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Latin American leaders offer condolences over tragic death of Iran’s president

Leaders across Latin America have expressed condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Russia says ready to assist Iran in late president copter crash investigation

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has stated Moscow is ready to provide assistance to Iran’s investigation into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Turkey extends condolences to Iran over death of Raisi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the people of Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, stressing that Ankara will stand by Tehran “in these difficult and sad times".

ICC seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Sinwar

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, the court’s prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday.

Regional leaders express sympathy with Iran over death of President Raisi

Leaders across the Middle East have extended their condolences over death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials, in a helicopter crash in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province on Sunday.

India says stands with Iran after death of President Raisi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a chopper crash on Sunday, and said that New Delhi stands with Tehran in its "time of sorrow".

China’s Xi says Raisi’s death ‘great loss’

China's President Xi Jinping on Monday paid tribute to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, describing his "tragic death" in a copter crash as "a great loss to the Iranian people".

Hamas, Houthis mourn death of Iran’s president

Iran-backed groups in Palestine and Yemen, Hamas and the Houthis, have sent condolences to Tehran over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Lebanon declares 3 days of mourning, Hezbollah condoles Raisi’s death in copter crash

Beirut announces three days of mourning over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has stated.

Pakistan declares day of mourning after Iranian president’s death

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared a day of mourning after death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials in a helicopter crash.

Putin hails Raisi as an ‘outstanding’ leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday lauded Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as an "outstanding politician" and said his death in a helicopter crash was an "irreplaceable loss".

UK says does not want ‘direct conflict with Russia’

The West has no appetite for a direct military confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, British Defenсe Secretary Grant Shapps has stated. He also suggested that Berlin is unwilling to provide its long-range missiles to Kiev for fear that they would be used to hit Russian targets in Crimea.

Biden says Gaza war is ‘a humanitarian crisis’, calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’

US President Joe Biden has urged an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza while delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, a historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta. The US remains Israel's number one supporter worldwide in its months-long slaughter against Gaza which has killed around 35,500 Palestinians so far.

Hamas says Netanyahu prefers own interests to Israeli soldiers’ lives

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has announced Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers his own interests to the lives of the regime’s soldiers.

Preparations for Putin’s visit to N. Korea ongoing: Kremlin

Preparations for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang are ongoing, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Sunday.

Zelensky claims west afraid of both Russian, Ukrainian defeat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced the west for its ban on using Western-donated weapons to strike targets inside Russia, claiming the United States and Europe are afraid of both Russian and Ukrainian defeat.

Gantz demands overhaul of Netanyahu’s post-conflict vision for Gaza

Israeli politician Benny Gantz has demanded an overhaul of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-conflict vision for the Gaza Strip, threatening to step down from the war cabinet if his concerns are not addressed.

Israeli military says recovered another captive slain in Gaza

The Israeli army confirmed its soldiers have retrieved the body of Ron Benjamin in Gaza. He was captured during the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel.

Iran confirms holding indirect talks with US in Oman

Tehran is holding indirect negotiations with Washington's representatives in Oman, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York has confirmed.

UN says 800k ‘forced to flee’ Gaza’s Rafah

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel intensified bombing the city this month.

US officials say Washington focused on hunting down Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

The United States is focused on tracking down Hamas chief, Yahya Sinwar, amid a new push by the White House to help Israel declare "total victory" so it can bring an end to the war on the Gaza Strip, American officials have told Middle East Eye.

NATO member states ‘considering’ sending troops to Ukraine: Report

Several US allies within NATO are “inching closer” to sending military forces into Ukraine to train its armed forces, the New York Times has reported. Some American military contractors are already on the ground to repair Washington-supplied weapons systems.

Sixteen Democrats join Republicans to override White House’s halt on bomb transfers to Israel amid Gaza war

Sixteen Democratic lawmakers have joined Republicans to pass a bill that would force the administration of President Joe Biden to expedite all approved arms shipments to Israel, including those that the White House has delayed over concerns about its attack on Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip.

Ukraine calls on US to help locate targets in Russia

Kiev has urged Washington to provide intelligence on targets on Russian soil, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces lose ground on the battlefield, the Wall Street Journal has reported, saying US administration officials have begun to review the request.

French report slams Turkey for interference in New Caledonia unrest

A popular French radio station has claimed that Ankara is suspected of stirring unrest in the overseas French territory of New Caledonia, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean near Australia.

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