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Israel is prolonging war, hindering hostage agreement: US

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US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has stated that Israel is prolonging the war in the Gaza Strip and reaching a new ceasefire and hostage deal is the correct next step to take.
Middle East

Hamas confirms it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander

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Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander will soon be freed in the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official has told Reuters, a move key Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt described as an encouraging step towards a return to ceasefire negotiations in the war-torn enclave.
Europe

Armenia says there will be no war with Azerbaijan despite ‘provocations’

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated that there will be no war between Yerevan and Baku, despite what he described as internal and external "provocations", without providing any further details about potential threats.
Europe

Zelensky says ready to meet Putin in Turkey on Thursday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey on May 15.
Middle East

Trump-Netanyahu rift widens over potential agreement between US, Iran: NBC

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “worried about any deal” the administration of US President Donald Trump might strike with Iran, according to NBC News.
Middle East

New Pope urges Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message

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Pope Leo XIV called for genuine peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
Europe

US to continue working with Russia, Ukraine to end war: Trump

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United States "will continue to work with both sides" to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday.
Middle East

1,500 Gazans lost their eyesight during war

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The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has announced that around 1,500 Palestinians have lost their eyesight in the besieged enclave as a result of the ongoing Israeli war while about 4,000 others are threatened with the same fate.
Europe

Ukraine ‘ready to meet’ Russia for negotiations after full, lasting ceasefire: Zelensky

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Kyiv expects Russia to confirm a full and lasting ceasefire starting May 12, declaring its readiness to begin talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed in a statement.
Parliament

Iranian lawmakers to Trump: “Persian Gulf Is Our Homeland”

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Members of Iran’s Parliament have issued a strong statement addressed to US President Donald Trump, reaffirming the historical and geopolitical identity of the Persian Gulf amid reports of plans to rename the waterway.
Middle East

Israelis in Tel Aviv demand an end to Gaza war

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Thousands of Israelis rallied in central Tel Aviv, calling on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war on the Gaza Strip and secure the immediate release of Israeli captives held in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Europe

Putin refutes ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders, Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected an ultimatum by European leaders to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased sanctions, but has proposed holding direct negotiations with Kyiv this week.
Europe

Ukraine, European allies pledge harsher sanctions on Russia’s banking, energy sectors if Moscow refuses ceasefire

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Poland have agreed to impose additional sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin does not accept their proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
Asia

India and Pakistan agree to “full and immediate” ceasefire: Trump

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New Delhi and Islamabad have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” following a night of talks mediated by the US, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
Middle East

UN committee warns world could witness ‘another Nakba’ in Palestine

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The world could be witnessing “another Nakba”, or the expulsion of Palestinians, a United Nations special committee warned on Friday.
Middle East

65,000 Gaza children facing death due to Israeli starvation policy

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The Gaza government has warned that more than 65,000 children are at immediate risk of famine because of Israel's siege and two-month blockade of essential supplies to the Gaza Strip as part of its genocidal campaign on the Palestinian enclave.
Middle East

Qatar searches for bodies of Americans killed by Daesh in Syria

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A Qatari mission has begun searching for the remains of US hostages killed by Daesh in Syria a decade ago, two sources briefed on the mission stated, reviving a longstanding effort to recover their bodies.
Europe

European leaders arrive in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky

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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Middle East

Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen

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Air raid sirens were heard in Israel as a missile was launched towards the occupied territory by Yemen’s Houthis, who say they are retaliating against Tel Aviv in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Middle East

Trump has increasingly grown frustrated with Netanyahu amid Gaza war: Report

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US President Donald Trump has increasingly grown frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Tel Aviv’s resistance to Washington's directives regarding the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a report published by Yedioth Ahronoth.
Middle East

Gaza aid operation to begin soon without Israeli involvement: US envoy

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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has stated that a food aid operation for the Gaza Strip is set to begin soon and will proceed without Tel Aviv's involvement, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Europe

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian nationals, companies from Russia, China, Iran

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on Russian nationals and companies from Russia, China, Iran, and Uzbekistan, according to a decision by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
Europe

Russia says rejects 30-day ceasefire as long as Ukraine receives weapons

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has refuted the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News that it would be "an advantage" for Kyiv.
Europe

Britain targets 101 ships in ‘largest ever’ sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet

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The United Kingdom has announced its "largest ever" sanctions package against Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", imposing restrictions on 100 oil tankers and an additional vessel said to be supporting Moscow.
Middle East

Israel dropped 100,000 tons of explosives over Gaza since start of war, wiped out 2,200 families: Report

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Israel has dropped 100,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip since launching its war on the besieged enclave 19 months ago, killing or leaving missing over 62,000 Palestinians and committing more than 12,000 massacres, the Gaza government media office said.
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