Today: November 15, 2024
Today: November 15, 2024

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Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'

An Israeli delegation will travel to Cairo in the coming days for negotiations to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said

Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'
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U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses

The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to

U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses
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Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match

Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match

Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban after Olympic match
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Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation

The Church of England's spiritual head urged governments on Friday to respect the findings of the United Nations top court that Israel's occupation of Palestinian

Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation
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Poland warns against travel to Lebanon, Israel and Iran

Amid fears of wider Middle East conflict, Poland has advised its citizens against travelling to Lebanon, Israel and Iran, according to updated guidance published on Friday.

Poland warns against travel to Lebanon, Israel and Iran
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Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'

As if he knew his time had come, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's last words to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Ali Khamenei before he was assassinated in Tehran

Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'
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Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems

Al-Qaida propaganda indicates a shift toward low-tech, high-impact attacks that can be executed by lone actors to disrupt daily life and instill fear on a massive scale.

Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems
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Mourners bury Hamas chief Haniyeh in Qatar as more escalation looms over the Middle East

Thousands of mourners have converged around the flag-draped coffin of Hamas’ slain political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the emirate of Qatar as the fallout from his death in an alleged Israeli attack surged with breathtaking speed

Mourners bury Hamas chief Haniyeh in Qatar as more escalation looms over the Middle East
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Israel summons Turkish envoy over half-mast salute for Hamas leader

Israel's foreign ministry summoned the deputy Turkish ambassador for a reprimand on Friday after Turkey's embassy in Tel Aviv lowered its flag to half mast in response to the

Israel summons Turkish envoy over half-mast salute for Hamas leader
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Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region

Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast
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Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount

Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the

Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount
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An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy

An Australian investigation has found the Israeli military’s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people resulted from serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification, and bad decisions

An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy
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Blinken, UAE discuss ceasefire efforts in Gaza, statement

U.S.

Blinken, UAE discuss ceasefire efforts in Gaza, statement
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For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

More than 3,200 people were arrested on college campuses this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
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Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday declared Friday, Aug 2, a day of national mourning over the killing of the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh.

Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief
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Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S.

Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says
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A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests

A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges in the vandalism of the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests

A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests
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At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say

Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29, Palestinian civil emergency services said, as fighting continued in various

At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say
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Who are the top Hamas leaders and commanders now?

Israel said on Thursday that Yahya Sinwar, the overall leader of Hamas and the architect of the Palestinian group's Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israeli soil, had been

Who are the top Hamas leaders and commanders now?
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Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead

Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ shadowy longtime military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month

Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead
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Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, its

Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?
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Elusive Hamas leader Deif masterminded Oct 7 attack on Israel

Hamas' military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds of the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, was an elusive figure who had a long and secretive career in the

Elusive Hamas leader Deif masterminded Oct 7 attack on Israel
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Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July

Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza
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Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources

Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss

Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources
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Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict

Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says
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Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures

Hezbollah’s leader warned that the militant group's conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase.”

Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures
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For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error

Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran targeted high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas and have been attributed to Israel

For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
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Australia urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Australia has asked its citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately, saying there was a real risk that the tensions between Israel and militant group Hezbollah could escalate seriously

Australia urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to Israel-Hezbollah tensions
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Iran's supreme leader to lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Haniyeh

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, Iran's state-run Press TV said.

Iran's supreme leader to lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Haniyeh
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Oil slips over $1 as supply intact despite Middle East conflict fears

Oil prices settled more than $1 lower on Thursday as global supply seemed largely unaffected by worries of a wider Middle East crisis after the killing of a

Oil slips over $1 as supply intact despite Middle East conflict fears
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UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war

United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the

UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war
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With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival

A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.

With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
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US expresses concern over escalating Middle East conflict risk

The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the increased risk of an escalation into a broader Middle East war after the assassination

US expresses concern over escalating Middle East conflict risk
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White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’

White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’

White House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’
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Thousands march in Istanbul to protest the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the streets of central Istanbul late on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Thousands march in Istanbul to protest the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh
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US carriers Delta and United to suspend flights to Tel Aviv

U.S. legacy carriers United Airlines and Delta Air said on Wednesday they will suspend their flights to Tel Aviv, Israel due to security concerns.

US carriers Delta and United to suspend flights to Tel Aviv
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Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire

Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran points to an Israeli government ever more openly at odds with diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to calm the region

Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire
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Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Al-Jazeera says two of its reporters were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza

Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
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US not expecting surge in attacks on troops in Iraq, Syria, defense secretary says

Despite a spike in tensions in the Middle East, U.S.

US not expecting surge in attacks on troops in Iraq, Syria, defense secretary says
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Hezbollah confirms top commander Fuad Shukr killed in strike

Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr had been killed, more than 24 hours after an Israeli strike hit a building in the

Hezbollah confirms top commander Fuad Shukr killed in strike
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Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for revenge attacks

Israel will respond forcefully to any attack on it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and of a senior

Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for revenge attacks
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Hamas senior official says Haniyeh was hit 'directly' by missile

The missile that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh struck him "directly", Hamas deputy chief in Gaza Khalil Al-Hayya said on Wednesday, citing witnesses who had been with Haniyeh in

Hamas senior official says Haniyeh was hit 'directly' by missile
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UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that attacks in Beirut and Tehran this week mark a "dangerous escalation" of the conflict in the Middle East, his spokesperson

UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation
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Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say

The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say
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Khaled Meshaal, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, tipped to be new Hamas leader

Khaled Meshaal, tipped to be the new Hamas leader, became known around the world in 1997 after Israeli agents injected him with poison in a botched assassination

Khaled Meshaal, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, tipped to be new Hamas leader
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Hamas likely to absorb Haniyeh killing as Gaza wing fights on

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran strips Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of one of its sharpest political minds but will have no bearing on the

Hamas likely to absorb Haniyeh killing as Gaza wing fights on
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Two strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge

The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours of each other — with each strike blamed on Israel — risks rocking the region at a critical moment

Two strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge
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Israelis buoyant after Hamas leader assassinated in Iran

Israel's government maintained a deliberate silence over the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday but for many Israelis, the killing

Israelis buoyant after Hamas leader assassinated in Iran
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Gaza Palestinians fear no end to bloodshed after Haniyeh assassination

Hours after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran, anxious residents in Israeli-besieged Gaza voiced fear that his death

Gaza Palestinians fear no end to bloodshed after Haniyeh assassination
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Turkey will invite Palestinian president to address parliament, state media says

Turkey will invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the Turkish parliament in the coming days, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus was cited as saying by state-owned

Turkey will invite Palestinian president to address parliament, state media says
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What we know so far about the assassination of Hamas leader

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said.

What we know so far about the assassination of Hamas leader
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Sudan's military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army

Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east

Sudan's military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army
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Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
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Hamas leaders and operatives: assassinations and attempted assassinations

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran early on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group said, drawing fears of wider escalation in a

Hamas leaders and operatives: assassinations and attempted assassinations
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan struck a defiant tone on Wednesday after a drone hit an army base he was visiting in eastern Sudan, casting doubt on

Sudan's army chief Burhan defiant after drone strikes army base
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UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment

The U.N. human rights office has issued a report saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks and other forms of torture and mistreatment

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
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Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?

Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?

Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?
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Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza, UN report says

Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from Gaza, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and

Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza, UN report says
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Russia calls for Middle East to step back from the brink of war

Russia on Wednesday condemned the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could tip the Middle East into a major war.

Russia calls for Middle East to step back from the brink of war
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Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
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Reaction to killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements.

Reaction to killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says
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Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel "will exact a heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.”

Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war
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Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of

Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict
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Oil gains nearly 3% on rising Mideast tension, falling US crude stockpiles

Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Wednesday as investors worried the conflict in the Middle East could widen after the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran, and after a sharp

Oil gains nearly 3% on rising Mideast tension, falling US crude stockpiles
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Israel's targeted killings in Lebanon since Gaza war began

An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital on Tuesday killed Fuad Shukr, identified by the Israeli military as Lebanese armed group Hezbollah's most senior

Israel's targeted killings in Lebanon since Gaza war began
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Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack

Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack

Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack
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CNN obtained video shows moment deadly rocket struck Golan Heights

A new video obtained by CNN shows the moment a rocket struck a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports. 

CNN obtained video shows moment deadly rocket struck Golan Heights
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US to pursue diplomacy to avoid escalation of Israel-Hezbollah conflict

The U.S. will continue pursuing diplomacy to avert an escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, the State Department said on Tuesday.

