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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

A Palestinian teenager was left bleeding to death after an Israeli shooting attack at Qalandia military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.

Netanyahu vows to move on “judicial reforms”; Israelis hold massive rallies

Israeli demonstrators kept up their months-old protests against the government's judicial overhaul Saturday for the 25th week in a row, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press on with the controversial reforms.

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 487: Ukrainian FM says Chaos in Russia works to Kyiv’s advantage

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:

Zelensky says Russia’s weakness obvious

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that “Russia’s weakness is obvious” and that the longer Moscow keeps its troops and mercenaries in Ukraine, the more chaos it would invite back home.

Wagner chief rejects surrender, says Putin “deeply mistaken”

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military company (PMC) Wagner, has refused to surrender following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address describing his actions as a betrayal.

Putin says Wagner chief’s attempted coup a “stab in the back” amid Ukraine war

The attempted insurrection by the chief of the Wagner private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, amounts to a betrayal of Russia and its people, President Vladimir Putin of Russia said in an address to the nation on Saturday. He has vowed that the country’s law enforcement agencies will take decisive actions to restore order.

UN condemns Israel’s use of ‘advanced military weaponry’ in West Bank’s Jenin

The violence in the occupied West Bank “risks spiralling out of control”, according to the United Nations human rights chief who slammed Israel’s use of deadly force in a recent raid on the Jenin refugee camp that killed at least seven Palestinians.

Russia UN envoy dismisses Western claims about use of Iran drones in Ukraine

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected as baseless, claims by the US representative about Moscow’s use of the Iranian combat drones in the Ukraine conflict. He stressed that Kiev has not given Moscow or Tehran an “iota of credible evidence” to prove this.

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 486: Wagner head orders his fighters to return to their field camps to avoid bloodshed

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:

Iran rejects claims by US and allies over drones, calls it political show

Tehran slams anti-Iran action by US, Ukraine and 3 European countries as “a political show aimed at affecting” UN chief’s report on Iran abiding by its commitments under the nuclear deal.

EU sanctions four Iranian companies for “supplying drones to Russia”

The European Union, in the 11th package of sanctions against Moscow, has imposed restrictions on four Iranian entities manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles. Kiev and its allies have accused Tehran of sending attack drones to Moscow, an allegation Iran denies.

UN places Russia on ‘list of shame’ for killing children, Israel absent

The United Nations has put Russia’s military and allied armed groups on its “list of shame” over the "killing and maiming of hundreds of children" in its war against Ukraine, but Israeli troops have been left off the list despite killing dozens of Palestinian children last year, according to reports.

China summons U.S. envoy following Biden’s derogatory remarks

Beijing has reportedly summoned the U.S. ambassador to China as a diplomatic rebuke, escalating its anger against US President Joe Biden after he referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”.

Yemen’s Houthi, Saudi Arabia swap bodies amid peace negotiations

Yemen’s Houthi movement and Riyadh have swapped bodies of the fallen fighters in the latest sign of progress in talks aimed at ending the war.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 485

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:

Wall Street Journal reporter detention appeal denied by Moscow court

An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention has been denied by Moscow City Court on Thursday.

Israel plans to authorize 1,000 new homes in West Bank

Tel Aviv is seeking to authorize 1,000 new homes for the Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank in response to the shooting that killed four Israeli settlers on Tuesday. It comes a day after an Israeli raid killed seven Palestinians in Jenin, occupied West Bank.

UN envoy says Afghan women ban makes Taliban recognition “nearly impossible”

The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that it will be “nearly impossible” for the international community to recognize the Taliban government as long as restrictions on women and girls remain in place in the war-ravaged country.

US House moving to make Iran sanctions permanent

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to make the 1996 sanctions against Tehran permanent.

3 Palestinians killed in Israel drone raid on West Bank

An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle in the northern West Bank and killed three people in a new escalation of attacks on the occupied Palestinian territory.

Iran, Russian and Turkey stress commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, slam Israeli raids

Participants at the 20th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format- Tehran, Moscow and Ankara- have stressed their commitment to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. They have also voiced their firm opposition to Israel’s acts of aggression and airstrikes against the Arab country.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 484

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:

Iran Leader says Israel to be brought to its knees in West Bank

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the West Bank is where the Zionist regime will be brought to its knees.  He made the remarks in a meeting with Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Amirabdollahian to visit UAE 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is planning to visit the United Arab Emirates as he tours the Persian Gulf Arab countries.

Biden labels China’s president a ‘dictator’

US President Joe Biden has called his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a “dictator”. The American leader claims Beijing was humiliated after one of its weather balloons accidentally strayed into American airspace earlier this year.

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