Ukrainian PM: First French forces en route to Kiev

The first group of French military instructors are coming to Ukraine, high-profile Ukrainian politician Aleksey Goncharenko has claimed. Russia has repeatedly warned against NATO's involvement in Ukraine's conflict.

Zelensky says no peace agreement with Russia now

Any peace deal with Russia would be a “trap”, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in an interview with The Guardian newspaper.

Netanyahu says war will go on after Biden announcement of Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has reiterated his intention to continue the offensive in the Gaza Strip until "all of Tel Aviv's war goals are achieved." 36,300 Palestinians have been so far killed in the war.

Iran says reserves right to respond to EU sanctions

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned new EU sanctions against some of the country's officials and entities, stressing that Tehran reserves the right to respond.

Iran’s scientists manufacture Boeing aircraft jet engine blades

An Iranian knowledge-based company's scientists have manufactured jet engine blades for Boeing MD aircraft and installed them on these planes, reviving more than 28 of these aircraft that had been grounded due to US sanctions.

Hamas views Israel’s Gaza ceasefire proposal ‘positively’

Hamas has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s Friday call on Israel and the group to agree to a three-phased hostage deal leading to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Kremlin says US-made weapons already used in attempted attacks on Russia

Moscow is aware that US-made weapons are already being used in attempted strikes on Russian territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday, stating that this is proof of Washington’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Hezbollah chief says Lebanon front ‘pressuring Israel’

Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed that the Lebanese group’s battle with Israel is consequential and will help shape the future of the region. The remarks came as the two sides continue to exchange fire daily.

Zelensky sacks Ukrainian officials close to US: Report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired several senior officials viewed as being close to the US, the Washington Post has reported. The apparent dismissals came amid Kiev’s growing frustration with its Western backers over military support.

Hamas says no truce talks while Israel continues attacking Gaza

Palestinian group Hamas told mediators it will continue to boycott ceasefire negotiations while Israel lays siege to the Gaza Strip, but is ready to agree to a hostage deal if Israel ends its offensive on the besieged enclave.

Yemen’s Houthi vows ‘very painful’ response to US-UK deadly strikes

Yemen's Houthi has vowed a "painful response" to overnight air raids by US-British forces against targets across the Arab nation, which killed at least 16 people and left several others injured.

US allows Ukraine use its weapons against targets in Russia

A US Department of Defense official confirmed to TASS that the administration of president Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use US weapons against targets on the Russian soil during counter-battery warfare.

Iran acting president meets Syria’s Assad in Tehran

Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhber and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have held talks on issues of mutual interest and the expansion of ties between Tehran and Damascus.

Saudi textbooks remove Palestine from most maps: Report

Saudi textbooks have removed the name “Palestine” from most maps where it previously appeared, a study by an Israeli think-tank claimed.

Russia warns F-16 supplies to Ukraine would signal NATO ‘ready for anything’

Moscow will perceive deliveries of the US-designed F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as a “deliberate” signal from NATO in the nuclear sphere, indicating that the military bloc is “ready for anything”, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned.

Hamas says to express ‘flexibility’ over Gaza future after war

Hamas is prepared to show "flexibility" about the future governance of the Gaza Strip, as long as the decision to rule the war-battered enclave is agreed upon by other Palestinian factions and is not imposed by either the United States or Israel, a senior Palestinian source with knowledge of Hamas' policies has told Middle East Eye.

Israel expects “another seven months” of conflict in Gaza

Israel's head of national Security Council has stated Tel Aviv expects "another seven months of fighting" in the Gaza Strip to achieve the "objective of destroying Hamas." More than 36,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in the Gaza war.

Yemen’s Houthis say downed another US MQ-9 drone

Yemen's Houthi fighters  claim they have downed yet another modern drone of the US military amid its expanding pro-Palestine campaign in the midst of Israel’s war on Gaza.

US says G7 can’t agree on confiscating Russian money

The US wants to seize frozen Russian sovereign funds and hand them over to Ukraine, but for some G7 member states that is a “red line,” the White House’s architect of sanctions against Russia has confirmed.

US, Germany warn against offering Ukraine firm timeframe for joining alliance: Report

NATO member states, the US and Germany, have warned against offering Ukraine a firm timeframe for joining the military bloc, the Daily Telegraph writes, citing sources.

Putin: Western instructors in Ukraine sustaining losses

Western instructors are sustaining losses in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

Hamas ends truce talks until Israel ceases Rafah operation

Hamas has told international mediators it is ending its participation in ceasefire negotiations with the Israeli regime aimed at ending the war on the Gaza Strip, following Sunday's "massacre" in Rafah by the regime, a source close to the Palestinian organisation has told Middle East Eye.

Around two dozen killed in Israeli strike on humanitarian zone near Gaza’s Rafah

The Israeli Army has hit a group of tents west of the Gaza city of Rafah, killing at least 21 people, according to Palestinian medical officials.

Former Mossad chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

The former chief of Mossad has threatened the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor to try to get a 2021 war crimes probe against Israel dropped, according to a report.

EU says member states disagree on arming Ukraine using Russian funds

An EU plan to use profits from frozen Russian sovereign assets to buy weapons for Ukraine has so far stalled due to resistance from Hungary, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has stated.

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