Hosting BRICS, Brazil’s Lula hits out at ‘genocide’ in Gaza
"We cannot remain indifferent to the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians and...
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Syria ready to work with US to return to 1974 disengagement deal with Israel
Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with...
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World clamors will air hit TV series starring Zelensky
The famous TV series shows Zelensky as a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student's video of...
- Broadcasters around the world have been seeking to show Zelensky's TV show 'Servant of the People' in act of solidarity with Ukrainians
- The TV series was first aired in 2015, and its success propelled Volodymyr Zelensky to the presidency in real life
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Pressure mounts on Russia as it ravages Ukraine
Video shared from a children’s hospital in Mariupol hit by shelling showed a scene of complete devastation, with the wounded...
- A local official said the attack wounded at least 17 staff, though no deaths were immediately reported
- Russia did not deny the attack, but accused Ukraine of using the hospital to set up firing positions from the hospital
EU parliament demands to end ‘golden passport’
The Parliament has asked member states to ban Russian applications of 'golden passport' as Russian in particular benefit from these...
- MEPs have voted for a non-binding Bill against granting citizenship on financial grounds
- Lawmakers in EU parliament have also demanded EU-wide rules on "golden visas"
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Britain urges all G7 members to ban Russia oil imports
The US has led a Western assault on Russia's economic lifeline by banning imports of oil and gas followed by...
- The British foreign secretary, standing alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hailed transatlantic unity against Russia
- Blinken called absurd and offensive the Russia proposal of safe passage of Ukrainians through its own territory
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Turkey hosts peace talk between Russia and Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that Lavrov would be attending the meeting on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum organized by...
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pushed Turkey to play a mediation role between Russia and Ukraine to initiate peace talk
- Erdogan has called Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine 'unacceptable', but at it did not emulate Western sanctions
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US tells oil majors it needs more supply
The surge in energy costs is a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Washington and its European allies...
- Oil prices are in the midst of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused demand to collapse
- The prices have now surged, contributing to a wave of inflation that has damaged Biden's approval ratings
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UAE says will urge OPEC to boost oil output
Brent had spiked to $139 on Monday — about $8 short of an all-time record — in expectation of the...
- US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas
- Meanwhile, Britain said it would phase out crude imports from the country by the end of 2022
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Israel and Turkey hail new era after years of broken ties
Relations between the two countries were frozen after the death of 10 civilians following an Israeli raid on the Turkish Mavi...
- A 2016 reconciliation agreement that saw the return of ambassadors all but collapsed in 2018 in the wake of Gaza border clashes that killed dozens of Palestinians.
- After the 2018 Gaza bloodshed, Turkey recalled its diplomats and ordered Israel's envoy out of the country.
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How Russian ‘safe corridors’ worked in bitter Syria war
Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted...
- In those evacuations, Russia backed Syria's regime in pummelling rebel-held enclaves, before it brokered "safe corridors" and exit deals for civilians
- Russia entered Syria's war in 2015 on the side of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, overseeing controversial evacuations of more than 200,000 people
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Drone threat puts air defense at centerstage of Saudi defense show
Deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemeni rebels have been the talk of shows...
- Around 600 companies from about 40 countries showed off the latest military technology at the World Defense Show in Riyadh.
- The General Authority for Military Industries, which oversees the Saudi defense industry, has made 22 deals with national and international enterprises worth some $2bn.
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Hosting BRICS, Brazil’s Lula hits out at ‘genocide’ in Gaza
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France rallies for Gaza, demanding ceasefire
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Thousands march in Spain against Gaza ‘genocide’
Waving Palestinian flags and shouting slogans denouncing Israel, protestors expressed gratitude to South Africa for having brought the case against...
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US troops destroy Houthi’s anti-ship missile in Yemen
US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire, hours after the Iran-backed...
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UK expresses concern over UN court decision on Gaza
The British government said it had "considerable concerns" about a ruling by the United Nation's top court that Israel should...
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Firing by gunmen in Iran leaves nine foreign nationals dead
Tehran, Iran - Gunmen in southeastern Iran near the Pakistan border killed nine foreign nationals on Saturday, Iranian media reported, more...
- Mehr news agency said unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighborhood of Saravan city in Sistan-Baluchistan province.
- The Sistan-Baluchistan province has seen persistent unrest involving cross-border drug-smuggling gangs and rebels from the Baluchi ethnic minority.
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Biden talks to Qatar’s emir on efforts to free Hamas hostages
The exchange came as the head of the CIA is to meet in Europe with his counterparts from Israel and...
- Qatar, Egypt and the United States are attempting to negotiate a new truce, and Biden's Middle East envoy Brett McGurk is already in the region for talks.
- The news outlet Axios has reported that Israel offered Hamas a two-month pause in fighting in Gaza in exchange for the release of all hostages.
Israel says will seek to stop UN agency’s activities in Gaza after war
UNRWA said Friday it had sacked several employees accused by Israel of involvement in Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack, prompting...
- Israel was aiming to ensure "UNRWA will not be a part of the day after", Foreign Minister Israel Katz said adding that he would try to gather support from the donors to the agency
- Hamas on Saturday slammed Israeli "threats" against UNRWA, urging the UN and other international organizations not to "cave in to the threats and blackmail."