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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.

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.

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.

Iran condemns US court order to stop pro-Palestine protests

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has slammed a controversial ruling by a court in the United States that has banned pro-Palestine demonstrations and strikes, saying it flagrantly violates the right of freedom of speech.

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.

Top diplomat says Russia and Iran fully agree on text of state treaty

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow and Tehran have reached full agreement on the text of a major cooperation deal that is expected to elevate relations between the two allied countries to a new level.

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.

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.

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 rejects US-French joint roadmap as politically-motivated

Tehran has dismissed a "joint roadmap" released by Washington and Paris that leveled “unacceptable” claims against Iran regarding Russian-Ukraine war as well as regional developments.

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.

Russia says Germany’s Scholz and France’s Macron belong to ‘ash heap of history’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron should abandon politics after their respective parties suffered damaging setbacks in the European Parliament elections, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has stated.

BRICS meeting kicks off with minute’s silence for late Iran president, FM

A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of countries started in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Monday.

Iran says US not serious about Gaza ceasefire

The United States is not genuinely concerned about securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, since it has been constantly arming Israel in the war against Palestinians, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Monday.

China stresses adherence to Iran’s territorial integrity, sovereignty

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has emphasized Beijing's commitment to respecting Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Hamas video depicts three captives killed by Israel in Gaza

The military wing of the Hamas movement, al-Qassam Brigades, has posted a video on its Telegram channel, showing that three Israeli captives, including a US citizen, were killed in an Israel's military operation that left 274 Palestinians dead in the Gaza Strip.

US says ‘innocent people killed’ in Israeli rescue operation in Gaza

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed that “innocent people were killed” in Israel's military operation that rescued four Israeli hostages over the weekend in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas: Israeli ministers resignations demonstrate collapse of Israel’s political system

Palestinian group Hamas says the resignations of Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz and war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot lay bare the collapse of the regime’s political system.

Israel war cabinet minister quits Netanyahu’s government amid Gaza war

Israeli minister Benny Gantz has announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government, withdrawing the only centrist power in the embattled leader’s far-right coalition, amid a months-long war on the Gaza Strip.

Germany against French plans to send military instructors to Ukraine: Report

Berlin will not support Paris proposal to send Western instructors to Ukraine to train its army, German news outlet Welt am Sonntag has reported, citing sources.

Reformist activist: Masoud Pezeshkian can win Iran presidential vote

Reformist political activist Gholamhossein Karbaschi discussed the potential victory of Masoud Pezeshkian in the upcoming Iranian Presidential Election.

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