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Trump declines to call Witkoff–Putin meeting a breakthrough, warns of more secondary sanctions

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U.S. President Donald Trump has declined to describe a meeting between Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a breakthrough, noting that additional U.S. secondary sanctions on Russia's trading partners are likely to be imposed.
Americas

Trump signs order imposing additional 25% tariff on Indian imports over Russian oil trades to pressure Moscow into peace accord

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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on imports from India in response to New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, the White House announced
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco shed $800bn in market value since 2022 peak

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Saudi Arabia's Aramco has lost around $800bn of its market value since its peak in 2022, a drop of nearly 40 percent.
Middle East

Almost 80,000 Israeli soldiers rehabilitated since start of Gaza war

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The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department announced Wednesday it has received 80,000 soldiers since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 26,000 for mental illnesses.
Middle East

Hezbollah labels Lebanon’s government decision to disarm non-state groups ‘grave sin’

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The Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday denounced Beirut's decision to disarm non-state groups as a “grave sin".
Middle East

5 more Gazans die of starvation under Israeli blockade, death toll rises to 193

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Five more Palestinians died of starvation in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 193, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Wednesday.
Europe

EU Parliament groups call on top officials to take action to end Gaza genocide

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Leaders of the Left, Greens/European Free Alliance and Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament urged top European Union officials to take immediate steps to end Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Trump pledges to pull US out of Ukraine ‘mess’

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Washington is working hard to withdraw itself from the “mess” of the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.
Americas

It is ‘up to Israel’ whether to occupy all of Gaza: Trump

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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over the Gaza Strip.
Europe

US official says Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders for peace negotiations

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United States President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks at the White House, a US official told Reuters news agency.
Middle East

Gaza death toll from Israeli war tops 61,000

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At least 61,020 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, including 188 who have died from hunger, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Asia

EU seeking to impose sanctions against China: Politico

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The EU is considering imposing sanctions on China over its alleged support for the Russian military, Politico has reported, citing a diplomat. The plan is reportedly based on recent media allegations.
Americas

US says will withhold disaster funding to states boycotting Israel

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US states and territories that boycott Israeli companies or those operating in the occupied territories will be denied federal funds for natural disaster preparation, Reuters has reported.
Middle East

US House speaker becomes highest-ranking American official to visit illegal settlements in West Bank

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson became the highest-ranking American official to visit an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank during his trip.
Middle East

Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza: Report

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have reported.
Europe

Russia says ‘no longer considers itself bound’ by nuclear treaty with US

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Moscow believes that conditions for maintaining the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Washington have “disappeared” and “no longer considers itself bound” by it, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Americas

US House Democrats call on Trump administration to recognize Palestinian state

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Over a dozen US House Democrats have signed a letter urging the Donald Trump administration to officially recognize a Palestinian state.
Middle East

1,500 Gazans killed while seeking aid since May: UN

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Around 1,500 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since May while seeking humanitarian aid, the United Nations has announced.
Middle East

28 children killed daily in Gaza: UNICEF

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An average of 28 children are being killed each day in Gaza amid Israel's restrictions on the delivery of direly needed humanitarian assistance and a collapse of vital services, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
Middle East

Kurds, Syrian government forces clash in Aleppo province

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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported that armed groups linked to the country’s security forces attacked several of its positions in northern Aleppo province, at a time when Syria’s fledgling government is facing setbacks in its efforts to unify the nation.
Europe

Mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in Ukraine: Zelensky

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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russian forces fighting near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast include foreign mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and several African countries, citing front-line reports from Ukrainian troops.
Americas

Trump pledges to raise tariff on India over Russia oil purchases

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President Donald Trump has threatened to hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a key source of revenue for Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Middle East

Lebanon’s president vows justice ‘without exceptions’ 5 years after Beirut port explosion

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday to apply justice as he marked the 5th anniversary of the Beirut port blast.
Middle East

More than 600 ex-Israeli security chiefs appeal to Trump to end Gaza war

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Over 600 former Israeli security chiefs urged US President Donald Trump to help end the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Russia urges caution with nuclear rhetoric after Trump’s submarine order

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The Kremlin announced on Monday that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, in its first response to a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of American nuclear submarines.
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