US to pursue diplomacy to avoid escalation of Israel-Hezbollah conflict
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Hezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has confirmed that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut on Tuesday

Hezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
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Iranian president sworn in with chants of 'Death to America, Israel'

Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in on Tuesday, after winning an election earlier this month by promising to improve ties with the world and ease restrictions on

Iranian president sworn in with chants of 'Death to America, Israel'
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Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks

Sudan's government conditionally accepted on Tuesday an invitation to attend U.S.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, raising hopes that the talks could advance efforts to end a 15-month

Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks
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Hezbollah rejects calls to avoid answering anticipated Israeli attack

Hezbollah has rejected calls from international envoys to avoid responding to an anticipated Israeli attack in retaliation for a deadly rocket strike on the Israeli-occupied Golan

Hezbollah rejects calls to avoid answering anticipated Israeli attack
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Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory

12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.

Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory
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Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkish forces targeted Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with air strikes, killing 13 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defence ministry said on Tuesday

Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks

Turkey and Armenia on Tuesday resumed talks aimed at normalising ties after a two-year lull and agreed to simplify visa rules for some passport holders, the two countries said.

Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks
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Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war

Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
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More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation

Greece's Aegean Airlines and Germany's Condor cancelled flights to Beirut on Tuesday, the latest airlines to suspend services to the Lebanese capital in recent days as tensions escalate

More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation
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A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights

Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children, many questions remain about the attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams

A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights
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Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned three journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as retaliation for critical reporting

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
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Israel foreign minister urges NATO expel Turkey over threat to enter Israel

Israel's foreign minister urged NATO to expel Turkey on Monday after its President Tayyip Erdogan threatened his country might enter Israel as it had entered Libya and Nagorno-

Israel foreign minister urges NATO expel Turkey over threat to enter Israel
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France's Macron warns Iran against continuing support to Russian war against Ukraine, Elysee says

French President Emmanuel Macron warned his new Iranian counterpart Massoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Monday against Iran's continuing support for Russia's war in Ukraine, the

France's Macron warns Iran against continuing support to Russian war against Ukraine, Elysee says
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Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home

For many of the Druze community in the Golan Heights mourning 12 youngsters killed in a missile strike at the weekend, the

Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home
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Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah will be held responsible for deadly rocket strike

Israel's defense minister told his U.S. counterpart on Monday that Iran-backed Hezbollah would be held responsible for a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teenagers in

Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah will be held responsible for deadly rocket strike
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Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner

Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner

Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner
MidEast|Political

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
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Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility

The Israeli military says it is holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza

Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility
Asia|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Meeting in Beijing, China's Xi and Italy's Meloni discuss conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East at a meeting

Meeting in Beijing, China's Xi and Italy's Meloni discuss conflicts
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Italy's Tajani seeks de-escalation with Israel's Katz, Lebanon's Habib

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has discussed efforts to prevent a new war in the Middle East with his Israeli and Lebanese counterparts, Israel Katz and Bou Habib, he said on

Italy's Tajani seeks de-escalation with Israel's Katz, Lebanon's Habib
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Berlin calls on Iran and others to prevent Middle East escalation

The German government has called on all parties to the Middle East conflict, in particular Iran, to prevent an escalation after a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Berlin calls on Iran and others to prevent Middle East escalation
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New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire

Thousands of Palestinians fled a community in the central Gaza Strip on Monday in the face of new Israeli evacuation

New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire
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Israel-Hamas war latest: US cautions Israel over escalation with Hezbollah after weekend attack

The United States is cautioning Israel about escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as Israel weighs its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 youths in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights

Israel-Hamas war latest: US cautions Israel over escalation with Hezbollah after weekend attack
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Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday, as Lebanon braced for

Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation
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Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership

Some Arab American leaders in Michigan are expressing cautious optimism about Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign after months of outrage over President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war

Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
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Oil falls 2% as Israel seeks to avoid broader Middle East conflict

Oil fell by nearly 2% on Monday after Israeli officials said they wanted to avoid dragging the Middle East into an all-out war while responding to a deadly rocket

Oil falls 2% as Israel seeks to avoid broader Middle East conflict
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Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa

Yemenia Airways will resume commercial flights from Sanaa to Egypt and India, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said on Sunday, as part of a deal between opposing sides in Yemen's civil

Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa
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'I don't think we can do it': Lebanon FM on controlling Hezbollah

CNN's Ben Wedeman speaks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib about the rising tensions in the region following a rocket attack on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

'I don't think we can do it': Lebanon FM on controlling Hezbollah
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CNN reporter shows where rocket attack landed in Golan Heights

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports from Majdal Shams in Golan Heights, where at least 12 people, including children, were killed when multiple rockets hit a village in an attack described by Israel as the deadliest against it since October 7.

CNN reporter shows where rocket attack landed in Golan Heights
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Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Iran’s supreme leader has endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program

Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
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Israel weighs response to Hezbollah after a rocket from Lebanon kills 12 youths on a soccer field

The Middle East is bracing for a potential flare-up in violence a day after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and killed 12 children and teens

Israel weighs response to Hezbollah after a rocket from Lebanon kills 12 youths on a soccer field
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Israeli foreign minister says approaching 'moment of an all-out war' against Hezbollah, Axios reports

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel was approaching an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon after a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Israeli foreign minister says approaching 'moment of an all-out war' against Hezbollah, Axios reports
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Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday,

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response
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Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war

A rocket strike at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has killed at least 12 children and teens

Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children

Israeli airstrikes have hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza and killed at least 30 people including seven children

An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

UK drops plan to challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu
MidEast|News

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says

CIA Director William Burns will meet this weekend in Rome with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar's prime minister for talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages by

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says
MidEast|News|Political

Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks

Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks

Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks
MidEast|News|US|World

White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions

The White House will offer deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 11,500 Lebanese nationals already in the U.S., due to conflict

White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis

Israeli troops battled Palestinian fighters in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and destroyed tunnels and other infrastructure, as they sought to suppress small militant units that

Israeli troops battle Palestinian fighters in Gaza city of Khan Younis
MidEast|News|Sports|World

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
MidEast|News|World

With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison

After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and

With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not intervene with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
Asia|MidEast|News|World

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence

In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a key moment in the grinding war there

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence
MidEast|News|World

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria

Following the most violent anti-Syrian riots to date in Turkish areas with large Syrian refugee populations, Turkey and Syria are on a delicate path to rapprochement that will affect the Middle East.

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria
Europe|MidEast|World

New UK government drops challenge to court over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Britain's new government said on Friday it was dropping its predecessor's query of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime

New UK government drops challenge to court over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says

Italy has decided to appoint an ambassador to Syria "to turn a spotlight" on the country, its foreign minister said on Friday, making it the

Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says
MidEast|News|US|World

Israeli officials criticize Harris' call for end to Gaza war

Israeli officials criticized U.S.

Israeli officials criticize Harris' call for end to Gaza war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
MidEast|News|World

Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about the war in Gaza

Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Netanyahu
Business|Finance|MidEast|News

Oil falls 1.5%, ends week lower on China demand fears

Oil futures fell about 1.5% on Friday, finishing the week lower on declining Chinese demand and hopes of a Gaza ceasefire agreement that could ease Middle East

Oil falls 1.5%, ends week lower on China demand fears
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Hear what VP Harris says she told Israel's Netanyahu

Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris talks about her meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where she said she would ensure that Israel would be able to defend itself and urged an end to the war in Gaza.

Hear what VP Harris says she told Israel's Netanyahu
Americas|Crime|MidEast

Mexican families flee to Guatemala to escape violence

More than 500 people in southern Mexico have fled to neighboring Guatemala this week amid armed clashes between criminal groups fighting over drug trafficking

Mexican families flee to Guatemala to escape violence
MidEast|News|World

Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says Palestinian government body

A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody after a deterioration in his health condition, a Palestinian governmental body said early on Friday.

Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says Palestinian government body
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Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris

Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Gaza war protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
MidEast|News|World

EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense

EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday urged Israel to revoke its decision to outlaw the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA),

EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense
MidEast|News|US|World

US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says

The top U.S. general said on Thursday Israel still has not shared much of its "day after" planning for Gaza once the war with Hamas ends.

US not seen a detailed post-war plan from Israel, Gen. Brown says
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Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory

Senior figures in Israel's government have said it is closing in on its war aims of defeating Hamas militarily and the return of

Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory
MidEast|News|World

Houthi leader threatens response to Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah

A Houthi response to Israeli airstrikes near Yemen's Hodeidah is coming, the Iran-backed group's leader declared in a televised speech on Thursday.

Houthi leader threatens response to Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah
MidEast|News|World

Trump, ahead of Netanyahu meeting, urges quick end to war, return of hostages

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, one day before meeting Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, called for a quick end to its war with Hamas and a return of the hostages,

Trump, ahead of Netanyahu meeting, urges quick end to war, return of hostages
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Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda

Biden and Netanyahu meet with urgency to reach ceasefire deal at top of the agenda
MidEast|News|Sports|Travel|World

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris

Palestinian Olympic athletes have been greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived in Paris

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
MidEast|News|World

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah

Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday and tanks advanced in central Rafah, with

Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Jeremy Diamond fact-checks Netanyahu’s claims about civilian casualties and aid in Gaza

CNN's Jeremy Diamond fact-checks claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to the US Congress in Washington, D.C.

