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US threatens Russia with sanctions over Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington could impose more sanctions on Russia if Moscow refuses to engage in talks on settling the conflict in Ukraine.

US says Russia, Ukraine should concede “something” for peace

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump will begin working on a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine “almost immediately". He added both Moscow and Kiev will have to concede “something” for peace.

Trump says he would visit Riyadh for $500bn in Saudi trade

US President Donald Trump has stated he would probably go to Saudi Arabia again as his first visit to a foreign country, but only if the price was right.

Israel has ‘biblical right’ to West Bank: Trump’s UN envoy pick

President Donald Trump's nominee for United States ambassador to the United Nations has claimed that Israel holds 'biblical' dominion over the occupied West Bank.

Trump revokes sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in West Bank

US President Donald Trump has decided to rescind an executive order by the Joe Biden administration that imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Trump team preparing phone call with Putin: CNN

Donald Trump’s team is preparing a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could come shortly after the president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reported, citing sources.

90 Palestinian freed from Israeli jails

Ninety Palestinians have been freed from Israeli prisons and were greeted by large crowds of jubilant relatives, friends and supporters as they returned home to the occupied West Bank in the first prisoner exchange of the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas following the release of three Israeli captives in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Trump planning early trip to China amid trade war: WSJ

Incoming US President Donald Trump is seeking to visit Beijing in his first 100 days in office to improve relations with President Xi Jinping, as the prospect of a new trade war looms, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday citing sources.

Gaza ceasefire begins after hours-long delay

Guns fell silent in the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday for the first time in around 15 months after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force.

Israeli far-right party to leave government in protest of Gaza ceasefire

Israeli far-right party, Jewish Power, announced that it would leave the Israeli coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and that its leader, Itamar Ben Gvir, would step down as national security minister in protest of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Biden feared ‘radical’ Ukrainians would assassinate him in Kiev

Outgoing US President Joe Biden revealed in an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that he feared being murdered by Ukrainian radicals during a visit to Kiev in 2023.

US secretly invested in Ukraine’s UAV program: NYT

The United States has played a crucial but secret role in helping Ukraine develop its drone industry following Kiev's disastrous counteroffensive in 2023, officials told the New York Times, citing information that has been declassified by the administration of President Joe Biden.

Poland told Israeli PM should be detained if he attends Auschwitz event: Report

Poland’s government is facing possible legal action after it announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested if he attends a Holocaust anniversary event at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

France calls on Israel to accelerate troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a deadline for the pullout nears under the terms of a ceasefire that ended a war with Hezbollah last year.

Russia claims has liberated majority of territory Ukraine occupied in Kursk

Russian forces have recaptured more than 63% of the territory in Kursk Region previously occupied by the Ukrainian military, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. This equates to 801 sq. km out of the 1,268 sq. km seized by Kiev’s troops during its August incursion, it added.

President Pezeshkian lays wreath at Unknown Soldier’s Tomb in Moscow

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian began his official visit to Moscow by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Expert: Russia sees Iran as key partner in shaping new world order

The head of the Russian Center for Middle Eastern Studies, believes that Moscow views Iran as a key partner in establishing a new world order aimed at ending the destructive hegemony of the West in international affairs and the global economy.

Biden showing ‘double standard’ on human rights amid Gaza war: HRW

US President Joe Biden has demonstrated “a double standard” on human rights, providing “arms without restriction” to Israel despite its war crimes in the Gaza Strip while condemning Russia for “similar violations” in Ukraine, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

Israel’s PM says cabinet will not meet to approve Gaza ceasefire agreement

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated his cabinet will not meet as scheduled to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, blaming Hamas for causing a “last-minute crisis”.

EU announces €120 million humanitarian aid package for Gaza

The European Union has announced a new €120 million (approximately $123.4 million) humanitarian package for Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran Leader praises Gaza ceasefire as ‘victory for Palestinian patience, resistance’

Following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, the official social media accounts of KHAMENEI.IR shared a message from the Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in multiple languages on Thursday.

IRGC hails Gaza ceasefire as victory for Palestinian resistance

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire in Gaza, following 16 months of intense conflict.

Israel faces ‘generational’ challenge with future American policymakers: Outgoing US envoy

Tel Aviv faces a “generational” problem as future US policymakers will be shaped by the destruction of the war in the Gaza Strip, the American outgoing ambassador to Israel has stated.

Lavrov: Iran-Russia comprehensive agreement not directed against any country

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that the Comprehensive Strategic Agreement between Russia and Iran, scheduled for signing on January 17, by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, is not targeted at any third country.

Approval of US leadership among NATO member states declines: Poll

Approval of US leadership across NATO member states was lower in 2024 than during the first three years of President Joe Biden’s term in office, according to a Gallup poll.

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