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...
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Israel warns recognizing Palestinian state could trigger ‘unilateral’ action
Several countries, including France and Britain, have pledged to recognize a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly later this...
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UN envoy calls on Libyan factions to agree terms for polls by mid-June
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily called on rival administrations in conflict-torn Libya Saturday to agree terms for elections "by...
- The UN envoy defended his proposal in a news conference in Tripoli, stressing it was "not a foreign-imposed solution".
- Libya remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east.
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Iran to buy Russian Sukhoi jets to replace old fleet
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as...
- Iranian air force has an old fleet of fighter jets and have had issues to find its spare parts
- Most of the planes of Iranian air force dates back to Soviet era including MiG and Sukhoi
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UAE minister meets UN Secretary-General on global climate action
NEW YORK, US - Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber met...
- The minister outlined the UAE’s key COP28 priorities across mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance and process innovation.
- The UAE and UN discussed the urgent need to close the financing gap and to keep alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.
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Over 1,000 migrants brought safely to Italian ports
ROME, ITALY - Over 1,000 migrants were brought to safety at two Italian ports on Saturday after the overcrowded boats...
- The shipwreck occurred of the Calabria shore on 26 Feb and Italian prime minister was criticized for being unable to save the boat
- The incident pushed prime minister into announcing a decree which has provisions of stiffer prison terms for human traffickers
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Two policemen killed in Iran, says state media
TEHRAN, IRAN - Gunmen ambushed and killed two Iranian policemen on patrol in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media...
- The officers had been "on a mission to provide security" during Friday prayers in the town of Golshan when they came under attack.
- Sistan-Baluchistan province, on Iran's border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been the scene of weekly protests that flared in September 2022.
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Li Qiang confirmed as China’s premier by parliament
Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trusted allies, was confirmed as premier, as Xi cements his influence on...
- Li Qiang received nearly every vote from the over 2,900 delegates at the National People's Congress.
- Journalists were asked to leave the chamber as deputies, mostly dressed in dark suits, marked their ballots.
Tunisia’s Saied plans to restore ties with Syria
Tunisia expelled Syria's ambassador in 2012 over the bloody repression of opponents of President Bashar al-Assad at the outset of...
- "Nothing can justify the absence of a Tunisian ambassador in Damascus and an ambassador from Syria in Tunis," Saied said
- Saied had mentioned his intention to "reinforce the diplomatic representation" of Tunisia in Syria back in February
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Does Saudi-Iran deal undercut goals of Pentagon’s chief’s Middle East visit?
Surprise Saudi-Iran detente, midwifed by China, has gone against the drift of Austin’s visit to the Middle East which was...
- Austin visited Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Israel to shore up US standing and support in view of the growing China-Russia interest and outreach to the Gulf states
- But the surprise Saudi-Iran detente has gone against the drift of his visit largely premised on an abiding antagonism between the two countries
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Tunisian coast guard rescues 1,008 Africans headed for Europe
Tunis, Tunisia--More than 1,000 Africans trying to reach Europe have been rescued in a single night off Tunisia, the coast guard...
- According to Tunisia's coast guard, more than 1,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast, some 80 miles from Italy
- Most of them were from sub-Saharan Africa but it included more than 50 Tunisians too, said the coast guard
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Yemen’s opposing sides to hold talks in Geneva over prisoner swap
Negotiations overseen in Switzerland by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross will see Yemen's warring parties...
- One of the Houthi delegates to the Geneva talks in a Twitter post on Thursday said that he hoped the negotiations would yield concrete results
- According to the ICRC, the last major prisoner swap happened in October 2020 when a total of 1,056 prisoners were set free by both sides
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Iran will accept nuclear curbs and restrictions to uranium enrichment if sanctions lifted: report
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Biden to meet national security chiefs as Mideast war fears grow
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his counterparts from the G7 nations that any attack could happen within 24...
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Jordan FM meets Iran president as Middle East tensions soar
The political head of Palestinian group Hamas was killed early on Wednesday in Tehran, where he had attended the inauguration...
46,223 structures destroyed, 18,478 severely damaged in Gaza: UNOSAT
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has identified 46,223 destroyed structures, 18,478 severely damaged structures, 55,954 moderately...
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US to deploy more warships, fighter jets to Mideast
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has also ordered additional ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers to the Middle East and areas...
- The announcement comes after Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation for the killings of a Hamas leader in Tehran and a Hizbollah commander in Beirut
- The aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln will replace one helmed by the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the region, Singh said
Biden says US committed to defend Israel against ‘all threats from Iran’
Biden, who was joined on the call by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, also emphasized the "ongoing...
- The call between the leaders also came after Israel announced it had "eliminated Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut
- Netanyahu's government has not commented on the slaying of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, but the Palestinian group has blamed Israel
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What next after assassination of Hamas chief Haniyeh?
Jerusalem, Undefined - The killing of Palestinian militant group Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran could embolden hardliners in the...
- Haniyeh's killing could have an impact on flailing ceasefire talks to halt Israeli bombardment of Gaza and to see Israeli hostages freed.
- While some have celebrated Haniyeh's death on social media in Israel, many also fear a military escalation