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Hamas has ‘3-4 days’ to respond to Gaza peace plan: Trump

US President Donald Trump has stated that he is giving Hamas three to four days to respond to his 20-point Gaza peace plan, warning of dire consequences if the Palestinian group rejects it.

UN warns Afghanistan internet cut ‘extremely serious’ For human rights

Afghanistan's internet and telecommunications cut has "extremely serious" rights implications, with women and girls especially affected, the UN human rights office warned Tuesday.

Hamas pledges to study US Gaza plan ‘responsibly’: Qatar

Palestinian group Hamas has promised to study US President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip “responsibly”, Qatar announced on Tuesday.

Most Americans oppose more aid to Israel: Survey

Israel is quickly losing US public support for its military operation in the Gaza Strip, a new poll suggested. Conducted by the New York Times and the Siena Research Institute, the survey was released hours after US President Donald Trump unveiled his new roadmap for peace in Gaza on Monday.

Ukraine says wants war with Russia to end this year

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has stated that stronger Western pressure on Russia could bring the conflict to an end this year.

20% of children in Gaza born underweight or premature amid Israeli blockade: UNICEF

One in five children in the Gaza Strip is born premature or underweight, a consequence of the prolonged, systematic Israeli siege of the Palestinian territory over the past two years, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced.

US gears up for possible conflict with China: WSJ

The United States is working to ramp up missile production in preparation for a potential conflict with China, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is reportedly pressing defense contractors to double or quadruple output amid mounting concerns over insufficient weapons stockpiles.

US deports dozens of Iranians to Tehran under bilateral deal: NYT

The Donald Trump administration is deporting about 100 Iranians from the US to Iran under an agreement reached between the two governments, The New York Times reported.

US announces peace deal for Israel’s war on Gaza

US President Donald Trump announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a proposal to end the Gaza war. The American leader stated that the agreement is still to be accepted by Hamas.

UK Labour conference votes to sanction Israel and recognise Gaza genocide

Labour party delegates have voted that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and should be sanctioned, in a shock development at the annual party conference.

Israeli PM apologises to Qatar over Doha attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Qatar for the killing of a Qatari citizen during an Israeli military operation on Hamas leaders in Doha this month, which drew global condemnation.

UN Secretariat’s notice on resurrected sanctions against Iran goes beyond its power: Envoy

Iran has strongly protested the United Nations Secretariat’s notification of member states about the re-application of terminated resolutions targeting Tehran with sanctions.

Russia using ‘shadow fleet’ tankers to launch drones towards European cities: Ukraine

Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers are being used to "launch and control" Russian drones over European cities, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, citing intelligence reports.

Russia says Tomahawk missile supplies from US won’t be game changer for Ukraine

Potential supplies of US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles will not fundamentally change the situation for Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told reporters.

UK may already be at war with Russia: Ex-head of MI5

Britain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against London, according to a former head of MI5.

Taliban frees US citizen after Qatari mediation

An American citizen who had been captured in Afghanistan since December has been released through Qatari mediation.

Hamas censures US plan to appoint Tony Blair in Gaza

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is “an unwelcome figure in the Palestinian context,” stressing it has not received any proposal through mediators regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas tells Israel to cease Gaza City military attacks as captives lives in danger

Hamas has issued a “warning” that the lives of two captives held in Gaza City are in danger as Israeli army pushes deeper inside several neighbourhoods of the urban centre, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are trapped by Israel’s ground invasion and bombardment.

US considering Tomahawks for Ukraine: VP

Washington is considering making long-range Tomahawk missiles available for Kiev, Vice President J.D. Vance has told Fox News, adding that the White House is “looking at” the issue.

Gaza death toll surges past 66,000

At least 66,005 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombardment enclave announced on Sunday.

Russia pounds Kyiv, other Ukrainian regions in mass drone and missile attack

Moscow launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war started.

No proposal received from mediators for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

The Palestinian group Hamas announced Sunday that it has not received any new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, stressing its readiness to discuss any proposals.

Iran rejects baseless claims at PGCC-UK statement

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has refuted claims made in a joint PGCC-UK statement that questioned the Islamic Republic’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands, describing the islands an inseparable part of Iran and stressing that such baseless statements cannot change historical facts.

Russia says has no intentions to attack NATO, EU

Moscow harbors no aggressive plans toward its Western EU and NATO neighbors, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has assured.

UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear negotiations fail

Widespread United Nations sanctions against Tehran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with western powers failed to produce a breakthrough.

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