Jeremy Diamond fact-checks Netanyahu’s claims about civilian casualties and aid in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu

Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu
MidEast|News|Political|World

Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home

Vice President Kamala Harris says she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home

Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
MidEast|World

Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says

Negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages and U.S.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations appear to be in closing stages, senior US official says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country’s conduct in the devastating Gaza war and urged the U.S. to support the fight against Hamas despite the humanitarian crisis it has unleashed

FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress
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Hamas senior official: Netanyahu speech shows he doesn't want ceasefire deal

Hamas senior official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech addressing the U.S.

Hamas senior official: Netanyahu speech shows he doesn't want ceasefire deal
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces retrieve bodies of five hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said.

Israeli forces retrieve bodies of five hostages from Gaza, military says
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Aaron Rodgers says Jets' goal is to end up in New Orleans for the Super Bowl

Aaron Rodgers’ offseason excursion to Egypt during mandatory minicamp made quite a few headlines

Aaron Rodgers says Jets' goal is to end up in New Orleans for the Super Bowl
MidEast|News|World

On Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah's deadly game of patience

In deserted villages and communities near the southern Lebanon border, Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters have watched each other for months,

On Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah's deadly game of patience
MidEast|News|World

Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’

Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’

Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says no change at Al-Aqsa after Ben-Gvir's remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday there was no change in policy at a sacred Jerusalem site, after a far-right cabinet minister said Jews could now pray

Netanyahu says no change at Al-Aqsa after Ben-Gvir's remarks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador in Tehran on Wednesday over Berlin's decision to ban the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association, the official IRNA news

Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports
MidEast|News|World

Israel carries out new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits US

Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address

Israel carries out new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits US
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a "deradicalized" post-war Gaza in a speech to Congress

Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'
MidEast|News|World

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia

Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia
MidEast|News|World

Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah

The German government has banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran's theocracy, promoting the ideology of its leadership and supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group

Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit

Police deployed tear spray and demonstrators were taken into custody as thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit

Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit
MidEast|News|US|World

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.”

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises

Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises

Netanyahu will make speech to Congress as optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza rises
MidEast|News|World

Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Protesters against the Gaza war have staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, and Capitol Police have made multiple arrests

Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
MidEast|News|World

Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?

Palestinian factions and bitter foes Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration in China vowing to form a unity government that would rule over the occupied West Bank and Gaza when the Israel-Hamas war ends

Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?
MidEast|News

Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey

The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey

Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey
MidEast|News|World

Video shows moment airstrike hits area near shelter in Gaza

Officials in Israel say they targeted Hamas’ top military official, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in southern Gaza, where local authorities say dozens of Palestinians were killed in multiple strikes in the same area.

Video shows moment airstrike hits area near shelter in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping is growing, says UN envoy to Yemen

Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to international shipping from Yemen's Houthis is growing, U.N.

Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping is growing, says UN envoy to Yemen
MidEast|News|World

Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress

Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress

Israeli former national security officials and business leaders blast Netanyahu ahead of his speech to Congress
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Sports|World

France probed migrant communities to fight ISIS-K threat to Olympics

French security services have been probing migrant communities from former Soviet republics in an effort to safeguard the Olympics from the ISIS-K militant group, the interior

France probed migrant communities to fight ISIS-K threat to Olympics
MidEast|News|World

No plan for Erdogan to meet Assad in Moscow, Turkish source says

A newspaper report that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow next month is incorrect, a Turkish diplomatic source said.

No plan for Erdogan to meet Assad in Moscow, Turkish source says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli warplanes break sound barrier over Beirut, Lebanese security sources say

Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese security sources and media reported, rattling nerves as the conflict between

Israeli warplanes break sound barrier over Beirut, Lebanese security sources say
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians including two militants in West Bank raids

Seven Palestinians, including two militant commanders and a woman, were killed on Tuesday during Israeli raids targeting gunmen in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian

Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians including two militants in West Bank raids
MidEast|News|World

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says
MidEast|News|World

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected

Palestinian residents of eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected
MidEast|News|Political|World

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a government together

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza

Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza

Biden to meet this week with families of American hostages in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
MidEast|News|World

China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist

Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal

China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist
MidEast|News|US

Biden expected to meet Netanyahu on Thursday at White House, US official says

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at the White House, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Biden expected to meet Netanyahu on Thursday at White House, US official says
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say

Iraq wants troops from a U.S.-led military coalition to begin withdrawing in September and to formally end the coalition's work by September 2025

Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say
Africa|Americas|Business|Economy|MidEast|Travel

Business travel spending recovers in all regions but Asia and Europe

Global business travel spending in 2023 recovered to pre-pandemic levels in North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa as companies resumed in-

Business travel spending recovers in all regions but Asia and Europe
MidEast|News|US

Israel's Netanyahu requests meeting with former President Trump, Politico reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested an in-person meeting with former President Donald Trump while in the U.S. this week, Politico reported on Monday citing people

Israel's Netanyahu requests meeting with former President Trump, Politico reports
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise

While US presidents have consistently said that a two-state solution is the only way forward to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the US has blocked Palestine from being fully recognized at the UN.

US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
MidEast|News|World

Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead

Israel declared dead on Monday two more of its hostages being held in Gaza, as talks to secure a ceasefire deal that would include the release of some 120 captives there were set

Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead
Crime|MidEast|News

UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home government in the Gulf country

UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Canadian attempts knife attack on Israel security unit, is shot dead, authorities say

A Canadian citizen attempted to attack an armed civilian security unit with a knife in southern Israel near the Gaza border and was shot dead, Israeli authorities said

Canadian attempts knife attack on Israel security unit, is shot dead, authorities say
MidEast|News

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the southern Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza
Africa|Crime|MidEast|News|World

Civilians suffering horrendous violence in Sudan conflict, MSF says

Civilians in Sudan have suffered horrendous levels of violence during more than a year of conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary force, facing

Civilians suffering horrendous violence in Sudan conflict, MSF says
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll passes 39,000 Palestinians

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in Gaza it has designated a humanitarian zone

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll passes 39,000 Palestinians
MidEast|News|US|World

Netanyahu heads to Washington, says Israel will remain key US ally whoever replaces Biden

Israel will be the United States' strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

Netanyahu heads to Washington, says Israel will remain key US ally whoever replaces Biden
MidEast|News|World

Activists plan protests during Netanyahu's Washington visit this week

Activists opposing Israel's war in Gaza and Washington's support for its Middle Eastern ally plan protests at the U.S.

Activists plan protests during Netanyahu's Washington visit this week
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Washington, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before a joint session of Congress

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race
MidEast|News|World

Israel's latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 15 people including women and children overnight in Gaza

Israel's latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children
MidEast|News|World

Fighting in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas

Israeli forces battled Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, striking areas in the centre of the coastal enclave where thousands of

Fighting in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas
Crime|MidEast|News|World

UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested after protesting against their home government across the Gulf country

UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government
MidEast|News

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels

The Israeli military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels
Crime|MidEast|News|World

At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza

At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza

At least 13 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

The Israeli army says it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day

Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks

Ruth Lieberman, a Jewish settler in the Israeli occupied West Bank, is determined to thwart international pressure for a sovereign

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split

Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of part of the island after

One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards
MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb

Two top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months

US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
MidEast|News|Political|World

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
Health|MidEast|News|World

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's contentious military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community

The Israeli military is set to issue call-up notices to 1,000 members of the Ultra Orthodox Haredi community on Sunday in the latest step in a long-running and divisive battle

Israel's contentious military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military to send out call-up notices for ultra-Orthodox

The Israeli military is set to issue call-up notices to 1,000 members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday as a divisive battle over drafting the religious Haredim into the

Israeli military to send out call-up notices for ultra-Orthodox
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Fearing Palestinian Authority collapse, EU promises $435 million in aid

The European Commission said on Friday it would provide the Palestinian Authority with 400 million euros ($435.5 million) in emergency financial support in the coming two months amid

Fearing Palestinian Authority collapse, EU promises $435 million in aid
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah

Israeli forces bombed parts of central Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight Palestinians in the Al-Nuseirat camp area, while fighting

Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah
MidEast|News|World

‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst

‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst

‘He was a pious man’: The Gaza neighborhood shocked to find Israeli hostages in their midst
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10

Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10
MidEast|News|Political|World

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The top United Nations court says that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
MidEast|News|World

Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

The United Nations' highest court said on Friday that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal

Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike

Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike

Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike
MidEast|News|World

Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks

Yemen's Houthi rebels hit and damaged a Singapore-flagged container ship with two missiles on Friday as they escalate attacks on global

Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv

An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded

Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza

UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza

UN says Israeli evacuation orders are making it harder to reach those most in need in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UAE president discusses peace efforts in Sudan with army's Burhan

The United Arab Emirates' president and the head of Sudan's army have discussed an offer from Ethiopia's leader to mediate in Sudan's 15-month-old war, diplomatic sources said.

