US-Iran talks set for Geneva amid military buildup
The renewed diplomacy comes as Washington has deployed two aircraft carriers, additional jets and ships, and reinforced air defenses across...
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Trump launches Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ with $10 billion pledge, outlines vague ambitions
Speaking in Washington before representatives from nearly 50 countries, Trump said nine member states had committed more than $7 billion...
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Israel strikes Hamas officials in Qatar, the first of its kind on Qatari territory
Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the...
- Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the homes of several members of Hamas's political bureau
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes in response to a Monday shooting in Jerusalem that killed six people and was later claimed by Hamas
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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest
Guba, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a...
- Towering 170 meters (550 feet) and stretching nearly two kilometers (1.2 miles) across the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border, construction on the dam began in 2011.
- The $4-billion megastructure is designed to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water and generate 5,150 megawatts of electricity -- more than double Ethiopia's current capacity.
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Israeli strikes in Doha kill Hamas negotiator’s son, Qatari corporal
The strikes have drawn condemnation, including from UN chief Antonio Guterres, who condemned Israel's "flagrant violation" of Qatari sovereignty.
- Among the key Hamas leaders based in Qatar are lead negotiator Khalil al-Hayya and political bureau chief Khaled Meshaal.
- The strikes have drawn condemnation, including from UN chief Antonio Guterres, who condemned Israel's "flagrant violation" of Qatari sovereignty.
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Israeli PM tells Gaza City residents to ‘leave now’ as military ramps up deadly assault
Israel has been intensifying its bombardment of the city in preparation for an operation to conquer it, despite repeated entreaties...
- Israel has been intensifying its bombardment of the city in preparation for an operation to conquer it, despite repeated entreaties from Western nations and aid agencies to stop
- On Monday, Israeli forces targeted a fourth high-rise building in Gaza City in as many days, with footage showing the Al-Ruya tower razed to the ground moments after being struck
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UK’s Starmer to meet Palestinian leader Abbas
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to meet Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas Monday, as the UK government edges towards...
- The meeting "is part of the prime minister's ongoing efforts to reach a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Gaza," Downing Street said
- Several countries, including Britain have pledged to recognise a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly later this month
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UN rights chief denounces Israeli ‘genocidal rhetoric’ on Gaza
Volker Turk said "shocking and dehumanizing language" has been used by a number of high-level officials, stressing that "this is...
- In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk said the occupied Palestinian territory was already "a graveyard".
- The UN estimates nearly one million people remain in and around Gaza City, where it officially declared a famine last month.
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China’s Xi calls on BRICS countries to ‘resist all forms of protectionism’
Beijing, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at...
- "We must uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core and resist all forms of protectionism," he said.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had convened a virtual meeting to discuss "the defense of multilateralism".
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Colman, Ruffalo among 1,500 film workers to boycott Israeli cinemas
The signatories included British actors Aimee Lou Wood, Josh O'Connor and Tilda Swinton, American actors Ayo Edebiri and Cynthia Nixon,...
- The letter, organized by the group Film Workers for Palestine, said it was inspired by notable filmmakers who had refused to screen their work in apartheid South Africa.
- The institutions to be boycotted would include any involved in "whitewashing or justifying genocide and apartheid", or those which partnered with the Israeli government.
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Iran will accept nuclear curbs and restrictions to uranium enrichment if sanctions lifted: report
Iran will accept limits on its nuclear programme and restrictions to uranium enrichment if international sanctions are lifted, its foreign...
- Iran "is ready to forge a lasting bargain that entails ironclad oversight and curbs on enrichment in exchange for the termination of sanctions", wrote Foreign Minister Araghchi
- The message was addressed to the so-called E3 group of nations -- France, Germany and the UK -- involved talks with Iran over its nuclear programme
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Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over hostages amid new proposal for ceasefire deal
"The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about...
- "The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting," Trump said on social media
- In a statement released shortly after, Hamas said it was ready to "immediately sit at the negotiating table" following what it described as "some ideas from the American side."
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US vows Hamas disarmament in talks on next Gaza phase as regional officials met
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged the disarmament of Hamas but voiced hope for headway on reaching...
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Hamas official says Miami talks must end Israel’s truce violations in Palestinian territory
A top Hamas official said Friday that talks in Miami to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must...
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Lebanese, Israeli officials discuss Hezbollah disarmament, security in border areas: PM office
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Egypt says $35 billion Israel gas deal ‘commercial’, not ‘political’
Under the agreement, Israel will increase the total volume of gas supplied to Egypt to 130 billion cubic meters, according...
- Egypt has struggled with energy supplies in recent years, having sought to both meet its domestic needs and position itself as a regional energy hub.
- Egypt was the first country in the region to sign a peace deal with Israel in 1979, and the two countries have since had decades of close security collaboration.
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US, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt to hold talks on next phase of Gaza truce in Miami
Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in Gaza, an interim authority is to govern...
- But progress has so far been slow in moving to the following phase of October's agreement between Israel and Hamas.
- Turkey said Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan would attend the talks.
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Putin says Russia will ‘certainly’ achieve its goals in Ukraine including seizing the territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Moscow would "certainly" achieve its goals in the offensive in Ukraine, including seizing...
- "The goals of the special military operation will certainly be achieved," Putin told a meeting with defence ministry officials in Moscow
- His hawkish comments come as Ukraine on Monday hailed "progress" made on the question of future security guarantees for Kyiv