Russia claims Ukraine has lost over 383k troops

Ukraine’s total losses since the start of Moscow’s military campaign are approaching 400,000 troops, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu claimed on Tuesday.

UNICEF calls for truce as disease threatens to kill even more children in Gaza

UNICEF has announced that without sufficient safe water, food and sanitation, child deaths in the Gaza Strip due to disease could surpass those killed in Israel's bombardments, urging a ceasefire in the besieged enclave.

Majority of US voters disapprove of Biden’s policies over Gaza: Poll

A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College shows strong American disapproval of US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza conflict.

Yemen says to turn Red Sea into ‘graveyard’

Yemen’s Defense Minister Major General Mohammad al-Atifi has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories, cautioning the Western alliance that any assault on Yemeni soil would have dire consequences.

UN chief says existing challenges of salvaging JCPOA complicated

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that existing challenges of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are complicated, yet the agreement remains the best option to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.

US launches multinational operation in response to Houthi strikes in Red Sea

The United States has announced the formation of a multinational mission to counter attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Hamas video shows Israeli captives pleading for release

Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, has posted a video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for their immediate release.

Yemen says hit two more ships in Red Sea

The Yemeni armed forces have launched attacks on two more Israel-bound ships sailing in the Red Sea amid a campaign to pressure Tel Aviv and allies to end their war on Gaza.

4,300 aid trucks enter Gaza between Oct. 21-Dec.16: Palestinian Red Crescent

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has reported 4,301 humanitarian relief trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt between Oct. 21 and Dec. 16.

Nearly 300 people in UNRWA shelters killed and over 1,000 injured since October 7: UN

At least 297 displaced people in Gaza have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began, according to a statement from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Those killed and injured were sheltering in facilities run by the UN refugee agency, UNRWA.

Tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near Lebanon borders: Report

Border clashes between Lebanese Hezbollah movement and Israel, has left tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near borders, Axios has reported.

Sisi declared victorious in Egypt presidential election with 90% of votes

Egypt’s incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has secured a third term as the leader of the Middle East’s most populous nation, officials announced after the counting of votes in the presidential election, held between December 10 and 12.

Israel using starvation as weapon of war: HRW

Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch announced on Monday.

Charity organization warns Gaza water system ‘completely collapsed’

The lack of water or sanitation in Gaza could soon become equally “dangerous” amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to a member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders.

Over 50% of Israelis oppose annexing and resettlement of Gaza after war: Poll

A recent survey conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) revealed that a majority of Israelis are opposed to the annexation of the Gaza Strip when the ongoing conflict in the enclave ends.

Gaza deadliest place for journalists in world: UN

The United Nations Office for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories announced it is alarmed by an unprecedented rate of journalists and media workers killed in Gaza since early October.

Over 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank in 2023

At least 505 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank this year, the Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed.

Hamas says no prisoner swap deal with Israel under bombardment

A senior Hamas official has reaffirmed that the Palestinian movement will not enter into talks over a new prisoner exchange agreement with Israel until the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip comes to an end.

Western companies lost $103 billion from Russia exits: Report

Efforts by Ukraine and its Western backers to convince, shame and sanction firms into leaving the Russian market have backfired, placing lucrative enterprises in Russian hands at discount prices and pumping more than a billion dollars’ worth of exit taxes into Moscow’s coffers, according to a report.

Yemen says Red Sea operations left significant economic impact on Israel

Spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah Mohammed Abdul-Salam has stressed the Yemeni army's military operations against the vessels owned by Israel or bound for the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the regime's economy.

Pope says no terrorists in Gaza parish where Israeli soldier killed 2 women

Pope Francis addressed the death of a mother and daughter who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish in the Gaza Strip, where church leaders say they were killed by an Israeli army sniper.

70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war are women and children: Health Ministry

Approximately 18,800 Palestinians — 70% of them women and children — have been killed in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and December 15, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced in a statement Sunday.

British, German, French FMs call for Gaza ceasefire

The foreign ministers of the UK and Germany have called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza in a joint editorial published in the Sunday Times and Welt am Sonntag. Their French counterpart echoed the demand during a news conference with her Israeli counterpart.

Afghanistan’s poppy supply on global market plummeted 95% since last year: Report

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, once the world’s top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban outlawed cultivation of the crop in 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report shows.

Putin says Russia has no interest or reason to fight NATO

Moscow has no interest in fighting with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed.

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