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Syria’s president says negotiations with Israel could lead to results ‘in days’

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that security talks with Israel are a “necessity” and could lead to results in the “coming days”.

Britain to formally recognize Palestinian state after Trump’s visit: Report

The United Kingdom will formally recognize a Palestinian state this weekend after US President Donald Trump concludes his state visit, The i Paper reported Wednesday, citing government sources.

EU proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel over war in Gaza

The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, has presented a much anticipated and delayed proposal to “suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel” in response to Tel Aviv’s war on the Gaza Strip.

American judge orders deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil to Syria, Algeria

An immigration judge in the United States has ordered that pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, who played a leading role in protests last year against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip at the prestigious Columbia University, be deported to Algeria or Syria.

Gaza death toll surges past 65,000

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 65,062, with 165,697 others injured, since Israel launched its genocidal war on the enclave in October 2023, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Zelensky ready to meet Russia’s Putin without preconditions except one

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he is ready to meet either with Russian President Vladimir Putin alone or together with US President Donald Trump, “without conditions” but rejected a proposal to travel to Moscow for talks.

Trump administration approves first Ukraine weapons aid funded by NATO allies: Reuters

The Donald Trump administration has approved its first U.S. arms aid packages for Ukraine funded by NATO allies under a new financial arrangement, two undisclosed sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

US pressuring other states not to support Tehran’s IAEA resolution: Iran envoy

Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says the United States is exerting political pressure on other countries to block support for a resolution prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities.

Russia warns oil producers of possible output cuts after Ukrainian drone attacks: Reuters

Russia's state-owned oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output after Ukrainian drone attacks damaged key export ports and refineries, three industry sources told Reuters.

Zelensky will have to make a deal with Putin: Trump

US President Donald Trump has renewed calls for a settlement to the Ukraine war, insisting that President Volodymyr Zelensky will eventually have to reach an agreement with Moscow.

Families of American citizens killed by Israel say Trump administration refuses to investigate

The Donald Trump administration has failed to make any "forward movement" on the investigations into the killing of several US citizens in Israel, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal stated on Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

European Commission President facing two no-confidence motions over trade deals, Gaza war: Politico

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to face two separate no-confidence votes at the EU Parliament in early October, Politico has reported, citing an internal email from the legislature’s president, Roberta Metsola.

Top aid groups urge world leaders to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza

The heads of more than 20 aid agencies working in Gaza have called on world leaders to “urgently intervene” in the Gaza war, following the first-ever determination by a United Nations commission that Israel is perpetrating genocide in the devastated territory.

EU postpones new Russia sanctions indefinitely: Politico

The European Union has delayed presenting its new package of sanctions against Russia, Politico has reported, citing several EU diplomats. The outlet attributed the delay to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to impose even tougher restrictions on Moscow, which has elicited resistance from Slovakia and Hungary.

US issues new Iran-related sanctions

The United States has announced new Iran-related sanctions, targeting a network of “shadow banking” that has facilitated financial transactions resulting from Tehran’s oil sales and other activities.

Netanyahu says Israeli army started ‘intensive operation in Gaza City’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Tel Aviv court Tuesday that the military had launched an “intensive operation in Gaza City”, public broadcaster KAN reported.

Gaza death toll from hunger rises to 428

The death toll from hunger in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 428, including 146 children, as Israel’s closure of all border crossings pushes the enclave deeper into famine, the Health Ministry announced Tuesday.

Actual Gaza death toll is ten times as high as officially reported: UN

The actual death toll from Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip is at least 680,000, or ten times as many as officially reported, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, told a briefing.

Putin trying ‘to trick the US’ and evade sanctions: Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to manipulate the U.S. leadership and break out of isolation, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Sky News in an interview.

Trump warns Hamas against using Israeli hostages in Gaza as ‘human shields’

United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas against moving the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip above ground to hinder Israel’s military campaign, renewing his call for their release.

Israel informed Trump of Qatar attack beforehand: Axios

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had informed US President Donald Trump of plans to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before the attack took place, contradicting White House claims that it was notified only after missiles were launched, Axios reported Monday.

Dozens of Israeli economists warn Gaza reoccupation to spark ‘severe economic crisis’

Dozens of leading economists have warned that a full military reoccupation of the Gaza Strip would push Israel into an unprecedented economic downturn.

Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel committing genocide in Gaza

The United Nations top investigative body on Palestine and Israel ruled on Tuesday that Tel Aviv is guilty of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip, in the most authoritative pronouncement to date.

Doha summit slams Israel’s attack against Qatar

An emergency summit of Arab and Islamic countries' leaders held in Doha has condemned Israel’s “cowardly” aerial attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, but the participants made no promises of concrete action.

Britain bans Israelis from military academy over Gaza war

A prestigious British defence academy has banned Israeli students due to the war in the Gaza Strip.

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