Trade truce in balance as Trump meets ‘tough negotiator’ Xi: ‘We’ll have a great understanding’
The world's two top economies' trade tussle -- encompassing everything from rare earths to soybeans and port fees -- has rocked...
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Iran proposes regional currency to boost trade
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday proposed that Iran and its regional trading partners establish a shared...
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Israeli army targets Hizbollah post in Lebanon after cross border firing
Jerusalem - The Israeli military said on Saturday it had struck "two cells" and a Hizbollah post in response to...
- The Israeli military said it had also responded to mortar fire from Lebanon into northern Israel, where no casualties were reported.
- The Lebanon-Israel border has also been a scene of regular cross-border shelling over the past month, with firing between the Israeli military and Hizbollah
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Global energy meet discusses way forward to net-zero emissions
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – High-level representatives from the member states of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), international organizations, experts...
- The two-day forum showcased innovative technologies and transformative solutions to accelerate low-emission, climate-resilient development.
- The international event aimed to foster new partnerships to scale up investments and technology transfer to developing countries.
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UN rights body head criticizes rising hate sparked by Israel-Hamas war
The UN human rights chief said that he was absolutely "disgusted" by the "sharp rise in hatred globally" since the...
- "The impact of this crisis... has sent shockwaves across every region, dehumanising both Palestinians and Jews," the UN rights chief said.
- The world has witnessed a sharp spike in hate speech, violence and discrimination, deepening social fractures and polarization, he said.
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Israel ‘significantly refined’ battle plans against Hamas after talks with US
Tel Aviv, Israel - A senior Biden administration official revealed that Israel has made significant adjustments to its military strategy...
- The senior official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, acknowledged that Israel had reworked its initial military plan
- The senior official asserted that advocating for a ceasefire might not be the most suitable policy for the United States to pursue at this stage
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Israel Foreign Ministry denies relations with Bahrain cut off
Dubai, UAE-- A day after Bahrain's parliament announced that its ambassador to Israel is being recalled, the Jewish state said...
- Israel has not received any “announcement or decision from the Bahraini government, according to its Foreign Ministry
- Bahrain said on Thursday that the Israeli ambassador had left Bahrain, while its ambassador has been recalled from Israel
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Conflict points to economic shift in Arab-Israel ties
Bahrain's expulsion of Israel's ambassador and halted trade may foreshadow a broader economic realignment in the Middle East, threatening key...
- Bahrain's expulsion of Israel's ambassador and halted trade may foreshadow a broader economic realignment in the Middle East, threatening key regional trade pacts.
- Israel's strategic gas deals and burgeoning trade with Arab nations, including a potential UAE free trade deal, will be affected if the Gaza conflict escalates further.
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Blinken meets Jordan’s king as Gaza war rages
After discussing with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu the idea of "humanitarian pauses" to secure the release of hostages held by...
- After meeting Blinken, Netanyahu said there could be no "temporary truce" in Gaza
- More than 9,220 people have been killed in Israeli bombardments, most of them children
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US uses unarmed Pentagon assets to locate hostages in Gaza: US official
Washington, United States - The US is using unarmed assets of the Department of Defense to help locate hostages held...
- The two Americans that were able to get out of Gaza a couple of weeks ago proved it was possible, the official went on to say
- The situation in the Middle East sharply escalated following an incursion of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7
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Erdogan calls Gaza bombing ‘crimes against humanity’, urges ceasefire
Astana, Kazakhstan - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, saying "crimes...
- Erdogan has strongly supported the Palestinians in the face of Israel's war with Hamas, attending pro-Palestinian rallies and positioning himself as a mediator.
- "There is no concept that could explain or excuse the brutality that we have witnessed since October 7," Erdogan said during a summit of Turkic States in the Kazakh capital.
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Israeli strike hits ambulance convoy as Gaza toll rises to 9,227
Gaza health ministry says 9,227 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed in relentless Israeli bombardment and...
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about having "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza.
- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who spoke for the first time since the war broke out, said the United States is "entirely responsible" for it.
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Trade truce in balance as Trump meets ‘tough negotiator’ Xi: ‘We’ll have a great understanding’
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Iran president in Oman as nuclear talks progress
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran...
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South East Asia, Gulf and China three-way talks ‘response to call of times’
The trade-dependent economies are looking to insulate themselves after US President Donald Trump blew up global trade norms by announcing...
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US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in Gaza
A controversial US-backed aid group for Gaza announced Monday that it had begun distributing food in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory,...
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Iran rejects push to suspend uranium enrichment to reach nuclear deal with US
The issue has come into focus in recent weeks, with Iran staunchly defending its right to enrich uranium as part...
- The issue has come into focus in recent weeks, with Iran staunchly defending its right to enrich uranium as part of what it says is a civilian nuclear programme
- The negotiations, which began in April, are the highest-level contact between the two sides since the United States quit a landmark 2015 nuclear accord
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Hamas accepts mediators’ latest Gaza ceasefire proposal
The outline of the new potential deal was revealed as Israel ramped up its offensive in the Palestinian territory, and...
- "Hamas has agreed to the new proposal by US envoy Steve Witkoff, which the movement received from mediators," the Hamas source told AFP.
- The deal included "a 70-day truce in exchange for the release of 10 hostages in two batches, and during the truce, negotiations would begin on a permanent ceasefire.
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Due to war, under 5 percent of Gaza cropland useable for farming: UN
Paris, France -- Under five percent of Gaza's farmland is useable due to war, further exacerbating the risk of famine...
- By the end of April, more than 80 percent of the farmland was damaged and 77.8 percent was no longer accessible, leaving barely 4.6 percent of potentially arable land.
- Some 688 hectares (1,700 acres) is all that remains for cultivation, according to the assessment.