s Gaza peace board
Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Thursday met with former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, whom media reports say is...
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Yemen separatists set for Riyadh talks after fighting: official
The leader of Yemen's separatists is heading to Riyadh on Tuesday for talks, a Yemeni official told AFP, after days...
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Israel intentionally starving civilians in Gaza: HRW
Following months of fierce bombardment and fighting, most of Gaza's population has been displaced and people are grappling with shortages...
- HRW said Israel is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza
- Israel hit back at Human Rights Watch, accusing it of being an "anti-Semitic"
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Eight civilians killed by Syria army in rebel bastion: monitor
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six other people were injured in the attacks. Earlier, five government soldiers...
- It is said the HTS attack was a response to the wounding of 14 civilians earlier on Sunday
- HTS is considered a terrorist organisation by Damascus, the United States and the EU
Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war
The Israeli government has come under growing pressure from the international community to pause the fighting and do more to...
- The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory says more than 18,800 people, mostly women and children, have died in Israel's campaign in Gaza
- French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was in Israel on Sunday, where she called for an "immediate and durable" truce
WHO denounces ‘destruction’ of Gaza hospital
All health care facilities in the Gaza Strip have been hit hard by the bombardments and ground invasion launched by...
- The statement came as the Israeli army pulled out of the hospital after an operation lasting several days, claiming it had been used as a command center by Hamas
- Israel's representative to the United Nations posted to X accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of making no mention of "Hamas entrenchment in hospitals"
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Security scare near US president as car hits motorcade
Wilmington, United States--A car crashed into a Secret Service vehicle attached to Joe Biden's motorcade on Sunday, with the security scare...
- A White House official said that both the president and first lady were fine
- Agents sprang into action, cornering the silver car with Delaware license plates
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Facing pressure, Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call
The Security Council has faced sharp international opprobrium as it has managed to pass only one resolution on Gaza since...
- The vote comes days after the US blocked a previous Security Council resolution that would have called for a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the battered Palestinian territory
- The new draft, drawn up by the United Arab Emirates calls for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access."
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Pope deplores death of two women in Gaza parish
Pope Francis spoke a day after the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said a Christian mother and daughter had been shot...
- The pope said there were families, children, people, who are sick and have disabilities. in the parish
- According to the Vatican press agency, the victims were an elderly woman and her daughter
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Plan to end e-vehicle subsidies sparks anger in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government on Sunday faced a backlash after abruptly ending an electric car subsidy scheme in a...
- The economy ministry said on Saturday that Sunday would be the last day prospective buyers could apply for the scheme.
- Under the scheme, the government paid out thousands of euros per customer to partially cover the cost of buying an electric car.
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Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in a low-key ceremony
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defense minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in...
- Attendance was largely limited to ruling family members, making for an intimate farewell for the emir who reigned for three years.
- Across Kuwait City, large digital billboards displayed pictures of the late ruler, hailed as the "emir of wisdom, forgiveness and peace".
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Killed Israeli hostage’s brother says army ‘murdered’ him
Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israeli hostages shot dead by soldiers during an operation in the Gaza...
- "Those who abandoned you also murdered you after all that you did right," Ido, brother of Shamriz said at the funeral in kibbutz Shefayim north of Tel Aviv.
- The deaths of the three men sparked protests in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demanded that the authorities offer a new plan for bringing home the remaining hostages.
Israel president meets diplomat expected to serve on Trump’s Gaza peace board
Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Thursday met with former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, whom media reports say is...
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UN experts warn of ‘annihilation’ in Gaza
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Hosting BRICS, Brazil’s Lula hits out at ‘genocide’ in Gaza
"We cannot remain indifferent to the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians and...
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BRICS nations voice ‘serious concerns’ over Trump tariffs
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry US President...
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Britain reestablishes full Syria ties as FM David Lammy visits Damascus
In 2011, Britain was among the first countries to acknowledge rebel groups as the official Syrian government after then-president Bashar...
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Israel minister says army will ‘ensure Iran cannot threaten’ country again
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the army must draw up a plan to prevent Iran from threatening Israel again...
- "The army must prepare on the intelligence and operational level to ensure that the air force maintains air superiority over Tehran, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said
- Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran on June 13 following a decades-long shadow war, saying it aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon
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Syria ready to work with US to return to 1974 disengagement deal with Israel
Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with...
- Washington has been driving diplomatic efforts towards a normalisation deal between Syria and Israel, with envoy Thomas Barrack saying last week that peace between the two was now
- Speaking to The New York Times, Barrack confirmed this week that Syria and Israel were engaging in "meaningful" US-brokered talks to end their conflict
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Settlers and Palestinians clash in West Bank village
Sinjil, Palestinian Territories - Dozens of Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed Friday in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil,...
- AFP journalists saw local residents and activists begin their march before locals reported that settlers had appeared on a hill belonging to the village
- Palestinian youths marched towards the hill to drive away the settlers, setting a fire at its base while the settlers threw rocks from the high ground