The European Commission is working hard to abandon Russian gas supplies it receives through Ukraine, the commission’s spokesperson, Tim McPhie, has stated. The EU’s gas transit contract with Moscow expires at the end of 2024.
Israeli police have warned that imposing restrictions on the entry of Palestinians to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan could inflame tensions in Jerusalem.
Turkish businesses are at risk of being banned from carrying out currency operations if they continue to trade with Moscow, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing the news outlet Aydinlik. American officials have reportedly visited Turkey to persuade banks and companies to sever ties with Russia.
The US military is considering whether to draw on its last remaining funds allocated for Ukraine, even with no assurances the money will be replaced by lawmakers amid fierce debate over renewed aid, multiple officials told CNN.
An Israeli military analyst revealed that Israel will end the current year with 12,000 soldiers suffering from disabilities as a result of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged strip has announced, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave worsens.
A senior official with the Palestinian group Hamas has dampened hopes of an immediate ceasefire deal with Israel. Basem Naim, the head of political and international relations for Hamas, stated there was still a long way to go before an agreement could be secured.
A US federal appeals court has granted a motion to expedite the appeal of a lawsuit that alleges President Joe Biden has failed to stop a genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Ankara is ready to serve as an intermediary for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine once again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated, ahead of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Turkey to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum later this week.
Pakistan’s caretaker energy minister has stated Washington’s anti-Tehran sanctions, imposed over its nuclear program, may not apply to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline as Islamabad was going to start work on the project within its territory and connect to the neighboring country.
The US Secret Service reportedly paid over $12 million to protect two security advisors of former President Donald Trump for fear of “possible threats” against their lives from Tehran in revenge for the assassination of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has stated that Tel Aviv and Washington will not achieve through political deals what they failed to accomplish on the field in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The unofficial presence of Western special troops in Ukraine is a matter of common knowledge, the Financial Times has reported, citing a senior European defense official, speaking anonymously.
The administration of US President Joe Biden came under fire from lawmakers over the lack of congressional approval to conduct military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis and defend foreign ships in the Red Sea.
The United Nations says Israel is “systematically” blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that at least one-quarter of the besieged enclave’s population was a step away from famine.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has dismissed anti-Tehran remarks by the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council as "a futile attempt to cover up" Berlin’s support for "occupation and indifference to flagrant violation of human and humanitarian rights in Palestine".
The White House has announced that Washington would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces.
The United States and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions against a high-ranking member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and certain members of Yemen’s Houthi movement.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks in Saudi Arabia with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in an attempt to push for an end to the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the return of prisoners of war from Russia.
Hamas has announced that leaked proposals for a halt in fighting in the Gaza Strip do not meet its demands, after US President Joe Biden suggested that a ceasefire may be agreed upon in the next few days.
A direct military conflict between NATO and Moscow will be inevitable if Western forces are sent to Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
The UK, Germany, Finland and Sweden all spoke up on Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion that Western troops could be deployed to Ukraine amid Russia's military operation.
The Egyptian foreign minister, in a meeting with the top Iranian diplomat, said restoring ties with Iran, based on the interests of the two nations, is among Cairo’s priorities.
Hamas is studying a framework proposal put forward by Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt in French capital Paris for a truce and prisoner exchange in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
