Middle East

Israeli protesters rally against PM’s judicial overhaul plan for 19th straight week

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Tens of Thousands of demonstrators have held rallies across the occupied territories for the 19th consecutive week to denounce Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reforms.
Middle East

Polls open in Turkey’s presidential elections

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Polls opened on Sunday in Turkey’s fiercely fought presidential and parliamentary elections that could bring an end to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule.
Middle East

Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza reach shaky truce

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Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza have agreed to a truce, officially in place since 10 pm (19:00 GMT), Palestinian officials have confirmed, signaling an end to the worst episode of the cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021. The clashes have claimed the lives of more than 30 Palestinians including women and children.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 445

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Palestine says hundreds displaced by Israeli onslaught

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Almost 800 Palestinians have been displaced by the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which began on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development.
Middle East

Ahead of election, Erdogan accuses opposition of working with Biden to topple him

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday. He has accused the opposition of working with US President Joe Biden to topple him while making a final appeal ahead of the biggest challenge to his 20-year rule.
Europe

Russian aircraft, helicopter crash near Ukraine’s border

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An Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Russian region of Bryansk near the Ukrainian border. The incident happened minutes after an unidentified helicopter went down in the area, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Healthcare

Iran registers 4 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, toll tops 146,200

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The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 146,204 with four more patients killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.
Sport

Iran crowned champions at 2023 Asian Weightlifting

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Iran's weightlifting team became champion at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in South Korea.
Middle East

Israel kills 2 Palestinians in WB, pounds several sites in Gaza

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Israeli soldiers have fatally shot two Palestinians and injured several others in a raid on the Balata refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Israeli fighter jets also launched a fresh round of strikes on several locations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the fifth consecutive day of its air raids against the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Erdogan says ready to vacate office if loses presidential election

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is ready to vacate his office if he loses presidential polls on May 14.
Persian Gulf

US says bolstering “defense posture” in Persian Gulf after Iran’s seizure of 2 ships

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The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after Iran confiscated two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson.
Middle East

Netanyahu attacked Gaza to divert attention away from Israeli crisis: Nasrallah

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a deadly campaign of bombardment and assassinations in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to divert attention away from the crisis in Israel, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary of Hezbollah, has stated.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 444

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Top Palestinian commander killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

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At least two Palestinians, including a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), have been killed and several others wounded on the fourth consecutive day of Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials have confirmed.
Middle East

Ankara accuses US of meddling in Turkey’s presidential vote

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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has once again accused the US government of attempting to interfere in his country’s upcoming presidential election.
Asia

Pakistani court grants 2-week bail to ex-PM Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted a two-week bail by Islamabad High Court on Friday. The order came after the Supreme Court ruled his arrest "invalid and unlawful".
Europe

Azerbaijan conducts drone attack on Armenian positions, wounding two servicemen: Yerevan

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The Azerbaijani armed forces used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near the village of Sotk on Friday morning, wounding two Armenian servicemen,  Armenia's Defense Ministry reported.
Middle East

US lawmakers introduce bill targeting normalization with Syria

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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have unveiled a bill intended to bar the American government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria's president and to enhance Washington's ability to impose sanctions, a warning to other countries normalizing relations with Damascus.
Middle East

Erdogan’s rival accuses Russia of election ‘deep fake’

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Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, issued a warning to Russia, accusing Moscow of responsibility for the release of fake material on social media ahead of Sunday's ballot.
Middle East

At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

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Israel has killed 30 Palestinians and injured more than 90 others in air raids on the Gaza Strip since Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry announced on Friday. Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza fired over 800 retaliatory rockets towards Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 443

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Asia

Pakistan top court orders release of ex-PM Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be illegal and ordered his immediate release.
Middle East

Fifth Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli raid on Gaza

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An Israeli airstrike on south of the Gaza Strip has killed Ahmed Abu Daqqa, a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian movement has confirmed.
Middle East

Muharrem Ince withdraws from Turkey presidential race, boosting Erdogan’s main challenger

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Turkish presidential election candidate Muharrem Ince, one of the four contesting Sunday’s vote, says he is withdrawing from the race, in a potential boost to the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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