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Russian, Syrian leaders meet in Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin on Wednesday evening.
Australia puts sanctions on Israeli settlers over crimes against Palestinians
Canberra imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of violent crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Russia says Ukraine’s Zelensky has no legitimacy
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s status could pose a problem when Moscow and Kiev eventually agree to hold peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called into question Zelensky’s legitimacy, noting that his term in office has expired.
Israel claims bodies of 5 hostages retrieved from Gaza
The Israeli army has claimed to have retrieved the bodies of five Hamas-held Israeli hostages from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamas says Israel’s PM marketing ‘delusions’ at US Congress
The Palestinian movement Hamas has termed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ideas about a “future” for the Gaza Strip that excludes the group from the territory’s rule as mere “delusions".
Tehran summons British ambassador over extradition of Iranian citizen to US
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the UK envoy in Tehran to protest the extradition of an Iranian national to the United States on charges of sanctions violations.
Israel killed nearly 600 Palestinians in West Bank since start of Gaza war: Health ministry
The Israeli army has killed at least 589 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Wednesday.
Hezbollah releases aerial footage of Israeli airbase
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has broadcast a drone video that it claimed showed air defence facilities, planes and fuel storage units at Israel’s Ramat David airbase.
New report finds Gaza health ministry death toll ‘broadly reliable’
A new report based on open source evidence backs up figures released by the Palestinian health ministry on the number of people killed in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since 7 October, despite claims by the US and Israel that the death toll cannot be trusted.
China says Ukraine signaled willingness for peace negotiations with Russia
Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
Israel killed 16k Palestinian children during Gaza war: Report
The Palestinian Government Media Office in Gaza reported that Israel has killed at least 16,000 children in the besieged enclave since October last year when the war broke out.
UN Yemen envoy warns of ‘devastating’ escalation in West Asia
The United Nations envoy for Yemen has warned that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation”.
Sources say Trump aids mull new spending demands for NATO member states
Advisers for the US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have suggested increasing the defense spending target for NATO members to 3% of GDP, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. The revelation comes as many members of the US-led bloc have recently struggled to reach the current 2% goal.
US labor unions call on Biden to halt military aid to Israel amid Gaza war
A group of major labor unions has sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, urging him to stop military aid to Israel as its genocidal war continues in the Gaza Strip.
US says there can be ‘no role’ for Hamas in post-war Gaza
Spokesman for the US State Department Matthew Miller has responded to a Beijing-brokered “national unity” agreement signed between Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian groups, ruling out any role for the Palestinian group Hamas in running the enclave after the war ends.
Gaza war drives Palestinian budget deficit up 172%: PA
The Palestinian Authority’s budget deficit is projected to surge by 172 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a statement from the PA cabinet.
Israel’s PM to hold separate meetings with Biden and Trump, likely to meet Harris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold separate meetings with US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump this week.
US joins dozens of countries, organizations set to weigh in on ICC Gaza case
Washington is set to weigh in on the International Criminal Court’s intention to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with Hamas and other Israeli officials over the war in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the court documents.
WHO cautions polio spreading across Gaza
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the spread of polio across the besieged Gaza Strip and possibly beyond the region as a result of collapsing sanitation in the Palestinian enclave.
Iran condemns Israel participation at 2024 Olympics amid Gaza war
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has slammed the "reception and protection" of Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympics and demanded their exclusion from the games over the regime's war on the Gaza Strip.
Iran warns Israel’s nukes biggest threat to global security and stability
Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva has warned that Israel’s nuclear weapons are the biggest threat to peace in West Asia and across the globe.
Palestine condemns Israeli bill to designate UN refugee agency as ‘terrorist entity’
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has slammed an Israeli bill to designate the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA) as a “terrorist organization".
Baghdad labels PKK as ‘banned organization’
The Iraqi government has issued a directive for state institutions to refer to the Kurdistan Workers' Party as a "banned organization" in official correspondence.
Iran says has broken monopoly in nuclear products, services
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has stated Tehran has managed to break the monopoly in the nuclear industry as its domestically-developed products and services are today traded in the global markets.
EU punishes Hungary over PM’s Ukraine ‘peace mission’
A high-level EU foreign affairs summit scheduled for August will be moved from Hungary to Brussels, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has stated.
