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Iran’s parliament due to vote on Pezeshkian’s proposed cabinet ministers within days: Qalibaf

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The Iranian Parliament's vote on the proposed cabinet ministers of President Masoud Pezeshkian will take place publicly on Wednesday, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has stated.
Europe

UK trained Ukrainian troops ahead of Kursk attack: Report

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Ukrainian soldiers involved in the incursion by Kiev’s forces into Russia’s Kursk Region, were trained by British military specialists in the weeks before the surprise attack, The Times daily has reported.
Middle East

UN urges ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for humanitarian pauses in the war in the Gaza Strip in order to conduct a polio vaccine campaign after the virus was detected in the besieged territory.
Europe

EU threatens sanctions after Israeli settlers attack on Palestinian village in West Bank

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EU foreign policy chief has condemned the latest attack by Israeli settlers against a Palestinian village near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, stressing he plans to propose further sanctions against their supporters, including those in the government.
Americas

Gaza ceasefire deal is closer: Biden

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US President Joe Biden on Friday said "we are closer than we've ever been" to a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip "but we're not there yet", as talks in the region paused until next week.
Middle East

US, Qatar and Egypt say to work to finalise Gaza ceasefire agreement

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The United States, Qatar and Egypt issued a joint statement on Friday, saying the mediators have put forward a “bridging proposal” that would allow the “swift” implementation of a deal that would end the war in the Gaza Strip and see the release of Israeli captives.
Europe

Ukraine links Kursk attack to ‘fair talks’

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Ukraine’s lightning offensive into several Russian border regions is designed to persuade Moscow to engage in “fair” negotiations about its war in Ukraine, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated.
Americas

US ‘open’ to supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles: Report

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The White House is “open” to dispatching long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, which could give previously transferred F-16 jets greater combat ability, Politico has reported, citing officials in the Joe Biden administration.
Middle East

US says Iran has not withdrawn threat to attack Israel

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US intelligence indicates that Tehran has not backed down from its threat to attack Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stated on Thursday.
Europe

Ukraine admits Kursk incursion was discussed with Western backers

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Ukraine discussed its plan to launch a cross-border attack into Russia with its Western backers, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.
Middle East

Hamas: Mohammed Deif is alive

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Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas' Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, is alive, according to the Palestinian group official Osama Hamdan.
Middle East

More than 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel since start of war: Local authorities

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The number of Palestinians killed in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has surged past 40,000, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Local

Iran’s IRGC aerospace advisor dies of injuries from Syria strike

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A senior Iranian military advisor with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Aerospace Unit on Thursday succumbed to his injuries sustained in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Syria.
Religion

Hundreds of thousands of Iranian pilgrims depart for Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen rituals

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Over 720 thousand Iranian pilgrims have left Iran to Iraq’s Karbala through Mehran border crossing during the past ten days to take part in the Arbaeen walk, according to Tasnim news agency.
Asia

UNESCO says 1.4mn Afghan girls banned from schools since Taliban return to power

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At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban re-took power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency announced Thursday.
Middle East

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza cannot wipe out Hamas: US officials

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In 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military has considerably weakened Hamas, but continued bombings are now yielding diminishing returns and exacerbating civilian suffering, according to senior US officials quoted by The New York Times.
Middle East

Israel struck nearly every part of Gaza with US-made bombs: Report

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Israel has attacked nearly every part of the Gaza Strip using American-made bombs, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, a US-based advocacy group that created a map showing over 70,000 bombs dropped on Gaza since 7 October, using UN satellite data.
Incidents

Truck plows into 11 vehicles in Iran’s capital, leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

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One person was killed and four others were injured after a truck crashed into 11 vehicles in the Iranian capital Tehran on Thursday, according to the Tehran's Fire Department spokesman.
Middle East

Israel seeking to delay ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant: Report

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Tel Aviv is pushing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to delay the issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli media.
Middle East

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks to start on Thursday

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A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations are set to take place in Qatar's Doha on Thursday, involving officials from Israel, Qatar, the United States and Egypt, officials have stated.
Security

Iran police rescue four kidnapped foreign nationals

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Iranian security forces have rescued four Tajik nationals who were kidnapped by human smugglers in the Iranian capital Tehran to ask for ransom in return for their release.
Middle East

2,100 Gaza babies under 2 years of age killed by Israel in Gaza: Report

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The Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has reported out of nearly 17,000 Palestinian children Israel has killed in the Gaza Strip since October last year virtually 2,100 were babies under the age of two.
Middle East

Report: Saudi crown prince says he fears assassination for pursuing normalization with Israel

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Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has told visiting US lawmakers that he is risking assassination by pursuing normalization with Israel, American online news magazine Politico revealed on Wednesday.
Middle East

Hamas says not willing for new negotiations over Gaza war with Israel

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The Palestinian movement Hamas has announced it “would not take part in new talks” with Israel on a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Russia says Ukraine killed chance for peace talks

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Kiev has made a “conscious decision” to end the possibility of peace negotiations with Moscow by launching the incursion into Russia's Kursk Region, a senior Russian diplomat has stated.
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