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US imposes sanctions on several individuals, entities over links to Iranian military

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The United States has announced new sanctions on Iranian and non-Iranian individuals and entities that it claims have been linked to the country's military programs to design and develop weapons and military equipment.
Europe

Zelensky admits impossibility of reclaiming Ukraine’s Donbass, Crimea

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Kiev lacks the capability to "reclaim" Donbass and Crimea from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged.
Middle East

US ‘aware’ of Israel’s nuclear weapons production for decades: Declassified doc.

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Newly declassified documents have disclosed that the United States was aware that Israel was capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium at Dimona nuclear site.
Europe

Moscow says arrested Uzbek national behind assassination of Russian general

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Russia says the suspect behind the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, has been detained.
Middle East

US lawmakers call on Biden to halt offensive weapons to Israel

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Democratic legislators in the United States have urged the administration of President Joe Biden to cease the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel, noting that the Israeli government has not complied with US demands for more aid to enter Gaza.
Middle East

UN special envoy warns war in Syria ‘has not ended’, citing clashes between various armed groups

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The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war in the Arab country “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed rebels and Kurdish fighters.
Middle East

Israeli PM says to occupy Syria buffer zone until ‘another arrangement’

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israeli soldiers will remain stationed at a so-called “buffer zone” inside the Golan Heights, seized following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, until another arrangement is found.
Middle East

Israeli DM wants control over Gaza amid ceasefire deal push

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Israel's defence minister has stated the military plans to have indefinite control over the Gaza Strip even after "defeating Hamas", as indirect ceasefire talks reportedly move closer to an agreement.
Middle East

Israel planning to conduct military operation against Yemen: KAN

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The Israeli army is planning to strike Yemen in response to the recent Houthi missile and drone attacks against Israel, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Kan reported.
Middle East

Palestinians sue US gov’t over assistance to Israel’s military

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Five Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and the United States have sued the US government to try to cut off American assistance to the Israeli military over its involvement in serious human rights abuses.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Israel closing to normalisation agreement amid regional tensions: Haaretz

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Riyadh and Tel Aviv have reached a breakthrough in talks around normalising relations, Haaretz reported on Tuesday, adding that the normalisation could be related to an elusive ceasefire deal that would bring about an end to the war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Mass grave found near Damascus could contain thousands of bodies

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A mass grave that could contain the remains of thousands of people has been found outside Syria’s capital Damascus. The new interim government has promised to hold accountable those responsible for atrocities under the ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East

UNGA adopts resolution stressing Palestinians right to self-determination

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The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution affirming the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination by an overwhelming majority.
Middle East

Almost 13k students killed in Gaza, West Bank since October 2023

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Nearly 13,000 students have been killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since the regime launched its onslaught against the besieged enclave more than 14 months ago.
Middle East

Trump claims Turkey behind overthrow of Assad government in Syria

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US President-elect Donald Trump has claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was behind an "unfriendly takeover" of Syria, referring to the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government earlier this month.
Europe

Top Russian general, his aide killed in Moscow explosion

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Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide were killed in a blast in Moscow on Tuesday.
Middle East

No place for Russia, or Iran in Syria’s future: EU

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The European Union foreign policy chief has called for the elimination of Russian and Iranian influence in Syria’s future following the fall of Bashar al-Assad
Middle East

Palestinian source says Gaza ceasefire deal close

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A "new dynamic" has emerged in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with a senior Palestinian source telling Middle East Eye that both sides are closer than ever to reaching an agreement.
Middle East

Several Middle Eastern states condemn Israeli plans to expand settlements in Golan Heights

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Several countries in the region have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters.
Europe

Russian leader warns of limits to defense spending

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Moscow cannot increase its military spending indefinitely at the expense of other spheres of society, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.
Europe

Pentagon claims North Korean forces suffer casualties in Russia’s Kursk

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North Korean troops have joined combat operations in the Kursk Oblast, marking the first confirmed engagement of the Asian country's soldiers alongside the Russian military, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder has stated.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis says conducted hypersonic missile strike against Israel

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Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed it launched a missile attack targeting central Israel, vowing to continue its military operations against the regime until the Gaza war ends.
Europe

Russia updates Ukrainian losses estimate

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The Ukrainian army lost more than half a million servicemen this year and a total of over one million since the war began in 2022, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has claimed.
Middle East

Assad appears to release first statement since fall of Syrian gov’t

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Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dismissed claims that he planned to flee the country following the rebel takeover, in what is said to be his first statement since his overthrow earlier this month.
Middle East

Gaza death toll tops 45,000

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At least 52 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 45,028, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Monday.
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