Trump threatens to sue WSJ over story on alleged 2003 letter to Epstein
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal Thursday over a story about...
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Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
Kurdistan has seen a spate of unclaimed drone attacks, which have come as the regional government and the federal authorities...
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Iran arrests two Europeans for ‘destabilizing society’
Iran's intelligence ministry announced Wednesday that two Europeans had been arrested on accusations of seeking to "destabilize the country", without...
- The two detainees had attempted to get close to the teachers' union, the ministry said
- Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch called for the release of almost 40 teachers arrested in events surrounding nationwide demonstrations on May 1
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Veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed ‘in cold blood’ during Israel raid
Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian Christian, was a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service. While the Qatar-based channel said...
- An AFP photographer at the scene reported that Israeli forces were firing in the area and then saw Abu Aqleh's body lying on the ground.
- Al Jazeera called on the international community to hold the Israeli forces accountable for their "intentional targeting and killing" of the journalist.
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Despite public anger, Lebanon vote set to entrench status quo
Lebanon's elections Sunday won't yield a seismic shift despite widespread discontent with a graft-tainted political class blamed for a painful...
- The small country's political system has long distributed power among its religious communities, entrenching a ruling elite that has treated politics as a family business
- By convention, the Lebanese president is a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament a Shiite
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Jordan king to meet Biden in Washington on Friday
The meeting will cover the strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States as well as the latest regional and...
- The meeting will cover the strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States as well as the latest regional and international developments
- The White House meeting is slated to follow a number of meetings with senior administration officials and Congress leadership
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Clean sources transformed UAE energy sector in a decade: ENEC chief
The UAE has proactively invested in proven clean energy and within a decade, solar and peaceful nuclear energy have delivered...
- Barakah Nuclear Plant is now generating 2.8 Gigawatts of electricity, making it the largest source of clean electricity in the country.
- With all four reactors online, nuclear energy will meet 25 percent of the UAE’s electricity demand.
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Russia FM visits Algeria as EU steps up push for alternative gas
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited gas-producing ally Algeria for talks Tuesday as a European drive to secure alternative supplies...
- Algeria is a major gas supplier to Europe, providing 11 percent of its imports, compared with 47 percent for Russia.
- Italy, Spain and other European Union member countries have looked to Algeria as they have sought to cut their dependence on Russian oil and gas after Ukraine invasion.
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Red Cross chief Mardini on Iran visit talks Afghans’ plight
More than one million Afghans have sought refuge in Iran since the Taliban returned to power in August, according to...
- More than one million Afghans have sought refuge in Iran since the Taliban returned to power in August, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA
- Thousands of Afghans daily try to cross into neighboring Iran in search of work, or in a bid to reach Europe in the hope of asylum
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France says EU deal on Russia oil embargo possible this week
The embargo on Russian oil, which is part of a sixth package of EU sanctions under discussion, is being resisted...
- New discussions on the Russian oil embargo are expected to be held between European leaders by telephone on Tuesday
- It will involve French President Emmanuel Macron, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
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Russia shells Ukraine’s Odessa as US pledges fresh arms for Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West and Ukraine are responsible for the ongoing war, telling his country's Victory...
- A Russian airstrike in Odessa killed one and destroyed buildings and a shopping center, hours after the European Council president visited the war-torn country
- The US resurrected a World War II measure to aid Kyiv, opening the spigots on artillery, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank weapons, and another powerful Western materials
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Iran says EU nuclear coordinator will visit this week
Enrique Mora has played a key role as an intermediary between the United States and Iran during a year of...
- The deal was agreed between Iran and the five permanent UNSC members — China, Russia, the United States, United Kingdom and France — alongside Germany
- But the US unilaterally withdrew in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and reimposed economic sanctions, prompting Iran to roll back its own commitments
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Israel PM pledges ‘safe passage’ for Rafah civilians
Israel's massive military offensive in Gaza as per the territory's health ministry has killed at least 28,064 people, mostly women...
UN agency boss should quit over Hamas ‘tunnel’: Israel
Israel's army and the Shin Bet security agency said operations in Gaza City in recent weeks had led to the...
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Three UAE soldiers, Bahraini officer killed in Somali attack
The United Arab Emirates' defense ministry said that the soldiers were "exposed to a terrorist act" while "performing their work...
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Six-year-old Gaza girl found dead days after seeking help
Palestinian Territories - Six-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded to be rescued, after her family's car came under fire in war-ravaged Gaza...
- "I am so scared," Hind had said in a desperate phone call to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. "Call someone to come get me, please."
- She was last heard from after becoming trapped in the family's vehicle with other relatives as they tried to flee Gaza City from an Israel advance
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War monitor say Israeli strikes kill three in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon - Israeli air strikes that targeted a building in an upscale area near the Syrian capital killed three people...
- In the latest incident three people were killed, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
- Since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its northern neighbor, mainly targeting Iran-backed forces.
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Hamas, Saudi warn of calamity if Israeli troops attack Rafah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week said he had ordered troops to prepare to go in to the city, crowded...
- Hamas said any military action would have catastrophic repercussion that "may lead to tens of thousands of martyrs and injured if Rafah... is invaded".
- Saudi Arabia said that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a "humanitarian catastrophe".