UAE president discusses peace efforts in Sudan with army's Burhan
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy
MidEast|News|US|World

Russia says 'let's be realistic' about Trump plan to end Ukraine war

Russia said on Thursday that Donald Trump's assertion he could quickly end the Ukraine war should be viewed realistically, given that he had promised a Middle East

Russia says 'let's be realistic' about Trump plan to end Ukraine war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Syrian President Assad's Baath Party clinches control of parliament, election results show

Results of Syria’s parliamentary elections show that President Bashar Assad’s Baath Party has won a majority of seats, as expected

Syrian President Assad's Baath Party clinches control of parliament, election results show
MidEast|News|World

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

This week's attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike
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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks

Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
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Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics
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Italy sends humanitarian flight with aid for Gaza population

Italy has sent food supplies and health equipment for the Gaza population aboard a humanitarian flight that landed in Jordan, a statement said on Thursday, as part of Rome's "Food for

Italy sends humanitarian flight with aid for Gaza population
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology

Saudia hands Germany's Lilium biggest order yet for flying taxis

Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium on Thursday clinched its biggest order yet in a deal for Saudi airline Saudia Group to purchase up to 100 of its all-

Saudia hands Germany's Lilium biggest order yet for flying taxis
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Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah

Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps in the centre of the enclave and struck Gaza City in the north on Thursday,

Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah
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Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashura with mourning and self-flagellation
MidEast|News|Sports

Soccer-Israel must be suspended for violating FIFA statutes, human rights lawyers say

Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA's statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who

Soccer-Israel must be suspended for violating FIFA statutes, human rights lawyers say
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Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza, days before his speech to the U.S. Congress

Israel's Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
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Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft

Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft

Ultra-Orthodox party in Israel urges young Haredi men to resist draft
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US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast

US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast

US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse took place has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials
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US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation

US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation

US imposes visa restrictions on former IDF sergeant for human rights violation
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US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission fraught with weather and security problems

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
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US hits former Israeli military sergeant with visa restrictions

The State Department on Wednesday barred a former Israeli Defense Forces sergeant from traveling to the United States, accusing him of being

US hits former Israeli military sergeant with visa restrictions
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9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman

Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country's state news agency

9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman
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Protesters disrupt UN Security Council with call to free Gaza hostages

A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East was briefly interrupted on Wednesday when two protesters stood with signs and yelled for the release of

Protesters disrupt UN Security Council with call to free Gaza hostages
Africa|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis

Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow

Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis
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Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to continue cease-fire talks as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal

Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks
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Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says

Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says

Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Gulf state UAE considers a second nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates is considering building a second nuclear power plant to meet growing demand for electricity in the oil-rich Gulf state, a government official told

Gulf state UAE considers a second nuclear power plant
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Squeezed by Israel, Palestinian Authority's role fades in West Bank

Roads torn up months ago by Israeli army bulldozers in Jenin refugee camp remain unpassable because the Palestinian Authority can't afford to fix them.

Squeezed by Israel, Palestinian Authority's role fades in West Bank
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Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah

Israeli forces hit areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried

Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah
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A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike

A father in Gaza is mourning a baby boy killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike

A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike
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France's Macron discusses Israel/Hamas war with Egypt, Qatar and Bahrain

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to

France's Macron discusses Israel/Hamas war with Egypt, Qatar and Bahrain
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Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says
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Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza

Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza

Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza
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Israeli military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox seminary students next week

The Israeli military will next week begin the process of drafting candidates from Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, the military said on Tuesday.

Israeli military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox seminary students next week
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Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government

The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday

Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
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Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks - acting foreign minister

Tehran remains open to resuming negotiations with Washington on restoring their participation in a nuclear agreement, Iran's acting foreign minister told Newsweek magazine in an

Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks - acting foreign minister
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say

Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say
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Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction

Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction

Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction
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Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in 'safe zone'

Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza overnight and into Tuesday

Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in 'safe zone'
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CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war
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Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip

Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel
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In attack that shocks quiet Oman, gunmen kill 6 and wound dozens more at a Shiite mosque

Authorities in the Gulf Arab state of Oman say several gunmen burst into a Shiite mosque and opened fire, killing six people and wounding nearly 30 more

In attack that shocks quiet Oman, gunmen kill 6 and wound dozens more at a Shiite mosque
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US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say

US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say

US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say
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Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July

Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, will hold unity talks in China in July, two senior Hamas and Fatah officials told Reuters on Monday, as they try to resolve

Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July
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Israeli drone strike along Lebanon-Syria border kills Syrian businessman close to the government

An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syria’s President Bashar Assad

Israeli drone strike along Lebanon-Syria border kills Syrian businessman close to the government
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An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad

An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close to Syrian President Bashar Assad's government

An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals and three entities

The European Union announced sanctions on Monday against five Israeli individuals and three entities, describing them as responsible for "serious and systematic human rights abuses" against

EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals and three entities
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Syria's Assad says will only meet Turkey's Erdogan if 'core' issues addressed

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he would only meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan if the two countries could focus on the core issues of Ankara's support for "

Syria's Assad says will only meet Turkey's Erdogan if 'core' issues addressed
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Syria holds parliamentary vote with no surprises expected

Syrians in government-held areas headed to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament, a vote expected to yield few surprises and labelled a farce by political

Syria holds parliamentary vote with no surprises expected
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Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant

Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone
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Yemen's Houthis target three vessels, including oil tanker, in Red, Mediterranean seas

Yemen's Houthis targeted three vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red and Mediterranean seas with ballistic missiles, drones and booby-trapped boats, they said on Monday.

Yemen's Houthis target three vessels, including oil tanker, in Red, Mediterranean seas
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Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule

Syrians have voted for members of a new parliament in an election that was expected to hold few surprises

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule
Economy|MidEast|News

Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China

Oil prices eased on Monday as worries about demand in top importer China offset supportive U.S. economic news, OPEC+ supply restraint and ongoing Middle East

Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China
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At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says

At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says

At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says
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Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear

Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear

Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear
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UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
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Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks

A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks
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Israel targets Hamas' military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

Israel says it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group’s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list

Israel targets Hamas' military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?
MidEast|News|World

Gaza talks halted until Israel shows it's serious about negotiations, say Egyptian sources

Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday, blaming Israel for

Gaza talks halted until Israel shows it's serious about negotiations, say Egyptian sources
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Israeli PM Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was still not clear whether Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and another senior commander were killed in an Israeli strike in

Israeli PM Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in strike
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’

Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’

Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’
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At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief

At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief

At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief
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Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza

Israel's prime minister says “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Hamas’ shadowy military commander was killed in a massive airstrike in southern Gaza

Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
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UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs'

The United Nations chief is appealing for funding for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East

UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs'
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The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza

The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza

The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza
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Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian

Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian

Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian
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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault

Civil defense workers in Gaza have been digging bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulling them off rubble-covered streets

Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
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As bombs shatter Gaza, boxing coach emboldens girls

Israel's offensive in Gaza has pulverised most of its sports facilities and equipment but that has not stopped boxing coach Osama Ayoub training Palestinian girls in a

As bombs shatter Gaza, boxing coach emboldens girls
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A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza

A Dutch court rejects a claim the government is evading export ban on F-35 parts to Israel
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Rescuers say they find dozens of bodies after Israelis scale back Gaza City fight with Hamas

Israeli forces pulled back from parts of Gaza City overnight, after a fierce, week-long offensive that met with Hamas resistance,

Rescuers say they find dozens of bodies after Israelis scale back Gaza City fight with Hamas
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Dutch court rejects demand for further export ban for jet parts that may go to Israel

A Dutch court on Friday rejected a demand by rights groups to order the Netherlands to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts which might end up in Israel.

Dutch court rejects demand for further export ban for jet parts that may go to Israel
MidEast|World

Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say

Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that

Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say
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Rescued Israeli hostage says Hamas threatened to kill him and film it

CNN’s Bianna Golodryga spoke with Andrey Kozlov, who was held hostage for eight months by Hamas after being kidnapped at Nova Music festival on October 7. Kozlov spoke about the abuse he endured and the day he was rescued by IDF.

Rescued Israeli hostage says Hamas threatened to kill him and film it
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‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity

‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity

‘Tomorrow, I kill you:’ Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
MidEast|News|Political|World

Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli administration.

Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel
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'We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal

Palestinians have returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in Gaza City after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there

'We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal
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Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack

Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack

Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack
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First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

The Israeli military published on Thursday the findings of a first probe into its own security failings during the devastating Oct.

