Ceasefire called after new Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes kill dozens
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops...
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Trump says ‘will disarm’ Hamas: ‘It will happen quickly and perhaps violently’
Trump's comments came the day after he swung through the Middle East to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, with questions...
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Israel deprives 400 Palestinian kids of life-saving treatment: Report
The report published on Wednesday by the UK-based organization Save the Children said that nearly 400 children in Gaza, at...
- Nearly 100 children’s applications to Israeli authorities were denied or left unanswered in the month of May alone, said the report ‘I Can’t Run, Play, or Get Treatment’.
- “Neither chemotherapy nor radiology treatments are available due to Israeli Government restrictions on medical equipment and medication entering Gaza,” it said.
Global aid effort intensifies for flood-stricken Libya
Military transport aircraft from Middle Eastern and European nations, along with ships, have been ferrying emergency aid to the North...
- UN has pledged $10 million to support Libya's survivors, including at least 30,000 people it said had been left homeless in Derna
- Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the president of Libya's neighbor Egypt, ordered "the establishment of shelter camps" for survivors of the Libyan disaster
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Seven dead as clashes resume in Lebanon Palestinian camp
The Ain al-Helweh refugee camp, on the outskirts of the southern city of Sidon, has been rocked by violence since...
- The renewed fighting on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded 16, Imad Hallak from the Palestinian Red Crescent's Lebanon branch said.
- The latest deaths bring to at least 16 the number of people killed in the fighting since it broke out on Thursday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
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India-Middle East-Europe Corridor will change face of Middle East: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the launch of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor...
- Israel's Prime Minister said that his country would be at the center of this unprecedented international project, connecting infrastructure from Asia to Europe
- The project includes plans for the construction of trains, hydrogen pipelines, fiber optic communications lines, electrical cables, and other critical infrastructure
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President Putin and Kim Jong Un discuss sending North Korean into space
Moscow, Russia--Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un discussed the possibility of sending a North Korean into space, Russian news agencies quoted...
- The visiting North Korean leader and President Putin held talks on Wednesday at a spaceport in Russia's far east
- Putin said Kim showed "great interest in rocket technology, and they are trying to develop their presence in space"
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Israel strikes on Syria kill two soldiers: state media
During more than a decade of war in Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its territory, targeting Iran-backed forces...
- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said strikes also targeted a weapons depot belonging to Hezbollah
- Observatory with a network of sources inside Syria confirmed the death of the two soldiers and a fighter
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UN Chief to hold meetings with Lavrov, Zelensky, Erdogan to discuss grain deal
New York, UN - The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will discuss the revival of the grain deal with...
- Antonio Guterres noted that he will hold separate contacts with the representatives of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Turkey
- Russia on July 17 pulled out of grain deal, which was reached a year ago to ensure safe exports of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea
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UAE and Iraq to deepen economic, cultural, energy cooperation
Baghdad, Iraq-- The UAE and Iraq have held discussions to boost economic, investment, educational, cultural, agricultural, food, technological, and energy...
- The officials from both countries discussed deepening economic, investment, educational, cultural, agricultural, food, technological, and energy cooperation
- Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, noted the importance of utilizing the joint committee meetings to explore new opportunities for reinforcing economic growth
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GCC looks to deepen international ties to resolve conflicts, achieve security
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) intends to deepen the process of dialogue with the international community in...
- The GCC secretary general made the remarks in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council of NATO and representatives of the partners in the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative
- He said that the potential cooperation between the GCC General Secretariat and NATO, which is considered the largest military alliance in the world, is of paramount importance
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COP28 to boost climate resilience and agri innovation
Chaired by UAE Envoy for Climate Change Sultan Al Jaber, the global climate summit will focus on a four-pillar strategy...
- Chaired by UAE Envoy for Climate Change Sultan Al Jaber, the global climate summit will focus on a four-pillar strategy for a sustainable future
- Serco CEO Phil Malem calls for private sector involvement, as the UAE pledges significant investments in global renewable energy projects
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Ceasefire called after new Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes kill dozens
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops...
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US Supreme Court intervenes to pause Trump deportations
Washington, United States - The US Supreme Court, in a dramatic nighttime intervention Saturday, paused President Donald Trump's unprecedented use...
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Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine set to last until midnight on Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced a surprise Easter truce in Ukraine, set to last until midnight on Sunday...
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Tunisia opposition figures get jail terms in mass trial
A Tunisian court has handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures,...
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Israeli strikes kill 24 after Hamas calls for ‘comprehensive deal’
Gaza's civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said early Friday that crews had "recovered the bodies of 10 martyrs and a...
- Hamas chief negotiator urged international pressure to end Israel's complete blockade of Gaza that began on March 2.
- The appeal comes after the United Nations warned of worsening conditions and shortages of medicine and other essentials for the Palestinian territory's 2.4 million besieged people.
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Israel making Gaza unlivable, expands control over half of the territory
Jerusalem, Undefined -- By seizing large swathes of the Gaza Strip, Israel is redrawing the map of the Palestinian territory,...
- Nearly all Gazans have been displaced at least once, and many now live in schools turned shelters, under tents and in other makeshift shelters.
- Some Israeli figures who advocate for the return of settlements in the Gaza Strip -- which were evacuated in 2005 -- claim to have concrete plans and make regular visits.
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Chinese vent anger at Trump’s trade war with memes, mockery
Beijing, China -- While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight Donald Trump's trade war "to the...
- Defiant posts have shot to the top of most-searched lists on social media, flooding platforms with patronizing comments and jokes.
- In one video, a Chinese internet user opens his hands to reveal what goods he buys from the United States -- nothing.