Education ministry says over 17,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since start of war

Children are among the most targeted victims of Israeli military raids in the Gaza Strip, with more than 17,000 children killed since October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry reported.

Tehran wants indirect talks with Washington, warns regional countries over attacks against it

Tehran is pushing back against Washington's demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours that host U.S. bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

Ukraine investigating leaked U.S. minerals agreement: FT

Ukraine is reportedly investigating the source of a leaked draft of the minerals deal with the United States, according to a report.

Ukraine hits US embassy over ‘surprisingly disappointing’ response to Russian attack

President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the U.S. embassy in Ukraine over its “surprisingly disappointing” response to Russia’s attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown.

Iran’s military chief: Tehran not to initiate war, to respond decisively to threats

The Chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has stated that the measures taken by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in response to the letter from US President Donald Trump were based on the principle that Tehran is not the instigator of a war, but it will respond with full force to any threat.

Netanyahu set for talks with Trump over Iran, tariffs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington, DC, for talks with US President Donald Trump on a range of issues, including tariffs and Iran, the PM office has announced.

British foreign secretary slams Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry

The UK Foreign Secretary has criticised the Israeli authorities for denying entry to two Labour MPs and deporting them.

New video disputes Israeli military’s account of medic killings in Gaza

New footage relating to the killing of 15 Palestinian rescue workers by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip has emerged, contradicting the Israeli account of the attack on a medical convoy in Rafah last week.

Hamas releases video of Israeli captives pleading with Tel Aviv for release after strike

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released a video that shows two captives in the Gaza Strip pleading with Israelis to pressure their government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act for their release.

Germany financing Ukraine’s use of Starlink alternative: Reuters

Berlin is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters has reported, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.

Macron to helm EU’s negotiations with Putin: Telegraph

French President Emmanual Macron is readying to become Europe's point person in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, wrote the Telegraph.

Official says Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant to triple electricity production

The director of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Southern Iran, has announced that the plant's current electricity production capacity stands at 1,000 megawatts (MW), adding with the construction of the second and third units, this capacity will increase to 3,000 MW, meeting the electricity demands of two Iranian provinces.

Iranian President: US behavior contradicts its call for negotiations

Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, emphasized that the United States' global actions contradict its requests for dialogue.

100 children killed or injured daily in Gaza: UNRWA

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has stated that at least 100 children have been killed in Israeli attacks daily in the Gaza Strip since the raids resumed in mid-March.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt Microsoft’s anniversary event

A pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration, the latest backlash over the tech industry’s work to supply artificial intelligence technology to Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

Trump posts footage of US military operation in Yemen

US President Donald Trump has shared footage of what he stated was a strike on Houthi personnel in Yemen.

FM: Turkey wants no conflict with Israel in Syria

Turkey's foreign minister has stated that Ankara has no desire to enter into conflict with Israel in Syria as tensions grow.

US says ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine

Washington will know within weeks whether Moscow is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state has stated, warning that US President Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Russia.

UN says Israel turned two-thirds of Gaza into no-go zones

Israel has now restricted Palestinians’ access to roughly two-thirds of the Gaza Strip, either by declaring large areas as no-go zones or issuing forced displacement orders, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Trump’s team advises against calling Russian leader for now: NBC

Donald Trump's inner circle has advised the U.S. President not to hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin until the Kremlin agrees to a ceasefire in Ukraine, NBC News has reported, citing two unnamed officials.

IRGC: American, Zionist Plots Cannot Stop the Israel Demise

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran emphasized that the Zionist and American seditions in the region will not be able to halt the rapid decline and collapse of the Zionist regime.

Iran says UN Security Council Inaction Emboldens Israel’s Violations

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized that the continued inaction of the United Nations Security Council in the face of Israel’s persistent and countless violations of law has been a major factor emboldening this regime to keep flagrantly breaching fundamental principles of international law, human rights, and humanitarian norms.

Iran denounces Israeli aggression against Lebanon, regrets UNSC Inaction

Iran's Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmail Baqaei, strongly condemned Israel’s criminal attacks on Lebanon, including Tuesday’s terrorist atrocity in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, which led to the martyrdom of several Lebanese citizens as well as a senior Hezbollah official and his son.

Iran summons Swiss envoy, warns U.S. following Trump’s provocative remarks

Following the US President Donald Trump's threats against Iran, on Monday morning, the Swiss chargé d'affaires in Tehran, acting as the protector of US interests, was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, where Iran’s official warning note was delivered to him.

Iranian FM thanks UAE for relaying US president letter to Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, thanked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for conveying the recent letter of the American president to the Islamic Republic.

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