Middle East

Thousands block main streets in Tel Aviv, demanding release of hostages in Gaza

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Thousands of protesters closed two main streets in Tel Aviv late Wednesday, demanding an immediate deal between the Israeli government and Hamas for the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Source: Hamas says ready for exchanging women and children hostages with Israel

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Palestinian movement Hamas has announced its readiness for a potential deal with Israel on the release of women and children still held as hostages in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Egyptian officials.
Europe

Russia says 65 Ukrainian POWs killed in plane crash

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A Russian heavy transport plane carrying several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) has crashed in Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, Moscow confirmed on Wednesday. All passengers were killed in the incident.
Middle East

Thousands flee Khan Younis as Israeli military surrounds southern Gaza city

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Thousands of displaced Palestinians have fled Khan Younis in southern Gaza as the Israeli military announced it has surrounded the city amid further operations west of the area.
Middle East

UAE recruited al-Qaeda militants to carry out assassinations in Yemen: Report

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A new BBC investigation has found that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recruited former Al-Qaeda members "to provide security" in Yemen, and funded American mercenaries to carry out political assassinations in the war-torn country.
Europe

Russia says Zelensky in difficult condition, no one giving Ukraine Money

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is currently in a difficult situation as no one is giving him money and there is a crisis in Ukraine at the moment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.
Europe

Turkish MPs approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid

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The Turkish parliament has voted to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays amid the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Sport

Iran to face Syria at AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

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The National Iranian football team has defeated the UAE 2-1 in Group C of the AFC Asian Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Iran has bagged all the possible nine points from its first three games and will play with Syria at the playoffs.
Security

Iran’s Army receives giant fleet of indigenous drones

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The Iranian Army has taken delivery of a large number of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones.
Middle East

21 Israeli soldiers killed in biggest single loss during Gaza conflict: Army

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Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed and several others injured in combat in southern Gaza on Monday, Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday, marking the biggest single loss of life for Israeli troops during the war on Gaza.
Middle East

Israel proposes new hostage agreement to Hamas: Report

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The Israeli government has offered Hamas a pause in the fighting of up to 60 days so all the remaining captives can be released, Axios has reported, citing two unnamed officials.
Middle East

Over half a million Gazans at risk of death from starvation due to Israeli attacks: Hamas

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A senior official of the Palestinian movement Hamas has warned that more than half a million people face the risk of death from starvation in the besieged Gaza Strip after more than three months of Israeli genocide in the territory.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s president due in Turkey on Wednesday

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Turkey on Wednesday on an official visit to discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations.
Middle East

US, UK announce new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea shipping attacks

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The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out a new round of air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as the armed group continues to target commercial shipping in the Red Sea in support of Palestine.
Middle East

95% of those facing starvation across world are in Gaza: Report

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Of the 600,000 people facing starvation globally, only five percent live outside of the Gaza Strip, according to figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
Middle East

PA official rejects Israel’s artificial island proposal for Palestinians

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Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad Al Maliki has dismissed a proposal by his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz to create an artificial island off the coast of Egypt as an alternative homeland for Palestinians.
Foreign Policy

Iran says road map outlined on restoration of Tehran-Cairo diplomatic ties

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Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has described as “positive” the atmosphere of talks between Iran and Egypt on restoration of diplomatic relations, stressing that the two states have outlined a road map to resolve existing disputes.
Middle East

Death toll among Hezbollah fighters rises to 165 in cross-border clashes with Israel

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Lebanese group Hezbollah announced on Monday that one of its fighters lost his life during clashes with the Israeli army on the southern border of Lebanon, bringing the death toll among its forces to 165.
Middle East

Global support for Israel plummets: Report

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Support for Israel around the world has plummeted dramatically since its assault on the Gaza Strip began in early October, a new survey has found.
Middle East

Israel rejects Hamas proposal to end war, release captives

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposal by Hamas to end the war in the Gaza Strip and release captives in exchange for withdrawing Israeli soldiers from Gaza, releasing prisoners and accepting the armed group’s governance of the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Houthis warn US against any violation of Yemen’s sovereignty, act of aggression

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Yemen's Houthi movement has warned the United States and its allies against any violation of the country's sovereignty following US announced preparedness for sustained raids on Yemen.
Middle East

Hamas says October 7 military operation was a ‘necessary step’, admits to ‘some faults’

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The Palestinian group Hamas has announced there were “faults” in the October 7 attack it led on southern Israel, but claimed its fighters only targeted Israeli soldiers and people carrying weapons.
Europe

Russia decries Ukrainian deadly shelling as “barbaric”, using Western arms

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The shelling by Ukraine of the Russian city of Donetsk on Sunday, which claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians and wounded 20 others, was “a barbaric terrorist act” carried out with the support of the West, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced.
Asia

Russian plane with 6 people on board crashes in Afghanistan

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A Russian business jet has disappeared off the radar in a mountainous area of Afghanistan, Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, has confirmed.
Middle East

Intl. Committe of Red Cross warns Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’ as death toll surpasses 25k

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The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is reaching catastrophic levels, intensifying each day, Tommaso Della Longa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' spokesperson (IFRC), has warned.
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