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US imposes sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals, legal entities, including Putin’s relative

Washington has imposed sanctions against nearly 400 entities and individuals directly or indirectly involved in supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, the State Department has announced.

UN Security Council expresses “grave concern” over Israel’s ban on UNRWA

United Nations Security Council members have expressed “grave concern” over legislation adopted by the Israeli parliament that bans the main UN agency providing aid to Palestinians from operating in Israel.

Lebanese PM “optimistic” about Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire “within the next few hours or days”

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati has stated he feels optimistic about a potential Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire to be struck “within the next few hours or days”, after speaking with US envoy Amos Hochstein, who is expected to be in the region on Thursday.

Iran’s tourism minister announces development projects in Abu Musa island, other regions

Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri has announced extensive reconstruction and development projects in various regions of the country, including Abu Musa Island, which has made headlines in recent days over its ownership dispute with the UAE. 

US tracking hundreds of incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s war on Gaza: Report

US State Department officials have identified nearly 500 potential incidents of civilian harm during Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip involving American-furnished weapons, but have not taken further action on any of them, three sources, including a US official familiar with the matter, announced.

UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Iran’s Taftan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in southeastern Iranian Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province last week that claimed the lives of ten border guards.

Iran to give “definitive and painful” response to Israeli attack: High-ranking source

Israel’s recent strikes on Iran will be met with a “definitive and painful” response that will likely come before the US presidential vote, a high-ranking source told CNN on Wednesday.

Iranian athletes visit Abu Musa Island in the Persian Gulf

In a symbolic move to emphasize Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, a group of Iranian athletes visited Abu Musa Island in the Persian Gulf.

Netanyahu plans to delay his son’s wedding amid Hezbollah drone attack: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to postpone his son's wedding, fearing drone attacks amid the ongoing military onslaught against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, according to local media on Wednesday.

Top diplomat says Israel utilized US-provided flight route over Iraq to attack Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that during its recent act of aggression against Iran, Israel used Iraqi airspace and that of other countries provided by the United States.

Small number of North Korean soldiers already in Ukraine: Report

A small number of North Korean soldiers are already on the territory of Ukraine, fighting for Russia, CNN has reported, citing two Western intelligence officers.

Microsoft says Russian hackers targeting US officials

Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has been sending highly targeted phishing emails to American individuals working in government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft has warned in a blog post.

Around 12k Palestinian students killed by Israel in Gaza, West Bank: Education Ministry

More than 11,825 Palestinian students have been killed in Israeli attacks since October last year, the Palestinian Education Ministry has announced.

Palestine UN envoy warns residents of northern Gaza face imminent execution by Israel

Palestine's permanent representative to the United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza face imminent execution for refusing to abandon their land and homes, criticizing those who protect Israel, their tormentors.

Iran’s UN envoy voices deep concern about humanitarian crisis in Gaza; says aids halted for 2 weeks

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has voiced grave concerns over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza during a UN Security Council meeting.

WFP warns lack of aid to Gaza could have “catastrophic consequences”

A lack of food and humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip will likely have “catastrophic consequences” as winter approaches, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.

UN chief pens letter to Israel’s PM protesting UNRWA ban

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres sent a letter to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, protesting a new Israeli law that could effectively cripple the UN agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

Palestine says Israel’s UNRWA ban ‘new level in war against UN’

Israel’s move to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) marks a “new level” in its war with the global body, the Palestinian envoy to the UN has stated.

Over 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza residential building

More than 90 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to a medical source.

Israeli Defense Ministry says 12k soldiers entered rehab programs since start of Gaza war

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department announced it has received some 12,000 soldiers since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, including those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Naim Qassem elected as Hezbollah’s new chief

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has been elected as the new secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement after his predecessor Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was assassinated in an Israeli attack on southern Beirut last month.

EU ‘considering measures’ against Iran following execution of terror ringleader Jamshid Sharmahd

The European Union condemns the execution of 69-year-old German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd and will consider taking measures in response, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said Tuesday. Sharmehed, the ringleader of the US-based Tondar (Thunder) terrorist group, who for years planned numerous terrorist operations against Iran, was executed on Monday.

Israel sabotaging polio vaccination campaign: Gaza Health Ministry

The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that Israeli soldiers are preventing campaign teams from reaching the northern part of the besieged enclave and are placing obstacles to the implementation of vaccinations in Gaza City as well.

Pentagon says North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia

North Korea has sent about 10,000 forces to Russia for training, some of whom are already moving toward the front lines near the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon has said.

Gaza war ‘should end’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip “should end”, adding that he is renewing endeavours for a ceasefire after Egypt proposed one that would last two days.

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