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Pentagon says US had nothing to do with drone attack on Iran military site

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A Pentagon spokesman has said the United States was not involved in the recent airstrikes on Iran's defense facility in the city of Isfahan. The Iranian Defense Ministry has announced that its air defense units had fended off the raid.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 341

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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:
Americas

US officials say Israel behind drone attack on Iran military workshop

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Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, according to US officials and people familiar with the operation. Iran says its air defenses had fended off an attempted attack by three small quadcopters targeting a munitions factory in the city of Isfahan.
Asia

Dozens killed in Pakistan bus crash

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At least 41 people were killed when a bus careered into a ditch and caught fire in the southern Pakistani city of Bela on Sunday.
Middle East

Syria rejects OPCW report on 2018 chemical attack in Douma

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The Syrian foreign ministry has categorically rejected a report by the international chemical weapons watchdog that claims Damascus carried out a 2018 chemical attack against its own people.
Middle East

Netanyahu announces plans to arm Israelis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to make it easier for Israelis to get firearms amid escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Int'l Relations

Azerbaijan says to evacuate Tehran embassy after fatal shooting

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Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran within hours, the foreign ministry announced. It comes two days after a gunman shot dead an embassy staff and wounded two others in an attack Baku initially called an "act of terrorism." Tehran says the raid was not a terrorist attack as the personal motives of the attacker were involved in it.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth in West Bank

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Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man north of the occupied West Bank. It comes amid Tel Aviv’s new round of violence across the occupied territories which has left many Palestinians dead.
Middle East

Mass rally held in Tel Aviv against Israeli PM for fourth consecutive week

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Tens of thousands of protesters have held a fresh rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reforms, which they say aim to weaken the supreme court in favor of the premier and his extremist cabinet.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 340

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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:
Europe

EU urges probe into attack on Azeri embassy in Iran

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The European Union has called for a full investigation into a raid on Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran on Friday, which left one staff dead and two others injured.
Middle East

Two Israelis injured in East Jerusalem shooting, both in critical condition

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Two people have been injured in a shooting in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood, Israel’s rescue emergency response service (MDA) reported. The incident comes a day after a Palestinian killed eight Israeli settlers near a synagogue following Israel’s fatal raid in the Jenin refugee camp.
Int'l Relations

UN condemns deadly attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Iran

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The United Nations has strongly condemned the fatal attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leaving one dead.
Middle East

Intergovernmental body says Syria carried out chlorine attack on Douma in 2018, Damascus denies

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Syrian forces were the perpetrators of a chlorine attack on the city of Douma in April 2018, a two-year investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog claimed. The Damascus government has denied having used chemical weapons.
Middle East

8 Israeli settlers killed in shooting operation in al-Quds

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At least 8 Israeli settlers were reportedly killed in a shooting operation outside a synagogue in the occupied city of al-Quds on Friday night. It comes a day after Israeli soldiers killed 9 Palestinians, including an elderly woman in the West Bank.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 339

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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:
Int'l Relations

Azeri Foreign Ministry summons Iranian ambassador after embassy attack in Tehran 

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Iran’s Nour News Agency, which if affiliated with the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, says the country’s Ambassador to Baku Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has been summoned by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Foreign Policy

Iran says Iraq’s using fake name for Persian Gulf not to change realities

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Iran once again protested Iraqi authorities' use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has said misnaming the body of water contradicts the principle of good neighborliness and the friendly nature of bilateral ties. 
Middle East

Israel bombs Gaza following fatal Jenin raid

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Israel has carried out airstrikes on an alleged military site in the Gaza Strip, claiming the mission was a response to rockets fired from the area. Palestinian officials accused Israeli troops of a “massacre” in the occupied West Bank, with armed groups vowing to retaliate.
Int'l Relations

Iran FM urges global action against Israel after Jenin massacre

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian condemns Israel’s deadly raid against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, urging the world community to take action against "the criminal Zionist" regime.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 338

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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

9 Palestinians, including elderly woman, killed by Israeli soldiers in Jenin

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Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded over a dozen others in the West Bank city of Jennin on Thursday. One elderly woman is among the dead.
Americas

US House urges Biden to sanction more Iranian individuals, organizations

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The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a resolution praising anti-government protesters in Iran. Lawmakers have called for more sanctions against Iranian officials and entities over alleged “human right violations” following the recent unrest and deadly protests in the country.
Middle East

UN says $4.3bn required for Yemen humanitarian needs this year

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The United Nations has announced it needs $4.3 billion to fund its humanitarian activities in war-torn Yemen in 2023.
Middle East

Syria says US policy of “creative riots” inflaming tensions in ME

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Syria's ambassador to the United Nations has slammed the United States' "destructive policies" towards his country and the wrongful attitude's repercussions for millions of Syrian civilians.
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