Russia claims captured key logistics hub in eastern Ukraine

Russia has claimed that it has captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub that has been under siege for almost two years.

Russia responds to NATO pre-emptive attack threat

A recent statement by a NATO general that the bloc could consider a “pre-emptive strike” against Moscow shows that it is seeking escalation and wants to derail the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.

Iran warns over implications of Israeli incursions into Syria

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has warned that Israel’s escalating incursions into Syria and Tel Aviv’s territorial ambitions there pose serious risks to security and stability across the wider West Asia region.

Sons of Pakistan’s Imran Khan voice fears for his safety

The sons of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear that authorities may be hiding “something irreversible” about his condition, after more than three weeks without any evidence that he is still alive.

Asia floods death toll surges past 1,000 as military aids survivors

The death toll in the flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday, as the hardest-hit countries — Sri Lanka and Indonesia — deployed military personnel to assist survivors.

Coming week could be ‘pivotal’ for Ukraine: EU

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas has stated that this week could be crucial for the push to end the Ukraine war, as US representatives head to Moscow after talks with Kyiv's negotiators.

At least 357 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since ceasefire: Report

At least 357 Palestinians have been killed and 903 others injured in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire accord took effect on Oct. 10, local authorities have announced.

Israelis protest outside Herzog’s home to demand rejection of Netanyahu pardon request

Scores of Israelis protested near President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv on Sunday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon from corruption charges.

NATO says needs to be ‘more aggressive’ towards Russia

NATO members should find ways to be more aggressive towards Russia, the US-led alliance’s top military chief has stressed.

Iran’s president highlights importance of unity, cooperation among Muslim states

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that borders across which trade, science, and culture flow, will never be crossed by terrorism or weapons.

Navy chief reaffirms Iran’s sovereignty over Persian Gulf Islands, says foreign claims to fail

The commander of the Iranian Navy reaffirmed the historical and undeniable right of the Iranian nation to the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, stressing that foreign powers’ policies and ambitions toward the trio  are destined to fail.

Israeli PM submits formal pardon request

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, the head of state's office announced Sunday.

Egypt trains Palestinians for future Gaza police force

Cairo is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official told AFP.

Four die in Iran after drinking bootleg alcohol, three detained

Iranian police have made three arrests after four people died from drinking bootleg alcohol, according to reports.

Iran confiscates Eswatini-flagged vessel for smuggling fuel

Tehran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel.

Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture: UN

Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a United Nations report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.

Iran condemns US move to declare Venezuela airspace closed

Iran has strongly condemned the US decision to close Venezuela’s airspace, calling it a blatant violation of international law and a threat to civil aviation safety.

Russian attack on Ukraine kills six as Kyiv envoys travel to US for peace negotiations

A Russian attack on Ukraine has killed six people and wounded dozens more, officials confirmed. Emergency crews have restored power to over 400,000 households in Kyiv after strikes on the power grid, as the United States moves to broker peace talks.

Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000: Health Ministry

The health ministry in the Gaza Strip on Saturday announced more than 70,000 people have been killed since the Israeli war erupted more than two years ago.

Kiev behind drone attacks on Black Sea tankers: Ukrainian source

Kiev was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Black Sea that it believed were covertly transporting sanctioned Russian oil, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday.

Iran’s Navy receives homegrown forward base ship, overhauled destroyer

Iran's Navy has taken delivery of a domestically-designed and manufactured forward base ship, along with an optimally overhauled destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year.

Russia confirms receipt of US draft peace plan on Ukraine

Russia has received the “main parameters” of the revised Ukraine peace plan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Palestinians forced into lockdown as Israel’s West Bank invasion continues

Entire Palestinian communities have been forced into lockdown in parts of the occupied West Bank, a human rights group warned, as the Israeli military continues to carry out wide-scale, deadly attacks in the territory.

Turkey confirms  two sanctioned tankers hit by ‘explosions’

Two tankers sanctioned by the West were damaged by blasts in the Black Sea on Friday, Turkish officials have announced.

Syria condemns Israeli aggression on Damascus countryside as ‘criminal onslaught’

Syria has condemned the Israeli army raid on the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside as a “criminal assault,” saying the incursion and subsequent airstrikes amounted to a war crime.

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