Hamas says ready for immediate Gaza ceasefire based on US proposal

The Palestinian group Hamas announced it is ready to implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip based on a plan by US President Joe Biden presented earlier this year.

Iran President Pezeshkian, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani meet in Erbil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on key bilateral issues on the second day of his trip to Iraq.

Russia says West claims on weapons deliveries to Moscow from abroad groundless

Recent deliberations about alleged deliveries of weapons to Russia from abroad are groundless, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed.

No confirmation Russia used Iranian missiles against Ukraine: Zelensky

There is no evidence yet that Moscow has already used Iranian ballistic missiles against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated.

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, 18 killed

The Israeli army has bombed another school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 18 people, including six staff of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

US hints it will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that Washington is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key military targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

Israeli raid kills 5 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli military on Wednesday killed five Palestinians in an airstrike in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, as the army started an incursion into the city.

Top US, UK diplomats arrive in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with top Ukrainian officials.

Iran president urges Iraq to fully implement security pact

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called on Iraq to fully implement the March 2023 security agreement between the two neighboring countries to combat the terrorists and enemies "who have previously targeted regional stability and security".

Iran’s president calls for creation of Islamic coalition to root out Israeli terrorism

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim states, describing their unity as crucial to confronting “Zionist terrorism".

Rights groups, ex-diplomats urge US court to review lawsuit accusing Biden of genocide

More than half a dozen groups representing human rights organizations, former diplomats, and activists have filed briefs urging a US federal court to rehear a case alleging the administration of US President Joe Biden is complicit in genocide in Gaza.

Iran urges formation of ‘BRICS-specific security mechanism’

A senior Iranian security official has called for the creation of a "BRICS Security Commission" as a dedicated security structure for the grouping of world economies in order to combat terrorism and extremism within its domain.

Israel proposes ‘safe passage’ for Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Gaza handover: Report

Tel Aviv has proposed giving safe passage out of the Gaza Strip to Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in exchange for freeing hostages it kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack and giving up control of the enclave, a senior Israeli official told Bloomberg News.

Canada halts arms sales to Israel, Gaza death toll surges 41k

Canada has suspended some 30 permits for weapons shipments to Israel, including a rare move against a US company’s Canadian subsidiary’s deal with the US government, the foreign minister has said. The death toll among Palestinians in Gaza has surpassed the 41,000 mark.

Russia conducts biggest strategic naval drills in decades

Russia has launched the biggest naval drills in its modern history, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The ‘Ocean-2024’ exercise is expected to be held simultaneously in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas.

Partner of activist killed by Israel in West Bank pushes back on Biden calling it ‘an accident’

The partner of an American activist killed by Israel in the West Bank last week pushed back on US President Joe Biden calling the shooting “an accident” in remarks to reporters Tuesday.

Probe finds Israeli military used US-made bombs in Gaza’s al-Mawasi strike

A new investigation by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency reveals that the recent Israeli air raid targeting civilians in Gaza’s humanitarian zone was carried out using US-made MK-84 bombs, which weigh 2,000 pounds.

Without international action, ‘West Bank will become a new Gaza’: EU

The European Union foreign policy chief has warned that a new front was being opened with a clear objective of turning the West Bank into a new Gaza Strip.

OPEC data show Iran’s oil production keeps rising despite US sanctions

Tehran continued to raise its oil production in August despite the pervasive pressure of Washington's sanctions that restrict Iran’s ability to sell oil in international markets, according to the latest data by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Ukraine says it may severe ties with Iran over missile supply to Russia

Kiev has announced it will review its options and could even cut relations with Tehran if Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to attack targets in Ukraine.

US says to target Iran with new sanctions over “missile transfer to Russia”

The United States has formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, saying Washington will take measures to punish Tehran. The Islamic Republic has denied providing Moscow with weapons for the conflict.

Gaza death toll surges past 41,000

At least 32 Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, pushing up the overall death toll since last Oct. 7, to 41,020, the Health Ministry in the battered territory announced on Tuesday.

US calls on Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank

The United States has urged Israel to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the occupied West Bank, saying it believes Tel Aviv has begun such a probe.

Ukraine attacks Russian capital in biggest drone strike

The Ukrainian army struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes.

Iran rejects PGCC’s stances on trio Persian Gulf islands, nuclear activities

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has refuted a recent statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Ministerial meeting regarding the three Iranian islands, and the Arash gas field in the Persian Gulf as well as Tehran’s nuclear program.

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