Hamas dismisses Trump remarks on Gaza talks breakdown

Hamas officials have expressed surprise at US President Donald Trump's accusation that the Palestinian group "didn't really want" a ceasefire for the Gaza Strip.

Iranian FM stresses legitimacy in self-defense

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi praised the coordination between military forces and the diplomatic corps in defending the country during the recent 12-day Israeli attacks, emphasizing Iran’s legitimacy in self-defense.

Iran’s FM praises Tehran’s missile power for defeating Israel

Iran’s foreign minister has commended the firepower wielded by the Islamic Republic’s missile forces for its compelling Israel to request a ceasefire after launching an unprovoked war on the country last month.

Hamas will be ‘hunted down’ as Gaza ceasefire negotiations wane: Trump

United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Hamas is refusing to agree to a Gaza truce because it fears what comes after all the Israeli hostages are released.

Putin-Zelensky meeting ‘is going to happen’: Trump

US President Donald Trump has stated a face-to-face meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “is going to happen”. The Kremlin insists such a summit should only be held to seal a final peace agreement.

Almost a third of Gazans ‘not eating for days’: UN

Almost a third of people in the Gaza Strip are "not eating for days", the United Nations food aid agency told AFP on Friday, adding the crisis has reached "new and astonishing levels of desperation".

More Gazans die of starvation as famine worsens: Health Ministry

Two more Palestinians have died of starvation and malnutrition in the besieged Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry in the enclave announced on Thursday.

Taliban committing ‘rights violations’ against Afghan returnees: UN

The United Nations has announced that Taliban authorities are committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.

Passenger aircraft with 49 people on board crashes in Russia

A passenger plane operated by Angara Airlines has crashed in Russia’s Far East, killing all 49 people on board, emergency services confirmed on Thursday.

Bombing Iran nuclear facilities ‘wrong’, will bear ‘unpredictable’ consequences: Ex-US envoy

The former US special representative for Iran has censured the administration of President Donald Trump for choosing the “wrong option” of attacking nuclear sites inside the Islamic Republic, which he said would have “unpredictable” consequences.

ISL may be responsible for atrocities against Druze, not Syrian forces: US envoy

US envoy Tom Barrack has suggested that Syrian government forces were not responsible for atrocities committed against the Druze community in southern Syria, and that the armed fighters who carried out the attacks may have been Islamic State militants disguised in government uniforms.

OIC calls on UN Security Council to act on Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is currently chaired by Turkey, called Wednesday on the UN Security Council to immediately act to end the suffering in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas says submitted response to Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators

Hamas announced early Thursday that it submitted its response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal.

Iran slams US, Israel’s role in ‘collapse’ of intl. legal order, ‘erosion’ of UN Charter

A senior Iranian diplomat has denounced the United States and Israel’s role in the ongoing "collapse" of the international legal order and "erosion" of the United Nations Charter.

Editorial: Iran must rethink overreliance on China amid shifting geopolitics

Iran’s Ettelaat newspaper warns that Tehran must reassess its growing reliance on China, especially in light of Beijing’s cautious stance during the 12-day Israeli assault on Iran in June.

Israel’s parliament approves ‘symbolic motion’ on West Bank annexation

Israel’s parliament has approved a "symbolic measure' calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Ukraine, Russia hold third round of peace negotiations in Istanbul, agree to another major prisoner exchange

Ukrainian and Russian delegations have held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, with the meeting lasting less than an hour.

Finance minister says Israel has US ‘greenlight’ to turn Gaza into ‘resort town’

The US has given Israel the green light to transform the Gaza Strip into a “resort town” after relocating Palestinians, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said.

Iran’s Deputy FM slams false claims, points to UN reports of nuclear non-diversion

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has stressed the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear program, saying none of the reports published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates any deviation in Tehran’s nuclear activities.

Over 100 aid groups warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza

More than 100 aid organisations have warned that "mass starvation" was spreading across the Gaza Strip and that their own colleagues were suffering acutely from the shortages.

Number of Gaza aid seekers killed by Israel tops 1,000: UN

Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians as they were trying to access food in the Gaza Strip since the United States- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations at the end of May, according to the United Nations.

Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli attacks on Syria: White House

US President Donald Trump was "caught off guard" by Israel’s bombing of Syria, the White House has announced, signalling a potentially new sour point in his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli military bombs WHO’s staff residence in Gaza

The Israeli army raided a World Health Organisation (WHO) staff residence in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah on Monday, detaining staff and family members and forcing them to flee on foot, the agency’s chief has reported.

War against Iran ‘not over’: Israel’s army chief

Israel’s Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has announced that the war against Iran is not over.

Over 87% of Gaza Strip under Israeli military orders, militarized zones: UN

The UN has announced that 87.7% of the Gaza Strip is within Israeli militarized zones, under displacement orders or in areas where the two overlap.

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