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Western companies lost $103 billion from Russia exits: Report

Efforts by Ukraine and its Western backers to convince, shame and sanction firms into leaving the Russian market have backfired, placing lucrative enterprises in Russian hands at discount prices and pumping more than a billion dollars’ worth of exit taxes into Moscow’s coffers, according to a report.

Yemen says Red Sea operations left significant economic impact on Israel

Spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah Mohammed Abdul-Salam has stressed the Yemeni army's military operations against the vessels owned by Israel or bound for the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the regime's economy.

Pope says no terrorists in Gaza parish where Israeli soldier killed 2 women

Pope Francis addressed the death of a mother and daughter who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish in the Gaza Strip, where church leaders say they were killed by an Israeli army sniper.

70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war are women and children: Health Ministry

Approximately 18,800 Palestinians — 70% of them women and children — have been killed in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and December 15, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced in a statement Sunday.

British, German, French FMs call for Gaza ceasefire

The foreign ministers of the UK and Germany have called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza in a joint editorial published in the Sunday Times and Welt am Sonntag. Their French counterpart echoed the demand during a news conference with her Israeli counterpart.

Afghanistan’s poppy supply on global market plummeted 95% since last year: Report

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, once the world’s top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban outlawed cultivation of the crop in 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report shows.

Putin says Russia has no interest or reason to fight NATO

Moscow has no interest in fighting with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed.

Israel kills 5 Palestinians in drone strike in West Bank

At least five Palestinians were killed in a drone attack by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian media has reported.

Top Iranian commander: Destroying hospitals in Gaza no remarkable feat, Iran to stand up for Palestine

“The killing of children and destruction of hospitals in Gaza is not a military feat; rather, they are crimes,” says Major General Hossein Salami, the general commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

US weighing direct attack on Houthis: Report

US-based Semafor website has reported Washington is deliberating directly attacking the armed Houthis in Yemen in response to increased raids on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.

Hamas brands Netanyahu as “Hitler of era”

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "the Hitler of our era", stressing Israel has failed and will continue to fail to achieve any of the objectives it pursued through its war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Half of young Americans want Israel given to Hamas: Survey

Over half of US adults from ages 18 to 24 believe the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip should be resolved by abolishing the state of Israel and turning it over to Hamas and the Palestinian people, a new poll has shown.

Iran renews call for lasting ceasefire in Gaza

Iran has reiterated its call for an end to Israeli atrocities in Gaza and for a ceasefire to take hold there.

Netanyahu hints new deal underway to release Hamas-held hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that new negotiations are underway to release hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Two more shipping firms suspend Red Sea passage amid Yemen’s attacks

Two more major international shipping companies have halted passage of their cargoes through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni armed forces on vessels bound for the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israel says Hamas-held captives shot while waving white flag

Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers on Friday did everything in their power to demonstrate that they posed no threat, including holding a white flag, the chief of the general staff of Israel’s so-called Defense Forces (IDF) has announced.

US troops in Iraq, Syria attacked 100 times since mid-October: Report

American forces based in military installations in Iraq and Syria have been targeted dozens of times recently, as anti-American sentiments are rising across West Asia over Washington’s support for Israel’s military campaign against the Gaza Strip.

2023 deadliest year for Palestinians in West Bank since 2005: UN

2023 was the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2005, when the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) began keeping records, according to a report by the organization on Saturday.

Kuwait’s emir dies at 86

Kuwait’s ruling Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died Saturday after three years in power. He was 86.

Hezbollah says Israel failed to achieve its goals in war with Hamas

The Israeli army has achieved nothing in its war on Gaza and has instead drawn the ire of the international community, spokesman for the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Haji Mohammad Afif, has stated in an exclusive interview with RT.

Gaza is worse than a graveyard for children: UNICEF

Children in the Gaza Strip have been suffering from hellish conditions, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder has stated, warning that the situation could get worse.

UN denounces terror attack on Iran police station

The United Nations has condemned a deadly terrorist assault on Rask County's police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Balouchestan, emphasizing that all perpetrators must be brought to justice.

Shipping companies halt Red Sea journeys after Houthi strikes

Two major world shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on Israel-bound ships by Yemen’s Houthi forces.

Israeli military says accidentally killed 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces has confirmed that three Israeli captivates in the Gaza Strip were mistakenly identified as a threat and shot dead by the army troops.

Iran condemns US, Britain sanctions on IRGC Quds force chief

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the US and the UK move to impose sanctions on 6 Iranian individuals and institutions, including Esmail Qaani the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

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