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Erdogan says to invite Assad for talks to restore Turkey-Syria relations

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Ankara will extend an invitation to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "any time" for possible talks to restore relations between the two neighbours, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has stated.
Middle East

UN says children spend 8 hours per day carrying food, water in Gaza

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The United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that children in the Gaza Strip spend eight hours a day carrying food and water, forcing families to resort to using seawater for daily tasks.
Europe

Russia says to probe newly reported war crimes in Ukraine

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Russia’s Investigative Committee has announced it will probe war crimes allegedly committed by a mercenary unit fighting for Ukraine, as Moscow accuses the West of ignoring Kiev's human rights violations in the war.
Middle East

Officials say Hamas clears way for a possible Gaza ceasefire after dropping key demand

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Hamas has given its initial approval of a US-backed proposal for a phased ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official have stated.
Int'l Relations

Iran’s UN envoy refutes Arab League claim on Persian Gulf trio islands

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Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has strongly rejected the recent “false and baseless” declaration issued by the Arab League regarding the Iranian Islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf as an obvious interference in the internal affairs of the country.
Middle East

Thousands of Israelis pour into streets, demanding captive swap agreement with Palestinians

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Thousands of Israelis have protested in several cities across the occupied territories, demanding a hostage swap deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip and early parliamentary elections, according to Israeli media.
Middle East

Israeli attack on UN school used as shelter in Gaza kills at least 16

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At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Government Media Office confirmed, as Tel Aviv continues to pound the besieged coastal territory.
Middle East

Five journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

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At least five journalists were killed in attacks by Israeli soldiers in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip as bombings and air strikes across the besieged enclave intensified.
Middle East

Hamas rejects non-Palestinian plans for Gaza’s future

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Palestinian group Hamas has stressed that it rejects foreign intervention that seeks to flout Palestine’s will for the future of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Europe

NATO says wants Ukraine able to ‘deter’ Russia

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NATO is seeking a lasting resolution to the Ukraine conflict, with Kiev strong enough to “deter” Moscow after the hostilities end, the military bloc's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated.
Europe

Ukraine bemoans ‘slow’ US military aid

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Kiev has the “desire” to launch a new counteroffensive against Moscow but lacks the means to do so, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, blaming the situation on the "slow flow of military aid" from his Western backers.
Middle East

Israel sees 74.9% decline in tourist arrivals in six months of 2024: Report

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The number of foreign tourists visiting Israel dropped by 74.9 percent in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the figures issued by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics.
Europe

Russia calls for ‘complete end’ to Ukraine war

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Moscow wants to fully resolve the Ukraine conflict, rather than just agreeing to a ceasefire or freezing the hostilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Middle East

World’s largest Palestinian flag hoisted in Iran’s capital

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In a powerful display of solidarity, the world's largest Palestinian flag was hoisted atop the Flag Tower of Iran during a special ceremony attended by the families of Palestinian martyrs.
Middle East

Gaza death toll surges past 38,000

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At least 58 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll to 38,011 since Oct. 7,  2023, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave reported on Thursday.
Middle East

90% of people in Gaza have been displaced at least once: UN

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Approximately nine in every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave began, the United Nations humanitarian agency has reported.
Middle East

Israel announces largest Palestinian land grab in over 3 decades

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The Israeli government has seized about 2,370 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank this year alone, culminating in the largest land grab in more than 30 years, according to an Israeli settlement watchdog.
Europe

Ukraine says no compromise with Russia

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Ukraine does not intend to cave in to Russian demands and consider formally ceding the territories it claims as its own to Moscow in order to end the conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, has stated.
Middle East

Hezbollah showers Israeli sites after top commander killed

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Hezbollah has announced a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to have been killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation. In response, the group fired dozens of rockets at Israel's military positions.
Middle East

Israel says studying Hamas response to ceasefire deal

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Israeli spy agency Mossad says it is studying Hamas's response to a ceasefire proposal that mediators have been trying to finalise for weeks to put an end to Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip.
Americas

Dozens of US House lawmakers call on Biden to address Turkey’s human rights abuses during NATO summit

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A bipartisan group of the US House lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to push Ankara to abide by international law while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Washington for the NATO Summit between July 9 and 11, raising the alarm over “systematic human rights abuses".
Europe

Russia claims Western talk of Ukraine peace just for show

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Any Western talk of peace in the Ukraine conflict is merely a “decoy” as Washington and its allies remain intent on inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated
Europe

NATO member states pledge 40bn euros in military aid for Ukraine

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NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, two Western European diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday. It comes a week before the military alliance's leader's scheduled meeting in Washington.
Americas

US lawmakers introduce bill attacking Gaza solidarity encampments at universities

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A group of US Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that seeks to force US universities to fully disclose how they will manage Gaza solidarity encampments that have swept the American schools over the past several months.
Middle East

Israel’s top generals want ceasefire in Gaza for war with Hezbollah: Report

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Dozens of senior Israeli generals want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a truce deal with Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip so they can prepare for a potential war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to a report.
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