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US claims Russia advance on Ukraine’s Kharkiv ‘all but over’

The White House has claimed that Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region has stalled and is unlikely to advance any further.

Iran FM: Occupiers to blame for underdevelopment, economic maladies in Afghanistan

Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagher Kani says the decades-long US-led occupation continues to plague Afghanistan as it has led to the underdevelopment and serious economic problems in the country.

West seeking to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce: Report

According to the report, Washington is looking to block major parts of a UN peace plan that the warring parties in Yemen adopted in...

Russia could send weapons to Western adversaries: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened for a second time to send arms to Western adversaries, in response to the Western military support for Ukraine, while declining to name any countries or groups.

Iranian official: Bahrain seeks resumption of ties with Iran

Bahrain has sent a direct message to Iran seeking normalization of relations with Tehran after eight years of diplomatic cut, an Iranian official says.

40% of Germans support recognition of Palestinian state: Poll

Some 40 percent of Germans said Berlin should recognize Palestine as an independent state, while 27% said they were against such a move, a new survey revealed on Friday. About 33% indicated that they were not sure.

US-made weapons reappear in Israeli attack on Gaza school: Report

American munitions were used by Israel in an airstrike on a school doubling as a shelter for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, according to a CNN analysis.

Iran slams E3 allegations in letter to UN Security Council

In a recent letter to the UN Security Council, the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York vehemently rejected the accusations leveled by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (E3) regarding Iran's nuclear program.

MbZ meets Taliban leader wanted by US

The acting interior minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, who has a $10m FBI bounty on his head, held a meeting with United Arab Emirates leader Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi.

Israel seeking to influence US lawmakers to back Gaza war: Report

In a long-running social media campaign, Israel has been trying to influence legislators of the United States to support Tel Aviv's war on Gaza, according to a report by the New York Times.

Iran UN mission: IAEA resolution will have destructive impact on future cooperation

Iran’s diplomatic mission at the UN has warned that the IAEA board of governors’ move to issue a resolution against Tehran over its nuclear program will have a destructive impact on constructive cooperation and interactions in the future.

US House passes bill to sanction ICC over Israeli leader arrest warrants

The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation to authorize sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to an ICC prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Slovenia approves recognition of  Palestinian state

Slovenia has voted in favour of the recognition of a Palestinian state, making it the fourth country in Europe to do so in the last month.

Russia calls US ‘an enemy’ for first time

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to the United States as an “enemy” while speaking to reporters, an apparent hardening of rhetoric between Moscow and Washington.

US says west closer to tapping $300bn in frozen Russian funds

Washington and its allies are nearing an agreement on plans to provide Ukraine with a multibillion-dollar loan which would be linked to profits accrued from blocked Russian sovereign assets, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has claimed.

Biden says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war for political reasons

United States President Joe Biden has suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war on the Gaza Strip for political gains, an accusation that highlights the apparent tensions between the two leaders.

Iranians hold farewell ceremony for IRGC cmdr. martyred in Syria 

The farewell ceremony for Saeed Abyar, a military advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, was held this Tuesday in the Iranian capital city of Tehran. 

Funeral ceremony held for Iranian military advisor in Syria

A funeral procession was held on Tuesday near the Syrian capital Damascus for an Iranian military advisor assassinated in an Israeli air strike near Aleppo a day earlier. 

White House says Biden doesn’t want WW3

US President Joe Biden does not want the standoff with Russia over Ukraine to trigger a global war, the White House national security spokesman has stated.

Iran caretaker FM: Lebanese resistance ‘anchor of peace, stability’ in region

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, who is on a trip to Beirut, says the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has a pivotal role in establishing peace and stability in the region.

Zelensky claims China is ‘Putin’s tool’

China is acting as an “instrument” of Russia by pressing other nations to shun an upcoming “peace summit” on the Ukraine conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky has alleged. The Ukrainian leader also accused Beijing of providing military support to Moscow, without giving specific evidence.

Maldives says will ban Israelis from entering country over Gaza war

The Maldives government has announced it will ban Israelis from entering the country as public anger rises in the nation over Israel's war on Gaza.

Iran’s Leader: Operation Al-Aqsa Storm put Zionist regime on path of annihilation

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the surprise operation by the Palestinian resistance factions in the Israeli-occupied territories in October last year put the occupying regime on a path of destruction.

Netanyahu aide says Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it

An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel had accepted a framework ceasefire agreement presented by US President Joe Biden, but described it as flawed and in need of much more work.

Iran summons China’s ambassador over islands dispute statement

Iran’s Foreign Ministry called in China’s ambassador in Tehran on Sunday after Beijing once again supported the ‘baseless’ claims by neighboring Arab states’ over three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

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