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Russia calls for ‘complete end’ to Ukraine war

Moscow wants to fully resolve the Ukraine conflict, rather than just agreeing to a ceasefire or freezing the hostilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

World’s largest Palestinian flag hoisted in Iran’s capital

In a powerful display of solidarity, the world's largest Palestinian flag was hoisted atop the Flag Tower of Iran during a special ceremony attended by the families of Palestinian martyrs.

Gaza death toll surges past 38,000

At least 58 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll to 38,011 since Oct. 7,  2023, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave reported on Thursday.

90% of people in Gaza have been displaced at least once: UN

Approximately nine in every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave began, the United Nations humanitarian agency has reported.

Israel announces largest Palestinian land grab in over 3 decades

The Israeli government has seized about 2,370 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank this year alone, culminating in the largest land grab in more than 30 years, according to an Israeli settlement watchdog.

Ukraine says no compromise with Russia

Ukraine does not intend to cave in to Russian demands and consider formally ceding the territories it claims as its own to Moscow in order to end the conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, has stated.

Hezbollah showers Israeli sites after top commander killed

Hezbollah has announced a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to have been killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation. In response, the group fired dozens of rockets at Israel's military positions.

Israel says studying Hamas response to ceasefire deal

Israeli spy agency Mossad says it is studying Hamas's response to a ceasefire proposal that mediators have been trying to finalise for weeks to put an end to Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip.

Dozens of US House lawmakers call on Biden to address Turkey’s human rights abuses during NATO summit

A bipartisan group of the US House lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to push Ankara to abide by international law while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Washington for the NATO Summit between July 9 and 11, raising the alarm over “systematic human rights abuses".

Russia claims Western talk of Ukraine peace just for show

Any Western talk of peace in the Ukraine conflict is merely a “decoy” as Washington and its allies remain intent on inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated

NATO member states pledge 40bn euros in military aid for Ukraine

NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, two Western European diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday. It comes a week before the military alliance's leader's scheduled meeting in Washington.

US lawmakers introduce bill attacking Gaza solidarity encampments at universities

A group of US Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that seeks to force US universities to fully disclose how they will manage Gaza solidarity encampments that have swept the American schools over the past several months.

Israel’s top generals want ceasefire in Gaza for war with Hezbollah: Report

Dozens of senior Israeli generals want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a truce deal with Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip so they can prepare for a potential war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to a report.

Iran FM warns Israel not to take one-way path to ‘hell’ in Lebanon

Iran's acting foreign minister has warned that Lebanon will turn into a ‘hell without return’ for the Israeli regime in case it wages a war against the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah.

Iran censures US support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza, sanction regime as rights violation

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has slammed the US support for the Israeli regime's crimes in the Gaza Strip, the imposition of unilateral sanctions on independent states, and its backing the suppressive regimes worldwide as clear examples of Washington's long history of human rights violations.

Confidence in Ukraine’s Zelensky drops in Europe, ‘warms’ for Russia’s Putin in some places: Poll

Global confidence in Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to do the right thing has declined across a broad grouping of countries, including in Europe, according to a Pew survey.

Hundreds arrested during anti-Syria riots in Turkey

Turkey’s government has urged for calm after violence against Syrian refugees broke out in the central Melikgazi region and spread to other areas.

12 US officials resign in protest at Biden’s Gaza policy

Twelve American government officials have resigned in protest at President Joe Biden’s Gaza policy, accusing Washington of complicity in the killing and starvation of Palestinians as Israel’s war on the besieged strip approaches it ninth month.

More than 9,600 Palestinians held in Israeli jails: Rights group

At least 9,623 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, including thousands without trial, official Israeli figures show.

Israel’s army says needs 10,000 soldiers ‘immediately’

The Israeli army needs 10,000 more soldiers immediately amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has stated.

Hundreds of thousands hit by Israel’s Khan Younis evacuation orders in Gaza: UN

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Tuesday reported about 250,000 Gazans were affected by the recent evacuation orders issued by Israel, and that they are heading towards the West.

Saudi Arabia announces discovery of major oil, gas deposits

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has announced the discovery of seven oil and gas deposits in the kingdom's Eastern Province and Empty Quarter, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported.

UN rights panel describes Pakistan’s Imran Khan detention arbitrary and calls for his release

A United Nations human rights panel has urged the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he has been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.

Leader advisor: Iran to support Lebanon’s Hezbollah militarily in case of Israel attacks

Former Iranian foreign minister and a senior advisor to the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution has warned Israel against opening a new battlefront against Hezbollah resistance movement in Lebanon.

Ukraine struggling for troop numbers in Russia war: Report

The government in Kiev can’t hope to launch offensive operations against Russia without more manpower, but even prison recruiting has fallen short of its needs, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Die Welt.

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