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Over 770 killed in 19 days of Israeli siege on Gaza’s Jabalia: Gov’t media office

The Government Media Office in Gaza has reported that more than 770 Palestinians were killed and over 1,000 wounded after 19 days of Israeli military attacks on Jabalia in the northern part of the blockaded enclave.

Iran urges UN Security Council to force Israel into stopping aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has called on the UN Security Council to force Israel to cease its assault against the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria.

Iran dismisses claim of embassy involvement anti-Israeli attack by Hezbollah

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmail Baghaei has refuted the claims made by Tel Aviv that Tehran’s embassy in Beirut has been involved in a military operation by Hezbollah against Israel.

Nuclear chief dismisses concerns about potential Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has stressed that all Iranian nuclear sites are operating normally, unfazed by recent threats of potential Israeli strikes.

Iran strongly condemns Israel’s assassination of Nasrallah successor

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Zionist regime's assassination of head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Seyyed Hashem Saffiedine, in an air attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Iranian president, Egypt’s Sisi hold landmark meeting on sidelines of BRICS summit

The presidents of Iran and Egypt, Masoud Pezeshkian and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues at a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday.

At least 4 killed, several injured in attack on aerospace firm in Turkey

At least four people have been killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of Turkey’s aerospace and defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) near the capital Ankara. Two terrorists were neutralised in the incident.

Xi advocates high quality development of greater BRICS collaboration

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on BRICS member states to work for high quality development of greater BRICS cooperation.

Iranian presiden meets Putin, urges deeper Tehran-Moscow cooperation

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Tehran hopes to have deeper cooperation with Moscow in order to achieve mutual goals.

Ayatollah Khamenei says struggles of Hezbollah, Hamas leaders changed fate of region

Leader of the Islamic Revoluiton Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated that the struggles of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, served to change the fate of West Asia.

Iranian MP demands Russia deliver missile shields under mutual agreement 

An Iranian MP has called on Russia to deliver the S-300 and S-400 anti-missile systems to Iran under an agreement between the two sides.

Putin says share of BRICS member states in global economy to total 36.7% in 2024

The share of BRICS states on a purchasing-power basis in global economy will total 36.7% by 2024, which exceeds the share of G7 countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at an extended meeting of the BRICS summit on Wednesday.

President Pezeshkian urges BRICS economic synergy, resistance against dominance of US dollar

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called on the BRICS group of emerging economies to create interconnected economic and trade cooperation among its member states, involving both public and private sectors, emphasizing that these endeavours would resist the dominance of the US dollar in their exchanges.

WHO says Israeli bombardment stopped Gaza polio vaccinations

The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in northern Gaza had forced it to halt the final phase of a child polio vaccination drive.

Turkey quietly curbs military goods exports to Russia following US warning: Report

Ankara has quietly blocked the export of US-origin military goods to Russia following a warning from Washington, the Financial Times (FT) has reported.

President Pezeshkian warns Israel of firm response to any attack against Iran

President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that if Israel makes an uncalculated mistake and attacks Iran, it will face a firm response from Tehran, one that would be beyond imagination.

Blinken meets Israeli leaders amid regional tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to revive ceasefire negotiations to end the war in the Gaza Strip, pressing for more aid to be allowed into the besieged enclave.

Iran hangs four in Alborz province for selling deadly alcoholic drinks

The death sentence of four main convicts in the case of selling bootleg alcoholic drinks that led to the death of their clients was carried out on Wednesday in Alborz province, near the capital Tehran.

Ukraine’s population dropped by 10 million after Russia’s 2014 attack: UN

Ukraine's population has declined by over 10 million since Russia incursion in 2014, according to Florence Bauer, regional director for the Eastern European and Central Asian branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Tehran City Council chairman vetoes mayor’s questioning for second time

Mehdi Chamran, Chairman of the Tehran City Council, exercised his veto power to prevent the city’s mayor Alireza Zakani from answering questions posed by council members amid rising dissatisfaction with the mayor’s decisions and function.

US charges IRGC official in alleged plot to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad

The United States Justice Department has formally accused a senior official with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of involvement in an alleged plot to kill an Iranian American dissident in New York City in 2022.

Iran seeking to prevent expansion of regional conflict: President Pezeshkian to India’s Modi

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed Iran’s endeavor towards preventing the expansion of regional tensions, calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and crimes in West Asia.

Different Iranian cities blanketed in snow

The first autumn snowfall covered various cities in Ardabil province, located in northwestern Iran, in white.

Poverty rate in Palestine rockets as war knocks Gaza development back to 1955: Report

The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double in 2024 to 74.3% after months of relentless attacks by Israel on the Gaza Strip, according to a new report by the United Nations development agency that announced the impacts of the war have set back development in the enclave by as much as 69 years.

US Department of Justice’s lawyers call for investigation into Israel’s killing of Americans in West Bank

Lawyers at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have written to American attorney general Merrick Garland, urging him to investigate Israel for potential war crimes in the Gaza Strip as well as the killings of American citizens in the West Bank.