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Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 551

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

US delegation makes rare visit to militant-held northwest Syria

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A high-level US delegation has made a rare visit to the rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria in an effort to highlight the “ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the region.
Middle East

Libya suspends foreign minister after meeting Israeli counterpart

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Libya's prime minister has suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and referred her for investigation after Israel announced its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite a lack of formal relations between the two sides.
Middle East

UN schools in Gaza start school year, uncertain due to funding crisis

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Students in the Gaza Strip began their new school term on Sunday, but it is unclear if they will be able to complete the year uninterrupted due to a funding crisis at the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency.
Environment

Oil stains spotted in Iran’s Grenaveh port city, Persian Gulf

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The head of the environmental protection department in the Iranian port city of Genaveh has reported the presence of oil stains in the sea and on the coast along the Persian Gulf.
Europe

Russia confirms Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

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Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed the death of Evgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military company Wagner Group, in a plane crash earlier this week.
Middle East

Syria rejects west “accusations over false-flag 2013 chemical attack” on Damascus

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The Syrian Foreign Ministry has denounced “repeated allegations against Damascus” by France and the United States over a false-flag chemical attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in 2013.
Views

Analyst: Caspian Sea new focal point for concentration of power

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A Eurasia affairs expert in Tehran says the Caspian Sea has turned into a new focal point for concentration of power by regional and global heavyweights under the new circumstances, namely Russia’s new renaissance, a powerful Iran, an ambitious Azerbaijan and a developing China.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia mulling nuclear power bids from China, Russia, France to sway US

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Saudi Arabia is considering bids to build a nuclear power station from countries including China, France and Russia as Riyadh seeks to sway Washington over a sensitive security pact, according to a report run by the Financial Times.
Middle East

Mass demonstrations held against Israeli cabinet for 34th week

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Tens of thousands have attended mass rallies across the occupied Palestinian territories for the 34th consecutive week in protest at the Israeli hard-right cabinet's policies, including its so-called judicial overhaul plan.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 550

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Palestinian youth dies of injuries sustained in Israeli raid on Jenin

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A young Palestinian man has succumbed to injuries sustained during Israeli onslaught on the West Bank city of Jenin last month.
Europe

Russia’s military cooperation with Iran to withstand geopolitical pressure: Senior official

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Moscow's military ties with Tehran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that the United States has asked Iran to stop selling combat drones to Russia “for use in the Ukraine war.”
Middle East

Protests spread in Syria over dire economic and living conditions

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Hundreds of angry demonstrators gathered in southern Syria for the sixth consecutive day to demand the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to call for improved living conditions.
Religion

Denmark seeking to ban Quran burnings after Muslim outrage

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The Danish government says it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
Middle East

UN experts raise climate change concerns with Aramco oil company

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UN rights experts have sent a letter of concern to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, saying its expansion of fossil fuel production and ongoing exploration threaten human rights, a document shows.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 549

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Saudi Arabia refutes allegations over assault on Ethiopian citizens

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Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected Human Rights Watch's recent report claiming an assault on the Ethiopian citizens while attempting to cross the Saudi-Yemeni border.
Middle East

Qatar says relationship with China not damaging US

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Qatar is balancing its relationships with both the US and China, and that one link does not damage the other, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has stated.
Europe

Kremlin denies role in Wagner chief plane crash

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The spokesman for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as unfounded, speculation by some media in the West that Moscow may have been behind the crash of Wagner head Evgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
Int'l Relations

“Accession to BRICS  shows Iran cannot be isolated” 

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Iran’s ambassador to Moscow says the plot to isolate Iran in the international arena failed as a result of the country’s membership in BRICS.
Europe

Officials: US believes missile inside Russia likely shot down Wagner head’s presumed plane

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The United States believes a surface-to-air missile originating from inside Russia likely shot down the plane presumed to be carrying mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Europe

Putin comments on Prigozhin plane crash, describes Wagner chief as “talented man”

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was a man of many talents who made a “significant contribution” to the struggle against neo-Nazis in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, commenting on the plane crash that reportedly killed the Wagner Group head.
Europe

Putin says western states trying to scupper BRICS

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The BRICS group is not trying to compete with or oppose any other nation or group, but nevertheless faces resistance from countries of the so-called “golden billion” that wish to preserve their global dominance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Foreign Policy

Iranian president: Iran’s accession to BRICS bolsters groups opposition to US unilateralism 

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Iran’s accession to BRICS will help strengthen the group’s policies including its opposition to the US’s unilateralism.
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