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Ukraine and its backers reject key aspects of US peace plan: Reuters

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Kiev and its European supporters have turned down President Donald Trump’s reported peace plan for the Ukraine conflict in several significant respects, according to a report by Reuters, citing the full texts of the US proposal and the response.
Middle East

Gaza government warns of imminent mass deaths from famine due to Israel’s siege

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Gaza's government has issued a dire warning Friday that Palestinians in the besieged enclave are "on the brink of mass death" from widespread famine due to Israel’s nearly two-month aid blockade and the total collapse of essential services.
Middle East

Weeks into Israel’s aid blockade, Gaza faces deepening hunger: UNRWA

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The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced that nearly 55 days of Israel blocking humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip has deepened the hunger among people in the war-devastated Palestinian enclave.
Europe

Crimea will stay with Russia: US

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The Crimean Peninsula will remain a part of Russia under a final settlement of the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump has stated in an interview with Time Magazine published on Friday.
Americas

Trump says open to meeting Ayatollah Khamenei, Pezeshkian

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U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he is open to meeting Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei or President Masoud Pezeshkian and that he thinks the two countries will strike a new agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi fighters shot down $200mN worth of US drones in recent weeks

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The Houthi group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth more than $200m in recent weeks, marking the most significant material loss yet in Washington’s campaign against the Yemeni fighters.
Americas

US plans to offer Saudi Arabia $100bn weapons deal: Reuters

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Washington is poised to offer Riyadh an arms package worth more than $100bn, the Reuters news agency has reported, citing six sources familiar with the matter.
Europe

Vladimir, stop!’: Trump ‘not happy’ with Russia’s deadly strike on Ukraine

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U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Russia's strike on Kyiv that killed at least 12 civilians and injured 90, calling it "not necessary."
Europe

Russian Security Council Secretary threatens Europe with nuclear weapons

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Moscow reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if faced with 'unfriendly actions', Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has stated in an interview with TASS state news agency.
Middle East

UN says over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damaged during war

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More than 90% of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Europe

Europe refutes US push to recognize Russian occupation of Crimea: FT

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Europe will not support any U.S. move to recognize Russian control over occupied Crimea and will not pressure Ukraine to accept it, the Financial Times (FT) has reported, citing undisclosed Western officials.
Middle East

Beirut secures $250 million loan from World Bank to rehabilitate Lebanon’s electricity sector

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Lebanon has received approval from the World Bank for a $250 million loan to address the country’s electricity problems, Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber confirmed on Thursday.
Europe

UK lifts sanctions against Syrian defense, interior ministries, intelligence agencies

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The United Kingdom has announced the lifting of sanctions against Syrian ministries and intelligence agencies, according to Britain's finance ministry on Thursday.
Middle East

Tel Aviv cracks down on official posts mourning Pope Francis

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Israel’s orders to remove official posts expressing condolences on the death of Pope Francis have sparked outrage among international observers and stirred controversy among Israeli envoys.
Europe

Nine killed, dozens injured in Russian attack on Kyiv

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At least nine people have been killed and more than 70 injured in Kyiv after Moscow carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against the war-torn country in months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.
Americas

Iran can’t enrich uranium, could only import it for civilian program: US

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Iran will have to stop enriching uranium under any accord with the United States and could only import what is needed for a civilian nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated ahead of talks between Tehran and Washington on Saturday.
Middle East

Israeli minister: US Republicans support bombing Gaza ‘food and aid depots’

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Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says that top American Republican lawmakers support bombing “food and aid depots” in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Trump and Zelensky clash again as US warns it could abandon Ukraine peace negotiations

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed again on Wednesday on endeavours to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, with the US leader chiding Zelensky for refusing to recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea.
Middle East

Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs’ over Gaza war

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs”, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and the disarmament of the group.
Middle East

Powerful earthquake strikes near Istanbul, scores injured in panic

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials have announced.
Europe

Ukraine peace talks downgraded

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Top diplomats of the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have postponed a planned meeting in London, downgrading the negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine to discussions among their senior officials.
Americas

‘National disgrace’: US lawmakers decry pro-Palestine student detentions on visit to jails

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US congressional lawmakers have denounced the treatment of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, the students being detained by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, as a “national disgrace” during a visit to the two facilities in Louisiana where each are being held.
Middle East

Israeli military needs additional $2.6 billion to expand Gaza war: Report

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The Israeli military estimates that it will need an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) to expand its war on the Gaza Strip, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis conduct rare aerial attack on northern Israel

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Yemen’s Houthi fighters have launched a ballistic missile towards northern Israel, according to the Israeli military, which claimed to have shot down the projectile without causing any injuries.
Americas

IMF cuts growth forecasts for most countries in wake of trade war

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The International Monetary Fund has slashed its growth forecasts for the United States, China and most states, citing the impact of U.S. tariffs now at 100-year highs and warning that rising trade tensions would further slow growth.
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