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Israeli military dumps waste, debris from border settlements into Gaza: Report

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The daily Haaretz reported that Israeli trucks belonging to a private company have been transporting waste and debris to border areas under army control inside Gaza.

The trucks were seen advancing 200–300 meters inside Gaza, where they “unload their cargo along roadsides rather than at designated disposal sites,” before returning empty to Israel through the Israeli-controlled Kisufim border crossing in central Gaza, the paper said.

“Field commanders have issued instructions allowing trucks belonging to private companies to enter the Gaza Strip and dump their loads wherever they see fit,” Haaretz added, citing security officers.

According to the newspaper, the Israeli army denied knowledge of the matter.

On Thursday, the Gaza Government Media Office declared the enclave an “environmental and structural disaster zone” following two years of genocidal war waged by Israel, which destroyed about 90% of civilian infrastructure, amounting to roughly 70 million tons of debris.

According to the UN, rebuilding Gaza is estimated to cost around $70 billion.

The first phase of a ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Oct. 10 under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan.

Phase one includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.

The Israeli army has killed over 68,000 people and injured more than 170,000 others in a brutal war in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Health Ministry.

 

Russia says major Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow repelled

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In a series of posts late Sunday to early Monday, the official said the large-scale raid involved at least 37 drones, adding that emergency services were working at the sites where debris fell. He provided no data on casualties or damage on the ground.

According to the SHOT Telegram channel, explosions were heard across the Ramensky District, Podolsk, Klimovsk, Domodedovo, Kolomna, and Troitsk — all suburban towns located to the south and southeast of Moscow. There were no reports of injuries or damage on the ground, the outlet said.

The Russian authorities imposed temporary flight restrictions at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, both around 40km south and southeast of Moscow, respectively.

On Saturday, Moscow also came under a drone attack, although it only involved seven drones.

Ukraine has routinely launched long-range drone raids deep into Russia, targeting energy sites, critical infrastructure, and residential areas. Moscow has denounced the attacks as “acts of terrorism.”

 

 

Bazargan: Iran’s northwestern border city emerging as a tourism destination

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Historically known as one of Iran’s most important gateways linking Europe and Asia, Bazargan’s strategic location has made it a focal point of cross-border commerce for decades.

Now, local authorities are highlighting the city’s potential beyond trade, introducing it as a scenic and culturally rich travel spot in the country’s borderlands.

Bazargan features a cold, mountainous climate and unspoiled natural beauty. Alongside its economic significance, the city offers a number of historical and environmental attractions that reflect the region’s deep heritage.

Prominent sites include Pournak Historical Bathhouse, Qapan Castle, Baghcheh Jugh Palace Museum, St. Mary Church of Maku, the Black Church (Qareh Kelisa), Boralan Wetland, Qaleh Jugh Waterfall, and Baroon Dam.

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Interior ministry: 280,000 foreign pupils have left Iran; 320,000 enrolled for new school year

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Afghan Women School

Nader Yar-Ahmadi, head of the Bureau for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs at the Interior Ministry, made the announcement.

He said coordination with the Ministry of Education is underway to ensure that undocumented Afghan children who have not yet left Iran are able to continue their studies temporarily. “President Pezeshkian has ordered that no student be deprived of education,” Yar-Ahmadi noted.

He emphasized that a temporary arrangement is in place for children from undocumented families awaiting repatriation.

He added that the ministry will directly contact families whose children are eligible for this temporary enrollment, assuring that there is no need for them to apply in person.

The National Police, he said, is coordinating with the Afghan Embassy to expedite the issuance of passports for those families, prioritizing households with school-age children.

Yar-Ahmadi also underlined that while Iran supports the education of all children within its borders, the goal is to eventually reduce the number of undocumented foreign residents to about three percent of the total population, in line with international standards. He stressed that Afghan students should be educated about their homeland “to help rebuild their country upon returning.”

US readies new sanctions as Russia stalls on Ukraine peace negotiations: Report

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The sanctions could reportedly be imposed if Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no interest in meaningful negotiations and continues to delay ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Trump announced his administration’s first sanctions against Moscow since taking office on Wednesday, targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, and their subsidiaries.

The measures freeze all U.S.-based assets of those companies and pave the way for secondary sanctions against foreign institutions that handle transactions with those on the blacklist.

Some of the additional sanctions prepared by the U.S. are directed against Russia’s banking sector and the infrastructure used to supply oil to the market, according to the Reuters sources.

Ukrainian officials also reportedly proposed new sanctions to Washington last week. Among the specific proposals were measures to cut off all Russian banks from the U.S. dollar system.

Two sources told Reuters that U.S. officials have informed Europe that they support the EU’s plan to use Russian frozen assets to buy American weapons for Kyiv, as requested by Ukraine.

Washington has reportedly held preliminary discussions on the use of Russian assets located in the U.S.

The EU froze about $300 billion of Russia’s central bank’s foreign reserves in February 2022 as part of its third sanctions package, prohibiting all transactions related to their management.

Belgium, where the majority of frozen funds is parked, put the brakes on swift progress on the use of frozen Russian assets, warning that its demands related to legal worries would first need to be met.

The move signals a tougher U.S. stance after Putin’s negotiating position led to the cancellation of a planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest, with Trump saying he did not want “a wasted meeting.”

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov earlier reiterated that Russia’s stance on ending hostilities along the current front lines, which Washington and Ukraine support, “has not changed.”

Following Trump’s sanctions, India’s biggest refineries are expected to reduce purchases from Rosneft and Lukoil to virtually zero, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed executives at Indian oil companies.