First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank

US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank

US sanctions Israeli extremist organization tied to violence in the West Bank
Europe|MidEast|News|World

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests

An Israeli man orphaned during the Holocaust thought he would never meet any of his relatives

He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
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Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis

The Israeli military says that Israeli hostages held in a home that was struck by tank fire last Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling

Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show

Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to

UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show
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G7 denounces Israel's settlement expansion in West Bank

Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Thursday denounced Israel's move to expand its settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying it was "

G7 denounces Israel's settlement expansion in West Bank
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Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S.

Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says mediators have not yet provided updates on Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas said in a statement on Thursday that mediators have not yet provided the group with any updates regarding Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

Hamas says mediators have not yet provided updates on Gaza ceasefire talks
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Iran's acting foreign minister says indirect talks with US ongoing via Oman

Iran is still conducting indirect nuclear talks with the United States via Oman, Iran's Etemad newspaper on Thursday quoted Iran's acting foreign minister as saying.

Iran's acting foreign minister says indirect talks with US ongoing via Oman
Economy|Finance|Health|MidEast|News|US|World

Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply

An Iranian court has ordered the U.S. government to pay over $6.7 billion in compensation over a Swedish company stopping its supply of special dressings and bandages for those afflicted by a rare skin disorder after Washington imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic

Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply
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Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows

Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows
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Turkish journalist detained by Saudis over alleged Khashoggi remarks released, source says

A Turkish journalist who was detained in Saudi Arabia last week over alleged comments he made regarding the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been released, a

Turkish journalist detained by Saudis over alleged Khashoggi remarks released, source says
MidEast|News|World

How much has US-built Gaza aid pier helped get aid into Gaza?

A U.S.-built pier designed to increase flows of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip has been beset by challenges and is now expected to be permanently dismantled.

How much has US-built Gaza aid pier helped get aid into Gaza?
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Israel bombards Gaza City in one of the fiercest weeks of war, killing 26

Israel rained bombs on Gaza City during a week that residents described as comparable to the fiercest battle of the war, while a

Israel bombards Gaza City in one of the fiercest weeks of war, killing 26
MidEast|News|World

Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention

His right leg heavily bandaged because of a gunshot wound, Palestinian Tamer Ossama Salem al-Hafy lies in an Egyptian

Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
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Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left

It was around two hours after Gazan militants launched an onslaught on Israel’s southern border communities that major general in the Israeli reserves Yair Golan

Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
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Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel

Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel

Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel
Education|MidEast|News|World

A pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University in downtown Montreal is being dismantled

McGill University has closed its downtown campus as Montreal police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment

A pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University in downtown Montreal is being dismantled
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City

Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City

Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City
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US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds

US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds

US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds
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UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court on Wednesday sentenced 43 dissidents to life in prison for operating what it said was a Muslim Brotherhood group that aimed to commit attacks in

UAE court issues life sentences to 43 it says operated local Muslim Brotherhood group
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Lebanon's Hezbollah chief: Hamas negotiates on behalf of the entire Axis of Resistance

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas was conducting Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel on behalf of the entire "Axis of Resistance" and,

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief: Hamas negotiates on behalf of the entire Axis of Resistance
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Pakistan extends Afghan refugee registration cards for one year

Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost 1.5 million Afghans for a year, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after the U.N.

Pakistan extends Afghan refugee registration cards for one year
Crime|MidEast|News|Political

Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say

Activists say a mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad has ended with dozens of people sentenced to life in prison

Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say
MidEast|News|World

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey
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Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city

Israel is urging all Palestinians to leave Gaza’s largest city as bombardment appears to escalate throughout the besieged territory

Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city
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France gravely concerned over reported Israeli hit on Gaza tent camp

France said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned by reports that an Israeli missile had slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza where displaced civilians had gathered to

France gravely concerned over reported Israeli hit on Gaza tent camp
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
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Israel defence minister: important to seize chance for Gaza deal

Israel and the United States agree on the importance of seizing the opportunity for a Gaza ceasefire deal but challenges remain, Israel's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday after

Israel defence minister: important to seize chance for Gaza deal
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Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late Islamic State leader

An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against a wife of the late Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for working with the group and

Iraq issues death sentence against wife of late Islamic State leader
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Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal

Israeli airstrikes killed 20 Palestinians in central Gaza, including six children and three women, some of them inside a purported “safe zone” declared by the Israeli military, hospital authorities said

Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal
MidEast|News|World

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say

An Israeli missile slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza on Tuesday just as displaced people had gathered there to watch a

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say
Asia|MidEast|News|World

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
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A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say
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Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
MidEast|News|World

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon
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US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests
MidEast|News|US

White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US

The White House on Tuesday accused Tehran of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the U.S. and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by

White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US
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At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
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US-built aid pier in Gaza will reopen for a few days, then be removed permanently

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently

US-built aid pier in Gaza will reopen for a few days, then be removed permanently
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says

An official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group says an Israeli strike in Syria killed a former bodyguard of the group's leader

An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's defence minister OKs plan to start drafting ultra-Orthodox

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved a plan on Tuesday to start drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, a move likely to further strain relations within Prime

Israel's defence minister OKs plan to start drafting ultra-Orthodox
MidEast|News|Videos|World

Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan

Lebanon's Hezbollah published an almost 10-minute video on Tuesday showing footage of 17 military sites in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights which it said

Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan
MidEast|News|World

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities

An apparent Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza has killed at least 25 Palestinians

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast

Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed met Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader to visit him in his war capital Port Sudan since the

Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast
MidEast|News|US|World

Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha

Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt, the United States, and Israel in attendance, Egypt's state-

Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
MidEast|News|World

More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy

Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed more than two dozen people while advancing tanks in Gaza City

More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy
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Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders

Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
MidEast|News|World

House keys carry symbolic weight for Gaza families repeatedly displaced by war

Over nine months of war between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian families in Gaza have been uprooted repeatedly, driven back and forth across the territory to escape the fighting

House keys carry symbolic weight for Gaza families repeatedly displaced by war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's president-elect reaffirms policy towards Israel

President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran's anti-Israel stance on Monday, saying resistance movements across the region will not allow Israel’s "criminal policies" towards the

Iran's president-elect reaffirms policy towards Israel
MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know

Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know

Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal faces new hurdles as Israel sets conditions. Here’s what to know
MidEast|News|World

Syrians in Turkey fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad

President Tayyip Erdogan's sudden plan to invite his estranged Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for talks has raised fears among Syrians in Turkey of being sent

Syrians in Turkey fear for future after Erdogan plans talks with Assad
MidEast|News|World

Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by U.S. and other countries

Iraq on Monday exhibited several ancient artefacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following

Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by U.S. and other countries
MidEast|News|World

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say

Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights where Israel has a key surveillance

Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met

Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow for Israel to keep fighting until it achieves its war objectives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met
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Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
MidEast|News|World

IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the network's first look into Rafah since fighting began in the city three months ago.

IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network
MidEast|News|World

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
MidEast|News|World

Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death

An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been arrested

Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death
MidEast|News|World

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people

Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
MidEast|News|World

UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy

Britain wants a balanced position on the war in the Middle East and will use diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire is reached and hostages held by Palestinian

UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy
MidEast|News|World

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Saturday, the

Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen
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Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say

Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel give an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war, a Hamas and an Egyptian official said Saturday

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
MidEast|News|World

Saudi crown price keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says

Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran's president, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.

Saudi crown price keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
MidEast|Sports|World

Gaza's biggest soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians

Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in what was once the territory’s biggest soccer arena

Gaza's biggest soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians
MidEast|News|Political|World

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years

Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades and advanced plans to build thousands of new settlement homes

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters

An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea left Doha after meeting with Qatari mediators about Gaza ceasefire talks, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Friday.

Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters
MidEast|News|World

Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu for ‘loss of international trust’ during war

Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu for ‘loss of international trust’ during war

Ex-Israeli military spokesman blames Netanyahu  for ‘loss of international trust’ during war
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments

A spokesperson for Hamas says the group’s proposed amendments to the most recent U_S_ plan for a cease-fire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators.”

Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments
MidEast|News

Hamas says it rejects any statements about foreign forces entering Gaza

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it rejects any statements and positions that support plans for foreign forces to enter the Gaza Strip under any name or justification.

