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At least one killed, several injured in Lebanon blast

At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in an explosion at a scout centre affiliated with the Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials told Reuters early on Tuesday.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 48

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:

Yemen FM calls on Saudi Arabia, UAE to take concrete steps towards peace

Foreign Minister of the Yemeni National Salvation Government, Hisham Sharaf, has called on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to take concrete steps towards peace in Yemen.

Karzai: Iran-Afghanistan longstanding ties must be preserved

Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai has called on Iranian and Afghan people to protect and preserve their longstanding religious and cultural ties.

Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan’s new PM

Pakistan's parliament on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, as the country's new prime minister.

Sources: Top EU officials targeted with Israeli spyware

Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to two EU officials and documentation reviewed by Reuters.

Kahtibzadeh: We don’t know whether Vienna talks leads to agreement

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibazadeh says the text of an agreement that would conclude the Vienna talks is not yet finalized “for us to talk about”.

Former Palestinian prisoner killed by Israeli troops in WB

Israeli forces fatally shot a former Palestinian prisoner during a raid in the town of al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, local sources reported.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 47

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:

Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in WB

An unidentified Palestinian woman was killed on Sunday evening by Israeli troops in the city of Hebron, in southern occupied West Bank, according to security sources and eyewitnesses.

Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli troops near Bethlehem

A Palestinian woman has been killed by Israeli forces near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Palestinian health ministry confirmed.

Yemen: Saudis, allies violated truce 1,647 times

The Yemeni Army says the Saudi-led coalition has violated a military ceasefire called in Yemen on humanitarian grounds 1,647 times so far.

Taliban say taken over Afghan embassy in Moscow

Taliban Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Abolghahar al-Balkhi says the group’s representative has taken over the Afghan embassy in Moscow.

Pakistan PM loses no-confidence vote

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been deposed by a no-confidence vote in parliament. The passing of the motion on Saturday came after the country’s Supreme Court ruled the cricket star turned politician acted unconstitutionally in previously blocking the process and dissolving parliament.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 46

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:

IRGC seizes foreign ship smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

The naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have seized a foreign ship carrying 220k liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.

Iran FM to UAE counterpart: Zionist regime threat to all regional nations

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has told his Emirati counterpart that the Zionists have been and are still the root-cause of insecurity in the region.

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man in refugee camp

Israeli troops have killed a young Palestinian in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin who they blame for the recent killing of Israeli soldiers in Tel Aviv, Palestinian authorities announced Saturday.

Khatibzadeh: Israel racism and repression root causes of tensions

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said racism, repression, carnage, incarceration, massive deprivation and daily humiliation of the oppressed Palestinian people and also the naked terror by the apartheid Zionist regime are the root-causes of all tensions in the occupied territories.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 45

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:

Kuwait says ready for legal talks with Iran over common gas field

The Kuwaiti foreign minister has voiced Kuwait’s readiness for the resumption of legal talks with Iran over the common gas fields in the Persian Gulf.

Yemen’s Houthis: New ‘leadership council’ comprises Saudi mercenaries

A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council in Sana’a says the so-called “leadership council” recently formed following the stepping down of self-proclaimed president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, is only comprised of mercenaries serving Saudi Arabia.

Report: Ain al-Asad base in Iraq comes under attack

Reports coming out of Iraq say the Ain al-Asad base that hosts US forces has come under a missile and drone attack. The base is in Iraq’s western province of al-Anbar.

Iran says resolution on Russia suspension from UNHRC politically driven

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said the UN General Assembly’s draft resolution to suspend Russia’s membership from Human Rights Council was politically-motivated.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 44

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:

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