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More details emerge from autopsy of dual national activist killed by Israel in West Bank

An autopsy of the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, has revealed a bullet entry from a firearm in the lower ear area, sources familiar with her case said on Saturday.

US confirms Daesh leaders killed in joint operation in Iraq

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that its forces and Iraq conducted a raid in Western part of the Arab country that resulted in the deaths of 14 Daesh operatives in late August.

UAE to restart F-35 talks with US if Trump elected as president: Report

The United Arab Emirates would aim to restart talks on purchasing F-35 warplanes from the US if Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential election, according to a report by Reuters.

Senior Saudi royal calls on US to cut financial and military support to Israel

Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior Saudi royal, has urged the US and the UK to do more to pressure Israel into ending its war on the Gaza Strip.

US claims Russia’s RT conducting intelligence activities overseas

Countries should treat the activities of Russian state broadcaster RT as they do covert intelligence operations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed as he unveiled new sanctions aimed at alleged Russian overseas influence campaigns.

UK MPs say London has ‘no legal justification’ to continue licensing parts for Israeli F-35s

The UK government is justifying the continued sale of F-35 fighter jet parts which could end up in Israel through a legal provision that “has never been formally relied on” and one which likely requires parliamentary oversight, 37 British MPs have stressed.

NATO risks ‘war’ over Ukraine long-range missiles: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “at war” with the United States and its allies if they lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range Western weapons.

25% of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO

The World Health Organization has announced that one-quarter of the Palestinians wounded during the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip have suffered “life-changing injuries".

UN warns of ‘staggering’ economic devastation in West Bank, Gaza amid Israeli war

Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip has devastated the Palestinian enclave’s economy, reducing it to less than one-sixth of its 2022 size, while there has also been a “significant downturn” in the occupied West Bank, according to a United Nations report.

Turkey says will seek international arrest warrants over Israeli shooting of activist

Ankara announced on Thursday it has opened an investigation into the death of a Turkish-American activist by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank and will request international arrest warrants.

At least 50 people killed in Israeli military onslaught in West Bank since late August

At least 50 people have been killed in raids and strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during its large-scale military operation in the West Bank launched in late August, Al Jazeera reported.

Report: Head of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg leaves Germany

The president of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) left Germany on Wednesdays evening, 48 hours before the deadline set by German authorities ran out, according to a report by DW.

Islamists win more than 30 seats in Jordan’s 138-seat parliament

The Islamist opposition party has topped Jordan’s parliamentary elections but fell short of securing a majority, according to official election results.

Hamas says ready for immediate Gaza ceasefire based on US proposal

The Palestinian group Hamas announced it is ready to implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip based on a plan by US President Joe Biden presented earlier this year.

Iran President Pezeshkian, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani meet in Erbil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on key bilateral issues on the second day of his trip to Iraq.

Russia says West claims on weapons deliveries to Moscow from abroad groundless

Recent deliberations about alleged deliveries of weapons to Russia from abroad are groundless, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed.

No confirmation Russia used Iranian missiles against Ukraine: Zelensky

There is no evidence yet that Moscow has already used Iranian ballistic missiles against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated.

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, 18 killed

The Israeli army has bombed another school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 18 people, including six staff of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

US hints it will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that Washington is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key military targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

UK, Netherlands summon Iranian envoys over “missiles given to Russia” 

The Netherlands and Britain have summoned the Iranian envoys to the two European countries in protest at what they describe as Iran’s move to give missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.

Israeli raid kills 5 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli military on Wednesday killed five Palestinians in an airstrike in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, as the army started an incursion into the city.

Top US, UK diplomats arrive in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with top Ukrainian officials.

Iran’s president calls for creation of Islamic coalition to root out Israeli terrorism

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim states, describing their unity as crucial to confronting “Zionist terrorism".

Rights groups, ex-diplomats urge US court to review lawsuit accusing Biden of genocide

More than half a dozen groups representing human rights organizations, former diplomats, and activists have filed briefs urging a US federal court to rehear a case alleging the administration of US President Joe Biden is complicit in genocide in Gaza.

Video of Iranians sympathizing with 9/11 victims goes viral after 23 years

A video footage has resurfaced on the internet after over two decades showing Iranians in a protest rally on a street in the Iranian capital Tehran in a display of sympathy with the victims of the 2001 terror attacks on the Twin Towers in New York.

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