Int'l Relations

Iran UN envoy warns of ‘crushing response’ in case of US military onslaught

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Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has warned the United States that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will be met with a decisive response.
Middle East

UN aid chief warns of ‘collapse’ in Gaza humanitarian relief over UNRWA as death toll nears 27k

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Martin Griffiths, the United Nations’s undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, has warned that the defunding of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency “would result in the collapse” of the aid system in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

US threats won’t deter Yemen from keeping up Red Sea operations: Houthis

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Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, has stated the US threats against the war-torn country will not deter it from continuing its operations in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, under a genocidal war by Israel.
Middle East

Hamas says studying three-phase Gaza truce proposal

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Palestinian group Hamas has confirmed that it is studying a three-phase plan for a truce in the Gaza Strip, while hardline members of the Israeli government have threatened to withdraw from the coalition if any agreement is not to their liking.
Europe

Moscow says West seeking to secretly send Russian weaponry to Ukraine

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Moscow has become aware of several cases of Western states asking certain countries to secretly donate Russian-made arms to Kiev for use in the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed.
Middle East

Iraqi Resistance announces suspension of anti-US military and security operations

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The Islamic Resistance, an umbrella group of Iraqi anti-terror groups, has announced a pause in its military and security operations against American targets across the region.
Europe

Black box data confirms Russian plane carrying Ukrainian POWs was shot down

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Flight recorder data from the Russian military transport plane that crashed while carrying Ukrainian POWs last week has confirmed that the aircraft was intentionally shot down, TASS has reported, citing a source.
Middle East

Israel confirms pumping seawater to flood Gaza tunnels

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The Israeli army says that it has been pumping seawater to flood an underground tunnel network in the Gaza Strip used by Hamas in an effort to destroy it.
Europe

EU says opposes Ukraine truce, calls for more weapons for Kiev, further sanctions on Moscow

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European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has rejected the notion of peace negotiations and a ceasefire in Ukraine, instead demanding that the bloc’s member states cough up “whatever it takes” for Kiev to defeat Moscow.
Middle East

Islamic Jihad chief sets conditions for release of Israeli hostages

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Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ziyad al-Nakhaleh has announced four conditions for the release of the Israeli captives being held in the Gaza Strip amid efforts by the US and allies to secure their freedom.
Middle East

Israeli accusations against UNRWA distraction from ongoing onslaught in Gaza: WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged states to continue funding the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), calling Israeli allegations against the UN body a "distraction" from the ongoing aggression in Gaza.
Middle East

Israel hit squad dressed as doctor, nurse assassinates three in West Bank hospital: PA

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Israeli soldiers disguised themselves as doctors and nurses raided early Tuesday a hospital in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinians with gun silencers, Palestinian officials say.
Asia

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, top aide get 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets

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A Pakistan court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to 10 years in prison in a case related to the leaking of state secrets.
Middle East

Israel’s DM tells troops it could be months before the Gaza war is over

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During a visit to an Israeli military outpost on the Gaza border Monday, Israel's defense minister told Israeli forces that they are "making progress against Hamas", but it will be months before the war is over. More than 26,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children have been killed in Israel's onslaught against Gaza so far.
Middle East

Good progress’ in Gaza truce, captives negotiations: Qatar

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Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said “good progress” was made during a meeting between intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States over the weekend to discuss a possible deal to secure a truce in the Israel war on Gaza and the release of hostages held by Palestinian groups.
Middle East

Israeli intelligence accuses UNRWA staff of kidnap, seizing body during October 7 attack

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An Israeli intelligence document that prompted several countries to halt funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings during the Hamas-led military operation against Israel on October 7.
Europe

No light at end of Ukrainian tunnel: EU’s top diplomat

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stated that despite the West’s "best efforts to help Kiev and weaken Moscow", sanctions have largely failed to achieve their goals and more cooperation was needed from Central Asian countries to isolate Russia.
Europe

EU envoys agree on plan to use frozen Russian assets

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The EU permanent representatives have agreed on the preliminary proposal of the European Commission on the use of income from frozen Russian assets, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union stated.
Europe

Ukrainian army now numbers nearly 900k soldiers: Zelensky

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There are currently 880,000 people serving in Ukraine’s armed forces, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who insisted that Kiev wants to mobilize even more troops, primarily males who left the country after the start of the war with Russia.
Europe

Ukraine conflict will turn into World War 3 if Russia not contained: Zelensky

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated he fears the Ukraine conflict will escalate into the third world war if Russian military operation is not contained with support from Kyiv’s Western allies.
Middle East

PA president calls on states to reconsider halt to UN agency funding

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The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has urged countries that halted funding the United Nations relief agency in Gaza to reconsider their decision.
Middle East

Ceasefire negotiations between Israel, Hamas advancing: Report

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Progress has been made in talks between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on an exchange of hostages, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority has reported.
Middle East

Israel has jailed over 6k Palestinians since start of Gaza war: Report

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Israel has imprisoned at least 6,330 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, when it launched a genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip and intensified its raids across the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources say.
Middle East

Arab bloc in Israeli Knesset seeking no-confidence vote in Netanyahu’s government

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An Arab bloc in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) has announced it will seek a no-confidence vote in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

UN says freight via Suez Canal down 45%

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Freight through the Suez Canal has plummeted by 45% in the two months since Houthis' attacks on vessels in the Red Sea forced shipping companies to divert shipments, sending shockwaves through global supply chains, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has reported.
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