Libyans united in grief for army chief killed in plane crash
General Mohammed al-Haddad and his four aides died on Tuesday after a visit to Ankara, with Turkish officials saying an...
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Macron meets UAE leaders to deepen strategic partnership, discuss defense, AI, trade and drug trafficking
Macron is due to meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss "strengthening the strategic partnership" between...
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Blinken ends marathon tour warning ‘more needs to be done’ on Gaza
New Delhi, India - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a marathon diplomatic push on Friday in India after...
- Blinken arrived in New Delhi on Thursday seeking to bolster India as a regional counterweight to China and win backing for its position on Israel's war with Hamas.
- The conflict in Gaza poses a major challenge to hopes of a key trade and transport route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, unveiled during the G20 talks in September.
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Egypt and Qatar to discuss ceasefire efforts in Gaza
The high-level meeting in Cairo comes ahead of Saturday's summits in Saudi Arabia, where Arab and Muslim leaders are expected...
- "The two leaders discussed the best ways to protect innocent civilians in Gaza and to stop the bloodshed," said a statement
- The two also explored the steps required for ceasefire and sustaining the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza
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Gaza health system has reached point of no return, says ICRC
The Red Cross called for medical facilities and workers in war-ravaged Gaza to be protected, warning the health system there...
- Medical facilities and personnel across Gaza have repeatedly come under attack since Israel's war with Hamas erupted just over a month ago.
- Such attacks have dealt "a heavy blow to the healthcare system in Gaza, ICRC said.
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Iran says expansion of Israel-Hamas war has become ‘inevitable’
President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran sees it as "its duty to support the resistance groups" but insisted that they...
- "Due to the increasing intensity of the war against the civilian residents of Gaza, the expansion of the scope of the war has now become inevitable", Amir-Abdollahian said
- The Islamic republic of Iran, which supports Hamas financially and militarily, has hailed the militant group's attack on Israel as a "success" but denied any involvement
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UN agency for Palestinian refugees says Gaza carnage ‘simply must stop’
"The present course chosen by the Israeli authorities will not bring the peace and stability that both Israelis and Palestinians...
- "Razing entire neighborhoods to the ground is not an answer for the egregious crimes committed by Hamas," said the United Nations official.
- "To the contrary, it is creating a new generation of aggrieved Palestinians who are likely to continue the cycle of violence. The carnage simply must stop," he said.
NGOs say full Gaza ceasefire needed to provide care
About 10 non-governmental organizations told a press conference on the sidelines of a humanitarian summit hosted by France that a...
- Several Western governments have called for a "humanitarian pause" in Israel's offensive, but not for an immediate ceasefire
- About 500 aid trucks have been allowed into the territory from Egypt over the past month, a number that had been the daily average before the war
Roadside blast hits global coalition troops in Iraq
The forces encountered an IED (improvised explosive device) blast near the Mosul dam, the military official told AFP, speaking on...
- United States and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted by drone or rocket attacks at least 40 times since October 17
- The coalition had troops at the site until October 20, according to a statement from the counter-terrorism services in Iraqi Kurdistan, in northern Iraq
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
Tens of thousands of civilians have streamed out of devastated northern Gaza in recent days, with men, women and children...
- US President Joe Biden welcomed the pauses, which formalise an arrangement that has already seen tens of thousands of Palestinians flee devastation in northern Gaza
- Netanyahu said Israeli troops were performing "exceptionally well" in the offensive launched after Hamas fighters poured across the border on October 7
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US won’t hesitate to defend its troops in Middle East: Pentagon
Washington, United States - Over the last three weeks, Iran-backed militia groups have attacked US bases and facilities in Iraq...
- The department's commitment to Israel's right to defend itself from terrorism is "ironclad," and the department is working daily to help Israel do that, Stroul told lawmakers
- "We also placed over 2,000 personnel and a range of units on a heightened state of readiness, some of which [were] subsequently deployed," she said
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Gaza unrest poses risk to oil markets, global growth
Middle East tensions likely to spur a mild global recession, with oil potentially hitting $120-$150 per barrel, says a latest...
- Middle East tensions likely to spur a mild global recession, with oil potentially hitting $120-$150 per barrel, says a latest report by Oxford Economics.
- The report predicts a quick rebound in equity markets post-conflict dip, while urging policymakers to ready economic safeguards and call for peace.
Libyans united in grief for army chief killed in plane crash
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‘Nothing left’: Israelis grapple with damage from Iran strike
Bat Yam, Israel -- A shocked Julia Zilbergoltz said she had never experienced anything like the Iranian missile strike that...
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Tens of thousands dressed in red rally in Dutch protest for Gaza
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organized the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice,...
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MENA brief Jun 15: Erdogan warns of ‘devastating war’, Gaza internet restored
Iran announced it will scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep dissatisfaction over what it...
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UK moving assets, jets, to Middle East amid Iran crisis, says Starmer
Britain is deploying assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East amid tensions between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister...
- The UK leader said he had spoken with both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- The UK leader said his talk on Friday with Netanyahu had been "good and constructive" and had "included discussions about the safety and security of Israel."
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Russia to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan,...
- Kazakhstan, a vast resource-rich country in Central Asia, is currently the world's top uranium producer, providing 43 percent of supplies
- The new power plant, whose construction was approved in a referendum in late 2024, will be built near the half-abandoned village of Ulken near Balkhash Lake
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Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ after wave of Iranian missile fire hit Tel Aviv
Following decades of enmity and conflict by proxy, it is the first time that Israel and Iran have traded fire...
- "We have created aerial freedom of action from west Iran all the way to Tehran... Tehran is no longer immune," said spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin
- Iran has hit back with waves of drone and missile strikes, with a barrage of dozens lighting up the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv overnight