As diplomats gather in Miami, Kremlin denies three-way US-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparation
The Kremlin on Sunday denied that three-way talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States were on the cards, as...
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German wheelchair user flies into space, a first
Houston, United States -- A German woman engineer on Saturday became the first wheelchair user to blast into space, taking...
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Blinken says Israel should not ‘reoccupy’ Gaza
"The United States believes key elements should include: no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the...
- Speaking to reporters after G7 foreign ministers held talks in Japan, Blinken listed what he said were "key elements" in order to create "durable peace and security."
- The United States believes key elements should include: no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the war, Blinken added
Turkey sidelined as EU prepares to open door to others
As when the European Union published its annual reports on candidate countries' progress towards EU norms on Wednesday, all eyes...
- Turkey's ambassador to the EU reaffirmed Turkey's commitment to accession, but acknowledged it was not going to be easy
- "Turkish government is committed to EU membership," said Faruk Kaymakci adding they expect equal treatment among candidate countries
IS claims Kabul bus bombing that killed at least 7
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion occurred in the capital's Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood -- an enclave of the historically...
- The IS-affiliated news outlet Amaq later announced its fighters had "detonated an explosive device" on a bus carrying Shiites in west Kabul
- The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021
MSF says staff member killed in Gaza bombing
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing figures from the Hamas-run ministry of health,...
- Mohammed Al Ahel, a laboratory technician, was killed in his home in the Shati refugee camp when the area was bombed and his building collapsed
- Claire Magone, General Director of MSF France, told reporters on Tuesday that Gaza's people had been "bled dry" and rescue workers are "practically powerless"
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‘Gulf nations should unite for Palestinian cause’
"Our stance on the Palestinian issue is unequivocal. The Palestinian people's right to resistance, including reclaiming their occupied land and...
- GCC parliament heads condemn violence against Palestinians, support their struggle for statehood and rights.
- As part of global diplomacy, GCC seeks to to strengthen relations with European and Latin American parliaments.
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18 hospitals forced to close their doors in Gaza: report
Dubai, UAE - Eighteen hospitals in the Gaza Strip were forced to end their work in the Gaza Strip amid...
- The situation in Gaza hospitals is catastrophic, particularly so in northern regions, Al-Jazeera reported
- Israel has declared a complete siege of the Gaza Strip and has been hitting it with airstrikes and also parts of Lebanon and Syria
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US opposes reoccupation of Gaza by Israel: State Dept
In a rebuke to the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu who vowed to have "overall security" of Gaza after the war,...
- Netanyahu told ABC News on Monday that Israel would assume security of Gaza for an indefinite period
- The Israeli military has relentlessly bombarded Gaza and is scaling up ground operations into the enclave
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US diplomat urges calm at Lebanon-Israel border amid skirmishes
Beirut, Lebanon - Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein on Tuesday urged for calm to return to Lebanon's southern border with Israel,...
- "The United States does not want to see conflict in Gaza escalating and expanding into Lebanon," Hochstein told a press conference in Beirut.
- "Restoring calm along the southern border is of utmost importance to the US and it should be the highest priority for both Lebanon and Israel," he added.
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UN calls for overhaul of financial system to help poorest countries
The UN called for an overhaul of the global financial system to help the world's poorest countries and their struggle...
- The 46 so-called least developed countries, or LDCs, suffered a sharp economic slowdown in the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- As a consequence of the economic slowdown, an additional 15 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty, the UN body said.
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Netanyahu says Israel will have ‘security responsibility’ of Gaza
In the relentless bombardment and ground attacks, 10,328 Palestinians have been killed in the besieged enclave, 300 since Monday alone....
- The US acknowledged there had been "thousands" of civilian casualties in Gaza, after President Joe Biden previously called into question the validity of numbers published by Hamas.
- Hundreds of Palestinian foreign passport holders waited on Tuesday inside Gaza Strip to escape through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
As diplomats gather in Miami, Kremlin denies three-way US-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparation
The Kremlin on Sunday denied that three-way talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States were on the cards, as...
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Activists marching to Gaza say were stopped in Libya, Egypt
Pro-Palestinian activists seeking to march to Gaza with the stated aim of breaking Israel's blockade on the territory were stopped...
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US judge extends detention of pro-Palestinian protest leader
Pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil remained in US detention Friday despite an expected release, his lawyer said, following reported...
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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught targets nuclear facilities
Air raids sirens and explosions rang out across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the airwaves to warn...
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Iran calls Israeli strikes ‘declaration of war’ amid international calls for restraint
Trump warns Tehran that the "next planned attacks" will be "even more brutal" and said Iran should cut a deal...
- Top brass killed included the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and the chief of staff of its armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri.
- Trump said Israel fully informed him of its raids ahead of time, but insisted the United States was not involved.
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Nuclear states spent $100 billion on atomic arsenals in 2024, say ICAN
ICAN said Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and the United States together spent nearly $10 billion...
- ICAN said Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and the United States together spent nearly $10 billion more than in 2023
- The United States spent $56.8 billion in 2024, followed by China at $12.5 billion and Britain at $10.4 billion, ICAN said in its flagship annual report
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US still wants talks with Iran on Sunday: US official
Washington, United States - The United States still hopes to hold talks Sunday with Iran, even after Israel launched a...
- The official had no further information on whether Iran had agreed to the talks
- Oman had earlier planned talks Sunday involving Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's friend