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Aramco pays nearly $100bn in dividends as profits fall

Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco paid out dividends of nearly $100bn, despite the state-owned company’s annual profits tumbling from the record earnings raked in the year before.

Hunger everywhere in Gaza Strip: UN refugee agency

Hunger has spread all across the besieged Gaza Strip amid an Israeli offensive on the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned.

More than 4.5M people remain displaced in Yemen: UN

Over 4.5 million people remain displaced in Yemen amid a years-long conflict in the war-ravaged country, the United Nations humanitarian office has announced.

Ukraine rejects Pope’s appeal for negotiations with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sharply rejected an appeal by Pope Francis for peace negotiations with Moscow.

No deal before full cessation of Israeli offensive, withdrawal of its forces: Hamas leader

The head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed there will be no agreement with the Israeli regime before full cessation of its aggression against the Gaza Strip and withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from the enclave.

Netanyahu hits back at Biden over Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that his maximalist war aims are supported by “the overwhelming majority” of the Israeli citizens, and that US President Joe Biden was “wrong” to suggest that his actions in Gaza are “hurting Israel".

Gaza death toll tops 31k

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing Israeli attacks has exceeded 31,000, the health ministry in the besieged enclave said in a press statement on Sunday.

US dispatches 1st ship with equipment to build temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

The United States has sent the first ship with equipment to establish a sea corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the US Central Command announced on Sunday.

Death toll from malnutrition, dehydration in Gaza reaches 25

The Palestinian death toll from malnutrition and dehydration in the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 25, following the deaths of two more victims, including an infant, the Ministry of Health in the enclave has confirmed.

Britain pressures Germany on long-range missile for Ukraine

Western nations should enhance their military support to Ukraine and “invest” more in NATO, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily in an interview. London is ready to work with Berlin on “solving the issues” preventing Germany from providing Kiev with its long-range Taurus missiles, he added.

France gathering alliance of countries capable to dispatching forces to Ukraine: Report

France is gathering an alliance of countries that may send troops to Ukraine in theory, the Politico has reported, commenting on a visit of French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to Lithuania.

Israelis rally near Tel Aviv, demanding early elections

With Israel facing growing international isolation due to the Gaza war, hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday near Tel Aviv to demand early elections.

Biden makes contradictory comments on ‘red lines’ for Netanyahu in Gaza war

United States President Joe Biden has warned that there are “red lines” Israel should not cross in its war in the Gaza Strip while insisting he would never abandon Washington's ally.

Gaza’s post-war reconstruction cost estimated at $90bn

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has stated that rebuilding the Gaza Strip after the end of the war could cost more than $90bn.

Hamas leader calls for immediate halt to Gaza war ahead of Ramadan

Head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has urged immediate action across the Muslim world to force an end to the war in Gaza in the days remaining to the holy month of Ramadan.

Diplomats say NATO should prepare for US to leave amid Ukraine war

NATO could face a serious risk of the US leaving the alliance if Donald Trump is re-elected as the US president in November, the Telegraph has reported, citing several diplomats from the bloc’s member states. Europe’s NATO countries should develop some strategy to deal with the consequences of such an eventuality and reconsider the bloc’s defense capabilities, they warned.

US pier plan to deliver aid to Gaza ‘step in right direction’: Hamas

A spokesperson for the Palestinian group Hamas has told Al Jazeera that the US plan to build a temporary port off Gaza's coast to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave “is a step in the right direction”.

Yemen’s Hothis say struck US vessel, destroyers with naval missiles, drones

The Yemeni Houthi movement said on Saturday it has targeted a US vessel and several destroyers with naval missiles and drones in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Asif Ali Zardari voted Pakistan’s president for second time

Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday.

Ukraine rejects proposed peace summit with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's idea to hold a peace summit with Russia's participation.

Iran: UN human rights mechanisms ‘plaything’ for western governments

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically dismissed a report released by a mission mandated by the United Nations over the 2022 death of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini and the unrest and deadly riots over the tragic incident across the country, lamenting that human rights mechanisms of the world body have turned into “a plaything” in the hands of certain western governments.

US says in process of preparing troops to deploy in Gaza pier mission

The United States is in the process of preparing to deploy forces for the Gaza pier mission to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder has stated.

Germany says nobody wants to send military servicemen to Ukraine

Discussions about NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine need to end, because nobody actually wants that to happen, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has stated.

Zelensky thinking about firing Ukrainian FM amid war: Report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is thinking about dismissing his Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, the outlet Strana has reported, citing a source in the presidential office.

Gaza ceasefire By Ramadan “looking tough”: Biden

US President Joe Biden has warned that it would be "tough" to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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