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Russia’s Putin arrives in North Korea, and Kim welcomes him

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, marking the start of his two-day visit to North Korea, during which he is expected to have a lengthy face-to-face meeting with the Asian country's leader Kim Jong-un.
Middle East

UN report shows Israel’s war on Gaza has caused major environmental damage

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Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has created unprecedented soil, water, and air pollution, destroyed sanitation systems, and left tons of debris from explosive devices, according to a United Nations report on the environmental impact of the war published on Tuesday.
Europe

Russia claims Ukraine will never join NATO

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Ukraine will never become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has claimed, warning the US-led military bloc against repeating "past mistakes."
Middle East

Israel turned Gaza Strip into “hell on earth”: UN official

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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has stated that the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since October last year has turned the besieged enclave into a hell on earth.
Middle East

Israel ignored warning of Hamas’ October attack: Report

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Israeli security authorities ignored an intelligence document last September that predicted the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, according to a report.
Europe

US says Ukraine must win war to join NATO

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To become a NATO member, Kiev has to “win the war” with Moscow first, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists.
Middle East

Israel claims its weapons exports hit record sales amid Gaza war

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Israel's defence ministry has announced in a statement that its arms exports for 2023 hit a record in sales, as Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip enters its ninth month and6 the military continues to be supplied with hundreds of millions of dollars in American military equipment.
Americas

US selling dozens of F-15s to Israel amid Gaza war

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Two key Democrats in the US Congress have agreed to approve a major arms sale to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion amid pressure from the administration of US President Joe Biden, according to a report.
Middle East

Over 1.3 million people displaced from Rafah to other parts of Gaza: UN

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More than 1.3 million people are believed to have been displaced from Rafah to other parts of the Gaza Strip in a span of six weeks, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Europe

Putin says Russia supports North Korea against ‘treacherous’ West

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Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its friendship and support and pledged to assist Pyongyang in its struggle for independence and identity.
Middle East

UN agency warns “Gaza is most dangerous place in world for aid workers”

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The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has announced 193 of its staff have been killed since the outbreak of the Israeli war against Gaza on October 7, 2023.
Europe

Russia views NATO’s rhetoric on putting nukes on alert as escalation

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The recent remark by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that the bloc’s allied member states are discussing putting their nuclear arsenals on alert is another bout of tensions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Middle East

Israel’s Gaza attacks continue despite purported ‘tactical pauses’: UNRWA

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Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has stated Israeli attacks are ongoing and no changes have been reflected on the ground in the Gaza Strip, after Tel Aviv announced “tactical pauses” along a road in Rafah.
Middle East

Israel seeking to strengthen West Bank settlements after recognition of Palestinian state

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Israel’s government has announced it is looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state.
Europe

French magazine claims Russia recruiting Afghans to fight in Ukraine 

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The French magazine L’Obs claims in a report that the Russian embassy in Tehran is recruiting and organizing Afghans to fight in Ukraine.
Europe

Kremlin says Putin to visit North Korea within hours

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on June 18-19, the Kremlin announced on Monday.
Middle East

Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet that was formed on Oct. 11, 2023 after Tel Aviv launched a war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Monday.
Europe

NATO says military alliance holds consultations on putting nuclear weapons on alert

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NATO member states have started consultations on the need to put nuclear weapons on alert, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told The Daily Telegraph.
Europe

Zelensky should think about Putin’s peace proposal, Kiev’s situation worsening: Moscow

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should think about Russian leader Vladimir Putin's peace proposal because the military situation for Kiev is worsening.
Europe

Zelensky says would hold peace talks if Russian soldiers leave Ukraine territory

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Ukraine would hold peace talks “tomorrow” if Russia pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated at a peace summit in Switzerland.
Middle East

Netanyahu announces opposition to Israeli military ‘tactical pauses’ for Gaza aid

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to plans announced by the Israeli military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers violently block Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid

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Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinians from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday to attend Eid prayer.
Security

Iran, Russia reaffirm opposition to foreign meddling in Caucasus

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Ali Bagheri, the Iranian Acting Foreign Minister, has stressed Tehran’s steadfast opposition to the presence of trans-regional countries in the Caucasus region, calling for strategic coordination and consultations between Tehran and Moscow in the face of foreign interference in the regional affairs.
Europe

‘Daesh terrorist’ inmates take hostages in Russian prison

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Two law enforcement officers have been freed after being taken hostage by a group of prisoners at a jail in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, local officials have stated.
Europe

Poll shows most Russians fear outbreak of WWIII

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Around 60% of Russians are concerned that a Third World War could begin soon, a survey conducted by the Field research group in Moscow has shown.
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