Chinese state-owned oil companies have also suspended purchases of seaborne Russian crude following the sanctions, amid fears of potential secondary sanctions, according to Reuters.

 

Israel says to determine which international forces are unacceptable for Gaza

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Gaza War

“We control our own security and we have made clear to international forces that Israel will decide which forces are unacceptable to us — and that is how we act and will continue to act,” Netanyahu stated at the outset of a cabinet meeting.

“This is, of course, accepted by the United States, as its most senior representatives expressed in recent days,” he added.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that U.S. officials are getting input on a possible United Nations resolution or international agreement to authorize a multinational force in Gaza and will discuss the issue in Qatar.

“Many of the countries that have expressed an interest in participating at some level — whether it be monetary or personnel or both — are going to need that (a UN resolution or international agreement) because their domestic laws require it,” Rubio told reporters traveling on his plane between Israel and Qatar en route to Asia.

“So we have a whole team working on that outline of it.”

The administration of President Donald Trump wants Arab states to contribute funds and troops for a multinational force to keep the peace in Gaza. Israel has dismissed the idea of Turkish troops participating.

Rubio stated on Friday during a visit to Israel that an international security troops to be put in place in the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire accord will have to be made up of countries that Tel Aviv is “comfortable with”.

Rubio said that the future of governance in Gaza still needs to be worked out among Israel and partner nations but could not include Hamas, adding that any potential role for the Palestinian Authority has yet to be determined.

The first phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire deal was reached on Oct. 10.

Since the ceasefire took effect, the Israeli army has committed 80 violations, killing 97 Palestinians.

Phase one includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.

Since October 2023, the Israeli genocidal war has killed over 68,200 people and injured more than 170,300, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

 

Saudi Arabia says its Vision 2030 goals 85% completed

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“We’ve made remarkable progress transforming our economy and society,” Saudi Arabia’s minister of investment, Khalid Al-Falih, said at the Fortune Global Forum conference in Riyadh.

“As of the end of 24, 85% of our initiatives were completed or are on track with most targets met or exceeded,” he added.

Offering a rare progress update ahead of the annual Future Investment Initiative conference that begins on Tuesday, Al-Falih didn’t say what specific targets have been met, except for saying that the regional headquarters of 675 companies are now located in the Saudi capital. Urging global companies to move their Middle East head offices to Riyadh has been one element of the 2030 plan.

Nevertheless, the multi-billion dollar Vision 2030 program faces delays and recalibrations as the kingdom grapples with economic headwinds and logistical constraints.

The program includes a set of initiatives aimed at diversifying Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil dependence, modernizing its society, and positioning it as a global investment and tourism hub.

The NEOM megacity project, for example, has faced repeated implementation delays and sources have told Reuters the project has been scaled back as Riyadh prioritises infrastructure projects deemed essential for hosting global sporting events such as the 2034 World Cup.

 

Iraqi officials say 2 workers killed in pipeline fire at Zubair oilfield

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There was no impact on oil flows, they said, with throughput currently at 400,000 barrels per day.

The blaze, which also seriously wounded five workers, erupted while a group of workers were conducting welding operations near the pipeline, the officials stated.

Firefighters were working to extinguish the fire, which broke out on a section of the pipeline that transports crude oil from the Zubair field to nearby storage tanks.

The oil ministry announced in a statement that the fire originated from a gas leak in an old pumping system at the Zubair oil storage depot, confirming that one employee of the Basra Oil Company (BOC) was killed and four others were wounded.

It added that incidents of this nature require time to be fully contained.

Some of the injured workers suffered severe burns and remain in critical condition, raising concerns that the incident could result in more fatalities, the officials said.

The fire has not impacted production operations, but it needs to be extinguished quickly to avoid a partial shutdown of some loading operations, one of the officials added.

Iranian actor and former footballer Pejman Jamshidi released on bail amid ongoing legal case

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The move followed the conversion of his temporary detention order into a bail arrangement, though the legal process regarding allegations against him is ongoing.

Jamshidi, a well-known figure in cinema, television, and sports, was initially summoned to court after a young woman filed a complaint accusing him of abduction and sexual assault.

According to court sources, Jamshidi attended the proceedings voluntarily and has denied the allegations.

His legal team has emphasized his innocence, stating that there is currently insufficient evidence to substantiate the charges.

“Mr. Jamshidi is entirely innocent,” said one of his lawyers, calling on the public and media to avoid premature judgments.

Several Iranian artists also urged caution on social media, asking fans to withhold judgment until the investigation concludes.

Court procedures in cases of sexual assault can involve initial detention, conversion to bail, and eventual trial.

Jamshidi’s attorneys have appealed the detention decision, and if approved, his bail status will remain in effect while investigations continue.

Authorities say the truth will be clarified in due course.

Former Khuzestan bodybuilding champion Kianpour dies of heart attack during training

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hassan Jalili, director of Public Relations for the Khuzestan Bodybuilding and Fitness Association, confirmed Kianpour’s death, describing him as a highly respected and dedicated figure in the province’s bodybuilding community.

“He was one of the most committed and experienced coaches, who devoted his life to training and mentoring the next generation of athletes,” Jalili said.

Kianpour had earned recognition both as a competitor and as a mentor, and his contributions to the sport extended beyond personal achievements.

“Undoubtedly, the memory and legacy of this hardworking and principled coach will remain immortal in the history of sports in Khuzestan and across Iran,” Jalili added.

The bodybuilding and fitness federation, as well as athletes and fans, have expressed condolences over the loss of Kianpour.

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