Saudi strikes Yemen after separatist leader skips talks
A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen's UAE-backed separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up...
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US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN
"States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman...
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Israel troops kill 3 hostages mistaking them for ‘threat’
The Israeli army said that it had mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat, and fired, killing three of...
- The army identified the hostages as Yotam Haim and Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa
- Its spokesman said the military "bears responsibility for everything that happened"
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Lebanon parliament extends army chief’s job, avoiding vacuum
Around 80,000 Lebanese serve in the army, which is seen as a key pillar of the country's stability. The force...
- Parliament approved delaying the retirement of senior officers at the head of the military and security services for one year, Lebanon's official National News Agency said
- Lebanon has been without a president for more than a year and its government is operating in a caretaker capacity as political deadlock paralyses decision-making
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Israeli attack killed journalist in Gaza: Al Jazeera
The Qatari network had first reported that cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa and Gaza bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh were wounded in...
- The network said that following Samer's injury, he was left to bleed to death for over 5 hours
- Al Jazeera held "Israel accountable for systematically targeting and killing Al Jazeera journalists"
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IEA boss says COP28 bid farewell to fossil fuels
PARIS, FRANCE - While the UN's COP28 climate summit marked a pivot moment, when the world pledged to say "goodbye" to...
- It gave an unmistakable signal to investors that if you continue to invest in fossil fuels you may well have serious business risks
- It gives a signal to the investors for clean energy that they may be more profitable than many people now believe they are.
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Storm-1152: Vietnam-based creator of fake Microsoft accounts
Seoul, South Korea - Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to...
- Storm-1152 is "the number one seller and creator of fraudulent Microsoft accounts", creating around 750 million to date, the company said Wednesday
- Storm-1152 pursued a model called "cybercrime-as-a-service" or CaaS, acting as a provider to other criminal groups, Microsoft and Arkose said
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France steps up Middle East effort with foreign minister’s Lebanon visit
There have been near-daily cross-border exchanges between Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Hamas ally in Lebanon, and Israel since the Palestinian group's...
- Along the Israel-Lebanon border violence has remained relatively limited, with 128 killed in total, including 90 Hezbollah combatants and at least 11 Israelis.
- Israel's current objective is that Hezbollah forces move back from the border by 40 kilometers (25 miles), a Western diplomatic source in Beirut said.
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Sullivan calls for Gaza transition, rejects long-term Israeli occupation
The US has suggested the internationally-recognized PA could play a role in governing Gaza after the war, though the Ramallah-based...
- "We do not believe that it makes sense for Israel, or is right for Israel, to occupy Gaza, reoccupy Gaza over the long term," Sullivan told journalists in Tel Aviv
- "Ultimately the control of Gaza, the administration of Gaza and the security of Gaza has to transition to the Palestinians," he added
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Multiple rockets intercepted over central Jerusalem: AFP
Jerusalem, Undefined -- Multiple rockets were intercepted over central Jerusalem on Friday, AFP journalists reported. Staff saw two explosions and heard...
- Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said it had fired rockets towards Jerusalem "as a response to the Zionist massacres of civilians".
- Paramedics rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised in Jerusalem and nearby Beit Shemesh, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said.
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Gaza ‘integral part’ of Palestinian state: Abbas tells US official
The talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan came as Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza despite mounting international...
- Abbas "emphasized the urgent need to halt the ongoing Israeli aggression, particularly the genocide being carried out these days upon the Palestinian people in Gaza".
- Sullivan's visit to the region has also included meetings in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Erdogan says US has ‘historic responsibility’ to ensure Gaza ceasefire
Erdogan has been one of the Muslim world's most vocal critics of Israel's military tactics in Gaza. He has referred...
- Turkish leader spoke on the telephone with US President in their first talks since October 7, when an unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas sparked the war
- During the telephone call, Erdogan said that "the United States has a historic responsibility to ensure a permanent ceasefire in the region as soon as possible"
Saudi strikes Yemen after separatist leader skips talks
A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen's UAE-backed separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up...
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Over 500 killed around US and Israel-backed aid distributions in Gaza: UN
The United Nations and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over concerns it was designed...
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Israel opposition chief discusses Gaza truce with UAE FM
Jerusalem, Undefined -- Israel's opposition leader said Friday he met with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Abu Dhabi...
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Iran announces opening of its airspace after war: state media
Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to...
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Trump says ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin on ending Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump said he made no progress with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war in a call...
- Trump's grim assessment came as US-led peace talks on ending the more than three-year-old conflict in Ukraine have stalled, and after the US paused some weapons shipments to Kyiv
- "It was a pretty long call, we talked about a lot of things including Iran, and we also talked about the war with Ukraine. And I'm not happy about that," Trump told reporters
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73 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to recover hostages amid escalated strikes
Netanyahu has come under strong pressure to get the hostages back after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed...
- Netanyahu has come under strong pressure to get the hostages back after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire with Palestinian militant group Hamas
- Israel has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where its war has created dire humanitarian conditions and displaced nearly all of the its population
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Arab Parliament condemns Israeli West Bank annexation statements
Cairo, Egypt -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, has strongly condemned and rejected the dangerous...
- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, called these statements a violation of international law.
- Al Yamahi stressed that these statements reflect the colonial expansionist approach pursued by the Israeli government.