Ahead of Netanyahu visit, Trump vows to block Israel annexation of West Bank
Trump voiced optimism about ending nearly two years of devastating war, echoing the confidence expressed a day earlier on the...
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Yemen drone attack wounds 22 in Israeli resort town: army, rescuers
Israel's military said a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, with rescuers reporting...
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Syria’s Aleppo airport operational after Israeli air attack
DAMASCUS, SYRIA - Syria's Aleppo airport, a key conduit for relief flights after the devastating February earthquake, reopened on Friday, an...
- The damage caused by the raid forced aid deliveries and all flights to be diverted to Latakia and Damascus airports, the transport ministry had said.
- Israeli warplanes killed three people in the raid on the airport in Aleppo, Syria's second city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor had said.
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Iran, Saudi agree to restore severed ties after talks in China
Riyadh cut ties with Tehran after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic republic in 2016 following the...
- Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme NSC, had travelled to Beijing for "intensive negotiations with his Saudi counterpart" to resolve Riyadh -Tehran problems, IRNA said.
- Iraq, a neighbor to both countries, had hosted several rounds of low-level talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia since April 2021.
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Israeli settler kills suspected Palestinian gunman in West Bank
An Israeli settler killed an assailant in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said, the latest bloodshed in a...
- The Palestinian health ministry said the settler killed 21-year-old Abd al-Karim al-Sheikh at Qalqilya, a Palestinian city near Dorot Illit.
- The attack came hours after a member of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas opened fire on a cafe in Tel Aviv.
Turkey to hold talks with Sweden, Finland on stalled NATO bids
A statement from NATO said that "participants welcomed the progress that has been made" on a three-way deal struck last...
- Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries still to ratify the applications, which must be accepted by all 30 existing members of the military organization
- Finland and Sweden dropped their decades-long policies of military non-alignment and applied to join the alliance last May after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
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Bahrain ‘cancels’ HRW visas ahead of parliamentary meet
Dubai, UAE -- Bahrain has revoked visas for two members of Human Rights Watch who planned to attend this week's...
- The IPU, which groups parliaments around the world and aims to promote democracy, said it was "aware" the visas were revoked.
- But IPU said it "is not responsible for the visa process which is a sovereign decision of the host country".
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Xi Jinping gets third term as China’s president
The 69-year-old has weathered widespread protests over his zero-Covid policy and the deaths of countless people after its abandonment. But...
- The appointment by China's rubber-stamp parliament comes after Xi locked in another five years as head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October
- In an oath beamed live on state television, he vowed to "build a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and great modern socialist country."
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20 years after US invasion, Iraq is closer to Washington, far from ‘liberal democracy’
President George W. Bush's war, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is seared in memory for its "shock...
- The decision after the March 20, 2003 ground invasion to dismantle Iraq's state, party and military fuelled years of bloodletting
- The US forces, backed mainly by British troops, never found the weapons of mass destruction that had been the justification for the war
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Iran ready to join efforts to reconcile Syria, Turkey
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been politically isolated in the region since the start of Syria's war in 2011, triggered...
- Amir-Abdollahian landed in quake-wracked Latakia province before flying to Damascus, where he met Syrian Foreign Minister and the president
- He discussed with Assad "Tehran joining meetings to build a dialogue between Damascus and Ankara," the Syrian presidency said
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In Israel, Pentagon chief raises Iran, Ukraine concerns amid judicial reform stir
Austin's talks with his hosts were centred on the changing geopolitics of the region, which is currently roiled by rising...
- Netanyahu and his defence minister raised concerns Iran is developing nuclear weapons, something the Islamic republic has always denied
- Austin said "diplomacy is the best way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon", while adding the US would not allow that to happen
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Poor states’ summit promised just US$1.4bn, says UN
DOHA, QATAR - Just US$1.4 billion in new loans and grants were promised at a UN summit devoted to the world's...
- The Doha meetings saw Saudi Arabia offer $800 million in loans to Least Developed Countries.
- Qatar said it would give $60 million for UN projects and Canada $59 million for vitamin supplements in LDCs.
Ahead of Netanyahu visit, Trump vows to block Israel annexation of West Bank
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UN rights chief demands accountability for Lebanon pager blasts
The explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others
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Israel infiltration in Hezbollah supply chain likely behind pager explosions; 9 dead, 2,800 injured
Lebanon's health minister said nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded...
Israel PM adds war goal of allowing northern residents to return home
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis...
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First Palestinian ambassador to Spain submits credentials
The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly...
- The first Palestinian ambassador to Spain presented his credentials to Spanish King Felipe VI
- Madrid in May formally recognized a Palestinian state
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Yemeni rebel missile hits central Israel in rare attack
Jerusalem, Undefined - A missile launched by Yemen's Hamas-aligned Houthi rebels hit central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident which caused...
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran-backed Houthis will pay a "heavy price" for the attack, which started a fire and caused some damage near Tel Aviv
- Palestinian group Hamas, whose October 7 attack triggered the war, praised the missile launch, vowing that Israel "will not enjoy security unless it ceases its brutal aggression."
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Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt, person in custody
The incident came amid heightened tensions in the knife-edge presidential race, and concern for the safety of both candidates. "There...
- The US Secret Service confirmed one or more of its agents "opened fire on a gunman" located near the boundary of Trump's golf course
- The unnerving incident appears to mark the second time in as many months that Trump has been the target of an assassination attempt