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IRGC navy chief warns against foreign presence in Persian Gulf

Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, Commander of the IRGC Navy, has warned that the presence of foreign forces in the Persian Gulf threatens regional security and serves foreign agendas.

US senator calls on Princeton to take action over professor accused of pro-Iran allegiances

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has urged his alma mater, Princeton University, to dismiss a former high-level Iranian government official because he is allegedly making students feel unsafe amid recent outbreaks of antisemitism at the New Jersey university.

EU fears Trump will abandon Ukraine: FT

EU officials are worried that US President Donald Trump could be on the verge of abandoning his endeavours to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine war, the Financial Times has reported.

Over 65k Gaza children hospitalized for severe malnutrition: Report

The Gaza Government Media Office says Israel is exacerbating Palestinian children's suffering through its ongoing genocide and blockade, which has led to widespread acute malnutrition affecting more than 65,000 hospitalized children out of 1.1 million facing daily hunger.

Saudi Arabia reviewing Neom projects over ‘limited resources’: FT

The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city Neom has launched a “comprehensive review” of Riyadh's mega-project, signifying more belt-tightening to come with falling energy prices.

Euro-Med: over 90% of those killed in Gaza are civilians

An international human rights organization has dismissed Israel’s claim that its army is fighting Hamas fighters in Gaza. The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has announced that at least 94 percent of the victims of Tel Aviv’s fatal attacks are civilians.

Russian aircraft assist in containing fire at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port

Russian emergency aircraft have joined firefighting efforts at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port, where a major blaze has been brought under control after days of intense operations.

Ukraine, Europe’s ceasefire proposal includes US security guarantees, no territorial concessions: Reuters

A copy of the peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials earlier this week includes "robust security guarantees" including from Washington, and no talks on territorial concessions until a "full and unconditional ceasefire in the sky, on land and at sea" has been implemented, Reuters has reported.

Israel perpetrating ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza: Amnesty

Israel is carrying out a “live-streamed genocide” in the Gaza Strip, committing illegal acts with the “specific intent” of wiping out Palestinians, Amnesty International has announced.

Lebanese gov’t must do more to end Israeli strikes: Hezbollah chief

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has urged Lebanon’s government to work harder to end Israel’s daily attacks in the country, a day after an Israeli air raid targeted the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, for the third time since a ceasefire was agreed late last November.

Zelensky slams Putin’s truce proposal as ‘manipulation’

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day truce as "another attempt at manipulation" amid efforts to continue U.S.-led peace negotiations.

Russia announces 3-day truce in Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a "humanitarian" truce in the war against Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the Kremlin announced Monday.

Russia demands  intl. recognition of Crimea, other Ukrainian regions’ annexation in any peace negotiations

Moscow insists on the international recognition of its hold over Crimea, as well as the entirety of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, as a condition for peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Brazilian news outlet O Globo.

65% of Gaza war victims women, children, elderly: Report

At least 65% of Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on Gaza are women, children, and the elderly, according to the Gaza local authorities.

Worldwide military spending hit record $2.7 trillion last year, sharpest rise since Cold War

Global military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers announced Monday.

Pakistan threatens India with nukes

Pakistani Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has threatened India with a nuclear strike amid growing tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. It follows a terrorist attack in the Indian-administered Kashmir region on Tuesday that left 26 tourists dead.

North Korea confirms soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine war

Pyongyang has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, and that its forces had contributed to taking back Russian territory held by Ukraine’s military in the Kursk region.

Trump thinks Zelensky is ready to concede Crimea to Russia

US President Donald Trump has stated he believes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to cede Crimea to Russia as part of a ceasefire deal, as truce talks entered what Washington called a critical phase. The American leader urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting" and agree to end the war sparked by Moscow’s 2022 invasion.

Coming week ‘very critical’ in Russia-Ukraine war negotiations: US

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump hasn’t yet imposed penalties on Russia over its ongoing war with Ukraine because the White House is still hoping diplomacy can end the war.

Trump says he expects Iran talks will yield an agreement

US President Donald Trump told reporters that his administration’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with Tehran are going “very well” and that “a deal is going to be made there.”

At least 8 killed in latest US air attacks on Yemen

United States military strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have killed at least eight people and wounded several others, Houthi-affiliated media reported, as Washington acknowledged carrying out more than 800 attacks on targets in Yemen since mid-March, bringing the total of those killed to more than 220 people.

Qatari PM says Gaza ceasefire negotiations make progress

Qatar's prime minister has stated that efforts to reach a new ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip have made some progress but an accord between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive.

Hunger deepens in besieged Gaza as food supplies run out: UNRWA

Food stocks have run out in the war-torn Gaza Strip, deepening hunger in the besieged enclave amid Israel’s destructive war, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday.

Russia deploys emergency teams to Iran after major port explosion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the immediate dispatch of emergency specialists to Iran following a massive explosion at a port in southern Hormozgan province.

DeepMind UK staff seeking to challenge deals with Israel links: FT

Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionise to challenge the company's decision to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defence groups with ties to Tel Aviv, the Financial Times has reported.

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