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NATO says Ukraine must ‘prevail’ to join military alliance

Kiev must prevail during its conflict with Moscow if it wants to become a member of NATO, the alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Wednesday. He made the comments as NATO countries are set to meet for an annual summit in Washington on July 9-11.

UN accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes

An inquiry by a United Nations-backed commission has found that Israel and Palestinian groups have committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip, as it also accused Tel Aviv of “crimes against humanity”.

US announces 300 new sanctions against Russia

The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced hundreds of new measures aimed at choking off Russia’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, more than two years since it launched a full-scale military operation against its neighbor.

Armenia says to leave Russia-led security bloc

Yerevan will leave a Moscow-led security bloc, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed on Wednesday for the first time, accusing members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation of having planned a war against his country with Azerbaijan.

Dozens killed in fire at building housing workers in Kuwait

A fire that broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday has killed at least 49 people, the Interior Ministry has announced.

UN says almost all displaced people left Gaza’s Rafah

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has reported that almost all displaced people have left the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Armenia to become ‘strategic partner’ of US

The United States and Armenia have announced that they intend to elevate bilateral relations to the level of “strategic partnership”, with Washington helping Yerevan with trade and military matters.

Hezbollah fires over 100 rockets at occupied territories

The Hezbollah movement has conducted a massive rocket attack against the northern side of the Israeli-occupied territories after a high-ranking field commander of the Lebanese group was killed in Tel Aviv's attack.

US Congress seeking to deepen Israel ‘anti-tunnel’ defence capabilities

The US Congress is eyeing deepening cooperation between the United States and Israeli militaries on tunnel fighting, as a result of the Hamas-led 7 October military operation.

3,000 malnourished children in Gaza at risk of ‘dying before their families’ eyes’: UNICEF

Almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and displacement continue to impact access to healthcare facilities and services for desperate families, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned in a statement.

Families of Israeli soldiers in Gaza call on their sons to ‘put down weapons’

Families of hundreds of Israeli soldiers fighting in the Gaza Strip have urged their sons to put down their weapons and return home immediately.

Biden viewed more positively than Trump in global poll

US President Joe Biden has received higher confidence ratings than former President Donald Trump in a new international survey.

Hamas delivers response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Hamas has responded to a ceasefire proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden, capping days of waiting for an official response from the Palestinian group.

Russia claims Kiev’s intelligence involved in Moscow terror attack

Ukrainian intelligence services were involved in the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow in March, the director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed.

China says BRICS should prevent new ‘Cold War’

The BRICS members states must work together to promote peace and prevent the onset of a new Cold War, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stated.

Gazans killings during Israel’s freeing of captives could be war crimes: UN

The United Nations human rights office announced on Tuesday the killings of civilians in Gaza during the Israeli operation to release four hostages could amount to war crimes.

UK approved over 100 military export licences to Israel since Gaza war

More than 100 UK export licences for the sale of weapons, military equipment and other controlled items to Israel have been approved since October 2023, new data has disclosed.

UN chief: Speed and scale of carnage in Gaza beyond any imagination

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has stated “the speed and scale of carnage and killing in Gaza is beyond anything" in his years as secretary-general.

Armed conflicts hit post-WWII record last year: Report

More armed conflicts took place in 2023 than in any other year since the end of World War II, a new study has shown.

US seeking to shadow Russian Navy in Caribbean: Report

American ships will be deployed to tail Russian warships and a nuclear submarine off the coast of Cuba this week, CBS News has reported, citing US officials.

2 pilots killed as Russian Su-34 bomber crashes

A Russian Su-34 supersonic bomber has crashed in the country’s mountainous North Ossetia-Alania region, killing both pilots, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.

Iran calls on UN to pressure Israel into honoring ICJ rulings

Iran has urged the United Nations to ratchet up pressure on Israel to make it abide by the rulings issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed 37,000 people.

US rights groups file appeal against Biden, Blinken, Austin over Gaza war

A federal appeals court in California heard a lawsuit filed by a group of activists, which accuses US President Joe Biden and his administration of complicity in Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip.

UN Security Council endorses US-backed resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has passed a US-sponsored resolution that backs Washington's ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip and calls on Palestinian group Hamas to accept it.

UN says more than half of Gaza’s buildings destroyed

The United Nations reported on Monday that over half of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed by Israeli attacks since October last year.

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