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Envoy says Iran hosting over 6mn Afghan refugees

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has highlighted Tehran’s endeavors to deal with extremism and underdevelopment in Afghanistan. Iravani said Iran is hosting more than six million Afghans at an annual cost of 10 billion dollars, despite Western sanctions.
Middle East

World cannot afford Lebanon becoming another Gaza: UN

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed increasing concern over the escalating war of words and deadly border clashes between Israel’s military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group.
Americas

Senior US official resigns amid Gaza war

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A senior official at the US State Department, who served as deputy assistant for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, has announced his resignation from his post, citing family obligations, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Europe

UK arms exporters warned of criminal liability over weapons sales to Israel

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Campaigners have written to the directors of 20 British arms companies, warning them of potential criminal liability for failing to prevent war crimes if they continue weapons sales to Israel.
Int'l Relations

Iran’s UN mission says Israel will be the ‘ultimate loser’ in war with Lebanon

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Iran has stressed that Hezbollah is capable of defending itself and Lebanon, warning Israel that it would be the “ultimate loser” in an all-out war with the armed group.
Europe

Putin says Russia could arm North Korea

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Moscow reserves the right to provide weapons to allies, as the West claims it can arm Ukraine with impunity, and could send long-range weapons to North Korea and other countries, President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Middle East

More than 70% of public facilities in Gaza’s Rafah destroyed by Israel: Mayor

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Israeli attacks have destroyed over 70% of public facilities in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the city’s mayor has stated.
Asia

Armenia says recognised Palestinian statehood

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Yerevan has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry has announced, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel.
Local

Presidential hopeful raps Iran’s handling of Ukraine conflict, economic sanctions

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Mostafa Pourmohammadi, a candidate in Iran's upcoming presidential election, expressed strong criticism in a recent tweet regarding Iran's handling of the Ukraine conflict and economic sanctions.
Europe

Russia says Western property could be seized

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Moscow has a “wide arsenal” of political and economic countermeasures to respond to the potential confiscation of its sovereign assets, including a tit-for-tat seizure of Western property in Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.
Europe

Russia claims West plans to sacrifice Zelensky

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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed Western countries plan to write-off Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and replace him with Valery Zaluzhny.
Foreign Policy

Iran interim FM: Israel will sink in quagmire of its crimes

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Iran’s acting foreign minister has warned the Israeli regime will perish in the quagmire of its own crimes if it does not stop the months-long genocidal campaign against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

UN report accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza

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The Israeli armed forces may have violated the laws of war in their campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has announced.
Middle East

Hamas can’t be destroyed: Israeli army spokesperson

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The Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari has stated Hamas is “an idea” that cannot disappear, adding that the goal to wipe the group out is unachievable.
Americas

US says killed senior Daesh element in Syria strike

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The United States has killed a senior Daesh official during a strike in Syria, according to the US military.
Middle East

Israel should be ‘scared’ of all-out war against Lebanon: Hezbollah chief

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Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening a war with “no restraint and no rules and no ceilings” in case of a major offensive against Lebanon.
Religion

Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die of extreme heat

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Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia amid scorching heat, according to press reports and diplomats.
Asia

Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact during Putin visit

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Moscow and Pyongyang have pledged to assist each other against foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during a visit to North Korea.
Asia

China slams NATO as Cold War relic amid warnings on Russia aid

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The North Atlantic alliance is a relic of the past, and should do some soul-searching about its purpose, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian has stated at a briefing.
Middle East

Israel approves plans for military operation in Lebanon

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Israel's military has announced that it approved plans for an offensive in Lebanon as tensions rise with the Hezbollah group.
Americas

Biden admin. cancels meeting with Israel officials over Iran

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The White House has canceled a high-level US-Israel meeting on Iran that was scheduled for Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video claiming Washington was withholding military aid, two American officials have told Axios.
Middle East

UN warns situation in West Bank ‘dramatically deteriorating’

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The top United Nations human rights official has warned of the worsening situation for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the “unconscionable death and suffering” in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hezbollah broadcasts drone footage of Israeli military sites in Haifa

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The Lebanese movement Hezbollah has released footage purportedly taken by a surveillance drone over the northern port city of Haifa, in an apparent warning to Israel.
Middle East

Risk of hunger threatens lives of thousands of children in Gaza

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Local authorities in the Gaza Strip have raised the alarm of thousands of children across the besieged enclave being at risk of hunger amid Israel’s ongoing tightened siege and the closure of aid crossings.
Middle East

Netanyahu claims Blinken made secret arms promise to Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed to have pressured the United States over weapons supplies that Tel Aviv needs in its war with the Palestinian group Hamas.
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