Hamas says it rejects any statements about foreign forces entering Gaza
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|Sports

Soccer-UEFA bans Turkey's Demiral for two games, fines England's Bellingham

Europe's football body UEFA handed a two-match ban on Friday to Turkish soccer player Merih Demiral for his politically charged "

Soccer-UEFA bans Turkey's Demiral for two games, fines England's Bellingham
MidEast|News|World

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum
MidEast|News|World

Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed

The Israeli military says it is conducting a counterterrorism activity that includes an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin

Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed
MidEast|News|World

Hamas briefs Hezbollah on proposal for ceasefire, Hezbollah welcomes step, sources say

The Palestinian militant group Hamas informed its ally Hezbollah it had agreed to a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the leader of the powerful

Hamas briefs Hezbollah on proposal for ceasefire, Hezbollah welcomes step, sources say
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
Election|MidEast|Political|World

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says

The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, has won the country's run-off

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
MidEast|News|Political|US

US sees 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas talks, senior official says

Hamas made a pretty significant adjustment in its position over a potential hostage release deal with Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday, expressing

US sees 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas talks, senior official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says

Saudi Arabia's main humanitarian agency said on Thursday the Israeli closure of Rafah and other crossings into Gaza was hampering its aid efforts to send

Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas

An Israeli government official said on Thursday that a delegation has been sent to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas.

Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says
MidEast|News|World

Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived

Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza

Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander

The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years

An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners

Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners
MidEast|News|World

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings
Americas|MidEast|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters clear out Canadian campus encampment

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out tents and tarps on Wednesday from a fenced-off grassy area on the campus of Canada's largest university, where for two months

Pro-Palestinian protesters clear out Canadian campus encampment
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says
MidEast|News|World

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's Mossad spy agency.

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid

An Israeli military evacuation order covering a third of the Gaza Strip has "wiped out" the United Nations' attempts to improve humanitarian aid

UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions continue to boil

Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Watchdog says Israel approved largest land seizure in West Bank in decades

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades

Watchdog says Israel approved largest land seizure in West Bank in decades
Business|MidEast|News|World

Houthi explosive drone boat attacks escalate Red Sea danger

Yemen's Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant ships that have

Houthi explosive drone boat attacks escalate Red Sea danger
Election|MidEast|News

Iran's Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was 'lower than expected'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the turnout in the first round of the country's presidential election was "lower than expected", semi-official Tasnim news

Iran's Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was 'lower than expected'
MidEast|News|World

U.S. envoy to hold talks in Paris on defusing Israel-Hezbollah conflict, NYT reports

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein plans to meet French officials in Paris on Wednesday to discuss ways to defuse the escalating cross-border fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the

U.S. envoy to hold talks in Paris on defusing Israel-Hezbollah conflict, NYT reports
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack

An Israeli soldier was killed and a second person was wounded in a stabbing in an Israeli mall on Wednesday that police said was a suspected terror attack.

Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack
MidEast|News|World

Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah

Many Palestinians were seeking shelter on Wednesday after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water shortages as

Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah
MidEast|News|World

Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks

Islamic authorities in Russia's mostly-Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil, after simultaneous

Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan ban full-face veil after attacks
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was coming to an end but that the war would not end

Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
Business|MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase

An Israeli commission investigating suspected wrongdoing in government purchases of submarines and missile boats from Germany issued a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu receives warning from panel probing submarine purchase
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency

The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday called on partners to fight back against efforts by Israel to have the

UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency
Health|MidEast|World

Medics aim to screen thousands of Gaza children for malnutrition

Medics in Gaza said on Monday they were working to step up screening of young children for severe malnutrition amid fears that hunger is

Medics aim to screen thousands of Gaza children for malnutrition
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency was sued on Monday by dozens of Israelis who accused it of aiding and abetting the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns

Germany is extremely concerned about rising violence on Israel's border with Lebanon and the growing risk of a full-blown regional conflict, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a

Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

New video shows bloodied Israeli hostages taken in pickup to Gaza

Crammed in the back of a pickup truck, smeared with blood, three Israeli hostages are being filmed by their jubilant Palestinian captors.

New video shows bloodied Israeli hostages taken in pickup to Gaza
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar

Oil prices rose about 1% on Monday, spurred by the prospect of strong summer driving demand and as tensions in the Middle East and drone attacks on Russian

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel remained committed to its proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, and his military chief said the remaining Hamas

Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah
MidEast|News|Political|World

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel on Monday of spreading misinformation about him during the more than eight-month-long war between Israel and

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine inches closer to EU dream after decade of war

A veteran of Ukraine's 2014 revolution who is now fighting Russian forces, Yehor Sobolev knows the price of Kyiv's decade-long drive to join the European Union as

Ukraine inches closer to EU dream after decade of war
MidEast|News|World

Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area

The U.S. military's floating pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian territory, the Pentagon said on Thursday, even as aid

Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah

Israel and the White House on Thursday condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticized Israeli

Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza

Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out raids inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air war to ground operations to root out Hamas

Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel links Gaza aid to hostages' release as humanitarian catastrophe looms

Israel said on Thursday there would be no pause in its siege of the Gaza Strip for aid or evacuations until

Israel links Gaza aid to hostages' release as humanitarian catastrophe looms
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah says calls for it not to intervene in war 'will have no effect'

Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas,

Hezbollah says calls for it not to intervene in war 'will have no effect'
MidEast|News|World

Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes

Palestinian rescue worker Ibrahim Hamdan has been on duty almost constantly since Saturday, dodging Israeli air strikes that have killed

Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes
MidEast|News|World

Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and

Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates

Calls for a humanitarian corridor or an escape route for Palestinians from Gaza as a conflict between Israel and the Palestinian

Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates
MidEast|News|US|World

First batch of U.S. citizens leaving Israel arrive in Cyprus by boat

Dozens of U.S. citizens from Israel arrived in Cyprus early Tuesday on the first evacuation boat organised by the United States amid the escalating crisis in the Middle

First batch of U.S. citizens leaving Israel arrive in Cyprus by boat
MidEast|News|World

Exclusive-Senior US general flies into Israel as its war with Hamas deepens

The top U.S. general overseeing American forces in the Middle East made an unannounced trip to Israel on Tuesday, saying he hoped to ensure its military has what

Exclusive-Senior US general flies into Israel as its war with Hamas deepens
MidEast|News|World

Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds

A blast at a hospital in Gaza City killed some 500 Palestinians on Tuesday in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign in retaliation for the Oct

Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread

U.S.

Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread
Finance|MidEast|News|Stock Markets|World

Shares wobble as Middle East strife fuels gains in oil, gold

Global shares steadied on Wednesday, while unease among investors about the risk of a widening conflict in the Middle East translated into a rise in the price of

Shares wobble as Middle East strife fuels gains in oil, gold
MidEast|News|World

Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday that they would soon see the Palestinian

Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'
MidEast|News|World

Trip to Israel ties Biden and US to any Gaza offensive

He came to bolster Israel's fight against Hamas and to offer aid to Palestinians suffering under an Israeli siege, but by flying into Tel Aviv when he did,

Trip to Israel ties Biden and US to any Gaza offensive
MidEast|Technology|World

Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict

As the Israel-Hamas war rages, regulators and analysts say a wave of online disinformation risks further inflaming

Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict
Business|Finance|MidEast|News|Stock Markets

Stocks slip as Treasuries graze 5%, Middle East war rages

Stocks tumbled on Thursday, under pressure from investor caution over the Middle East conflict and from the largest one-week rise in 10-year Treasury yields in 18

Stocks slip as Treasuries graze 5%, Middle East war rages
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza

The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on

Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel

Two newly freed American hostages, a Chicago-area woman and her teenage daughter, were reunited with family inside Israel on Friday

Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel
MidEast|News|World

Trucks to enter Gaza carrying medical supplies and food - Hamas

A convoy including 20 aid trucks was due to enter the Gaza Strip on Saturday from Egypt carrying medicine and food supplies, a statement from Palestinian group Hamas said.

Trucks to enter Gaza carrying medical supplies and food - Hamas
MidEast|News

Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime

Jordan's King Abdullah said in his opening speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that the forced or internal displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime.

Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime
MidEast|News|World

First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes

The first trucks bearing emergency humanitarian aid since Israel began a devastating siege of Gaza 12 days ago entered the enclave from

First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes
MidEast|News|US|World

US sees threat to US troops in Middle East, risk of escalation

The United States sees the prospect of a significant escalation in attacks on its troops in the Middle East and of Iran seeking to widen

US sees threat to US troops in Middle East, risk of escalation
MidEast|News|World

Israel pummels Gaza as US sees significant risk of attacks on Mideast interests

Fears that the Israel-Hamas war could mushroom into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday with Washington warning of a

Israel pummels Gaza as US sees significant risk of attacks on Mideast interests
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis

The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas militant group said on Monday it had released two more female civilian captives on health grounds in response to

Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis
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Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, says they offer chance of South Caucasus peace

Iran hosted talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday, saying they offered an opportunity to bring peace to the South Caucasus after Baku's forces last month

Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, says they offer chance of South Caucasus peace
MidEast|News|World

'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians

The United Nations, United States and Canada appealed on Tuesday for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war to allow safe

'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians
Health|MidEast|News|World

Freed Israeli grandmother is a peace activist who helped sick Gazans, grandson says

Yocheved Lifshitz, an Israeli grandmother released by Hamas militants on Monday, is a peace activist who together with her husband helped sick Palestinians in Gaza get to hospital for

Freed Israeli grandmother is a peace activist who helped sick Gazans, grandson says
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To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel

The United States and Russia have put forward rival plans at the United Nations to help Palestinian civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the

To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources

Qatari mediators are urging Hamas to quicken the pace of hostage releases to include women and children held in Gaza and to do so without expecting Israeli concessions

Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources
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Biden's Israel stance angers Arab, Muslim Americans; could jeopardize 2024 votes

Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies are criticizing President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, asking him to do more to prevent a

Biden's Israel stance angers Arab, Muslim Americans; could jeopardize 2024 votes
MidEast|News|World

Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting

Israel stepped up bombings of south Gaza, killing many Palestinians, officials said on Wednesday, as violence flared elsewhere in the

Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting
MidEast|News|US|World

US antisemitic incidents up about 400% since Israel-Hamas war began, report says

Antisemitic incidents in the United States rose by about 400% in slightly over two weeks since war broke out in the Middle East after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

US antisemitic incidents up about 400% since Israel-Hamas war began, report says
MidEast|News|World

In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation

In the south Lebanon town of Qana, where Israeli shelling killed more than 100 people in 1996 and some 28 died in an Israeli airstrike in 2006, escalating

In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation
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Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce

Israeli air and ground forces widened their attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, and the Palestinian militant group said its

Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce
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US puts new sanctions on Hamas, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

The U.S. on Friday issued a second round of sanctions on the Palestinian group Hamas following its attack this month on Israeli communities, including by

US puts new sanctions on Hamas, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately

The head of self-driving auto technologies firm Mobileye and one of Israel's leading businessmen, Amnon Shashua, on Sunday urged the immediate ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin

Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately
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Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source

Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the U.S., which will allow limited evacuations from besieged Gaza, a source briefed on deal

Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source
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Israeli general eyes admitting fuel to Gaza if hospitals run out

The chief of Israel's armed forces signalled willingness on Thursday to ease its wartime embargo on fuel for the Gaza Strip, saying that if hospitals there run out they could be

Israeli general eyes admitting fuel to Gaza if hospitals run out
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How Hamas aims to trap Israel in Gaza quagmire

Hamas has prepared for a long, drawn-out war in the Gaza Strip and believes it can hold up Israel's advance long enough to force its arch

How Hamas aims to trap Israel in Gaza quagmire
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Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah

Israel on Sunday rebuffed growing international pressure for a ceasefire and said its forces had encircled Gaza City as the

Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah
MidEast|News

US-Palestinian evacuees recount 'horror movie' of leaving Gaza

It took four failed attempts before Suzan Beseiso was able to get through the Rafah crossing into Egypt and escape the bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

US-Palestinian evacuees recount 'horror movie' of leaving Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'

Israel said on Tuesday its forces were operating deep in Gaza City in their battle to wipe out Hamas in the Palestinian enclave and

Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'
Asia|MidEast|News|World

G7 support for Ukraine will not dim due to Middle East conflict, Japan says

G7 support for Ukraine in its war with Russia will not be affected by the intensifying Middle East conflict, Japan said on Tuesday as the group's

G7 support for Ukraine will not dim due to Middle East conflict, Japan says
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Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital

At least 19 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house near a hospital in north Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp on Wednesday,

Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital
MidEast|News|World

G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict

G7 foreign ministers are set to issue a joint statement on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday and are expected to call for temporary pauses in

G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict
MidEast|News

U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict.

U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink
MidEast|News|World

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire

Iran's supreme leader delivered a clear message to the head of Hamas when they met in Tehran in early November, according to three

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire
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France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence 'policy of terror'

France on Thursday condemned violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, calling it a "policy of terror" aimed at displacing Palestinians and urging Israeli authorities

France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence 'policy of terror'
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Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas

Jordan's foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel's goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in

Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas
MidEast|News|Political|World

Gulf Arab state Bahrain calls for Hamas-Israel 'hostage trade'

The crown prince of Gulf Arab state Bahrain on Friday called for a "hostage trade" between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel in order to achieve a

Gulf Arab state Bahrain calls for Hamas-Israel 'hostage trade'
MidEast|News|World

Analysis-Russia's Putin tries to use Gaza war to his geopolitical advantage

Russian President Vladimir Putin waited three days before commenting on Hamas' massacre of Israelis, which happened to take place on his 71st birthday.

Analysis-Russia's Putin tries to use Gaza war to his geopolitical advantage
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Israel's government faces pressure as hostage families march on Jerusalem seeking answers

The families of Israeli hostages and thousands of their supporters arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday at the end of a five-day march to confront the government

Israel's government faces pressure as hostage families march on Jerusalem seeking answers
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|World

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner

The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was "illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter" on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner
MidEast|News|World

Three Americans expected to be included in Gaza hostage release-US official

Three Americans held by Hamas in Gaza since its attack on Israel last month are expected to be among at least 50 hostages to be released by the Islamist Palestinian group under

Three Americans expected to be included in Gaza hostage release-US official
MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostage release will not start before Friday, Israel says

The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's national security

Gaza hostage release will not start before Friday, Israel says
MidEast|News|World

No Gaza hostage release will start before Friday, says Israel

The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's

No Gaza hostage release will start before Friday, says Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on edge over world events

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday with heightened security measures in place and tensions running high over the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on edge over world events
MidEast|News|World

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war's first truce, the Red Cross said, including

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce
MidEast|News|World

Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana

Tens of thousands of Cubans on Thursday marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana charging Israel was committing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.

Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana
MidEast|News|World

Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce

Hamas handed over 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday night, Qatar's

Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce
MidEast|News|World

Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce

Thirteen Israelis and four Thai nationals arrived in Israel on Sunday in the second release of hostages from Hamas captivity in

Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce
MidEast|News|World

Hamas frees 12 hostages, Israel expected to release 30 prisoners

Hamas has freed 12 more hostages, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday, the fifth day

Hamas frees 12 hostages, Israel expected to release 30 prisoners
MidEast|News|World

Baby remains hostage in Gaza as others go free in Israel-Hamas deal

Ten-month-old Kfir Bibas has spent more than 50 days of his young life in captivity in Gaza and, according to Israel, has been handed over by Hamas to another

Baby remains hostage in Gaza as others go free in Israel-Hamas deal
MidEast|News|World

Report of Israeli hostage family's deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an

Report of Israeli hostage family's deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks
MidEast|News|World

UN chief says Gaza in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the Gaza Strip was in the midst of an "epic humanitarian catastrophe", urging the

UN chief says Gaza in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe'
MidEast|News|World

White House says Israel to allow aid trucks into Gaza

The White House said on Friday it believed Israel will allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza after a lull due to resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas militants, but

White House says Israel to allow aid trucks into Gaza
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Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday met relatives of three people seized by Hamas in Israel and now held in Gaza, lending his

Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages
MidEast|News|World

Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds

Israeli ground forces were confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday in its clearest

Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds
MidEast|News|US|World

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

The U.S. on Tuesday began imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Washington officials said,

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
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US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted

A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that's closely linked with Palestinians

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted
MidEast|News|World

Crew of seized Galaxy Leader allowed 'modest' contact with families -shipowner

The crew of the Galaxy Leader commercial ship seized by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis last month have been allowed "modest contact" with their families while various countries push

Crew of seized Galaxy Leader allowed 'modest' contact with families -shipowner
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza as civilians say no place is safe

Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of

Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza as civilians say no place is safe
MidEast|News

Exclusive-Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea

Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen's Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two

Exclusive-Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza

Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday and said it had attacked dozens of targets, leaving 350

Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?

Israeli forces unleashed an aerial and ground blitz against Hamas in Gaza after a cross-border rampage by the enclave's ruling

How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?
MidEast|News|World

Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza's border with Egypt to escape Israeli bombardments,

Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack
MidEast|News|World

Hanukkah in wartime: Israelis take stock two months on

Two months into a war with Hamas, the faces of Israelis taken hostage to Gaza still appear on individual posters plastered across Jerusalem bus stops and flashed

Hanukkah in wartime: Israelis take stock two months on
MidEast|News|World

Israel increases Gaza strikes, UN decries 'humanitarian nightmare'

Israel sharply increased strikes on the Gaza Strip, pounding the length of the Palestinian enclave and killing hundreds in a new, expanded

Israel increases Gaza strikes, UN decries 'humanitarian nightmare'
MidEast|News|US|World

Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News

The Palestinian Authority is working with U.S. officials on a plan to run Gaza after the war is over, Bloomberg News reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.

Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News
MidEast|News|World

Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza

The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells for Israel's Merkava tanks for use in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza,

Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|US

Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building

Several dozen activists calling for the United States to push for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas briefly protested in a U.S.

Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building
MidEast|News|World

United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member

United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel suffers worst combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation

Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month on Wednesday after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza City, and faced

Israel suffers worst combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation
MidEast|News|World

Israel strikes length of Gaza as US pushes for 'lower intensity' war

Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing families in their homes even as Washington's envoy discussed how its ally

Israel strikes length of Gaza as US pushes for 'lower intensity' war
MidEast|News|World

Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment

Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month-old war on

Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment
MidEast|News|World

Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops

The Israeli army's death toll in Gaza is already almost twice as high as during a ground offensive in 2014, a

Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops
MidEast|News|World

Gazans say they fear a fate worse than bombs: permanent exile

With Israeli bombs pounding the length of the Gaza Strip, Gazans have been squeezed up against the border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula at the town of Rafah and

Gazans say they fear a fate worse than bombs: permanent exile
MidEast|News|World

Palestinians must find new path from Israeli rule after war, top official says

Immediately after Israel's war in Gaza ends, all Palestinian factions including Hamas must take a serious look at the failure of their policies to

Palestinians must find new path from Israeli rule after war, top official says
MidEast|News|US|World

In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war

U.S.

In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks

Israel kept pounding the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yemen's pro-Palestinian Houthi movement vowed to defy a U.S.-led naval

Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine says it defeated Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launched its fifth air attack this month targeting Kyiv and air defence systems destroyed all drones on approach to the capital, Ukrainian military officials said early on

Ukraine says it defeated Russian drone attack on Kyiv
MidEast|News|Technology|US|Videos|World

Meta Oversight Board says Israel-Hamas videos should not have been removed

Meta Platform's Oversight Board said on Tuesday that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict

Meta Oversight Board says Israel-Hamas videos should not have been removed
Business|Economy|MidEast|Technology|Travel|World

Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Attacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have disrupted international commerce on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea
MidEast|News|US|World

Analysis-Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce

Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its

Analysis-Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce
MidEast|News|World

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks

Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated on Thursday with some of the most intense Israeli bombardment of the war and

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks
MidEast|News|World

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape
MidEast|News|US|World

Baghdad condemns U.S strike on Iraqi military positions

Iraq's government condemned on Tuesday overnight U.S. air strikes on Iraqi military positions that it said killed one serviceman and wounded 18 other people, calling them a "clear

Baghdad condemns U.S strike on Iraqi military positions
MidEast|News|World

Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20 in south

Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of

Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20 in south
MidEast|News|World

Gaza in 2024: Signs of more devastation, open-ended occupation

The war aims of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gaza's Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar look unattainable in 2024, and their fight may consign the Palestinian

Gaza in 2024: Signs of more devastation, open-ended occupation
MidEast|News|World

More than 180 Palestinians killed as Israel forges on with Gaza assault

Tens of thousands of fleeing Palestinians sought shelter on Friday as Israeli tanks pushed through the central Gaza Strip, with more than

More than 180 Palestinians killed as Israel forges on with Gaza assault
MidEast|News|World

Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war

Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through

Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war
MidEast|News|World

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza

Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official

The U.S. military carried out a retaliatory strike in Baghdad on Thursday that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken on diplomatic push in Israel as it says Gaza war to continue through 2024

U.S.

Blinken on diplomatic push in Israel as it says Gaza war to continue through 2024
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|US

Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up

U.S.

Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up
MidEast|World

US optimistic Yemen strikes degraded Houthi capabilities

The Pentagon on Friday appeared to be cautiously optimistic that Iran-backed Houthis will be unable to replicate the type of complex attacks they

US optimistic Yemen strikes degraded Houthi capabilities
World|MidEast|News

Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel

Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages on Monday after warning Israel they might be killed

Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel
Asia|MidEast|News|World

North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's foreign minister

North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has

North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's foreign minister
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension

Pakistan said it used killer drones and rockets to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory strike

Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
MidEast|News|US|World

US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen

U.S. and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities

US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen
MidEast|News|World

What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

The Gaza war has put renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, still seen by many countries as the path to peace even though the negotiating process has

What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
MidEast|News|World

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza

U.N. judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency

U.N. officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-

UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill 3 gunmen in West Bank hospital, army says

Israeli forces killed three Palestinian gunmen in a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the army said, adding that one had been suspected of planning an

Israeli forces kill 3 gunmen in West Bank hospital, army says
MidEast|News|World

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal

Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
MidEast|News|Political|World

Yemen Houthi leader says group will further escalate if attacks on Gaza do not stop

The leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that the group will further escalate if the Israeli attack on Gaza does not stop.

Yemen Houthi leader says group will further escalate if attacks on Gaza do not stop
MidEast|News|World

Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest

An Israeli air strike on an apartment in southern Gaza killed six people on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said

Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire

U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire plan

Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources

Senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon linked to an attack that killed

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned

Mediators from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the

Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned
MidEast|News|US|World

Exclusive-US-backed force in Syria: more air defence needed after deadly drone attack

A force that has been the backbone of the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State said additional air defences should be deployed in northeast Syria after six of its

Exclusive-US-backed force in Syria: more air defence needed after deadly drone attack
MidEast|News|World

Displaced Gazans resort to living in chicken sheds

With one million Gazans displaced from their homes by Israeli bombardments seeking refuge in the border town of Rafah, five families have moved into a

Displaced Gazans resort to living in chicken sheds
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Netanyahu says 'enough' remaining Israeli hostages alive to warrant Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired on Sunday that "enough" of the 132 remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza are alive to justify Israel's ongoing war in

Netanyahu says 'enough' remaining Israeli hostages alive to warrant Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Palestinians see little solace in Western sanctions against some settlers

U.S., British and French sanctions against some Jewish settlers accused of political violence have brought little solace to Palestinians in the

Palestinians see little solace in Western sanctions against some settlers
MidEast|World

Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up - IRNA

Iran unveiled new weaponry on Saturday including what it said was the locally made Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, the official IRNA

Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up - IRNA
Africa|MidEast|News|World

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander

A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups

Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander
MidEast|News|World

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home
MidEast|News|World

Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement

Israeli leaders planned to convene on Saturday to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover

Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation heads to Qatar for ceasefire deal push

Israeli officials headed on Monday to Qatar, where Hamas has its political office, to work on terms of a Gaza truce and hostage

Israeli delegation heads to Qatar for ceasefire deal push
MidEast|News|World

Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis affecting over 2 million people.

Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis
MidEast|News|Political|World

Russia calls on Palestinians to unite at Moscow talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday urged Palestinian groups holding talks in Moscow about the formation of a unified government to set aside their differences and

Russia calls on Palestinians to unite at Moscow talks
Arts|MidEast|News|World

Arab musicians' songs about Gaza put spotlight on Palestinian issues

From pathos to praise of Hamas, songs written by musicians across the Middle East in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza are putting

Arab musicians' songs about Gaza put spotlight on Palestinian issues
MidEast|News|World

Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, sources with

Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say

Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday.

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say
MidEast|News|US|World

Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will meet with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz, a White House official told Reuters.

Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official
MidEast|News|World

Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede

Israel's military has completed a preliminary review of civilian deaths at a Gaza aid convoy last week, which determined that forces did not strike the convoy and that most

Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough as Ramadan deadline looms

Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators broke up on Tuesday in Cairo with no breakthrough, with just days left to halt

Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough as Ramadan deadline looms
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Hamas-linked website warns Palestinians not to work with Israel'

A Hamas-linked website on Monday warned Palestinian individuals or groups against co-operating with Israel to provide security for aid convoys amid the five-month

Hamas-linked website warns Palestinians not to work with Israel'
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Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity

A second ship with food aid to Gaza was being loaded in Cyprus, a charity arranging the mission said on Thursday, as the first ship in a pilot trial of maritime deliveries neared

Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity
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Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes a first stage of releasing Israeli women, children, elderly, and the ill hostages in exchange for the

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners
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Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel

Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel
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Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says

Egypt is seeking to reach a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increase entry of aid and to allow displaced people in the south of the enclave to move to the north, President Abdel Fattah

Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says
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White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week

U.S. and Israeli officials will likely meet early next week in Washington to discuss Israel's military operation in Rafah, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre

White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week
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Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground

Israel killed 14 people in air strikes in Rafah on Tuesday, Palestinian medical officials said, as the United States urged a rethink

Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground
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Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity

A U.S.-based charity said a consignment of almost 200 tons of food aid had reached starving people in northern Gaza on Tuesday, a week after being despatched via a maritime route

Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity
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US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue

Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution

US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue
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Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza

Arab ministers held talks with a Palestinian official in Cairo on Thursday to discuss efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and were due to meet U.S.

Arab ministers meet Palestinian official in Cairo to discuss Gaza
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UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and

UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals, Palestinian medics say

Israel's military killed dozens of people in new attacks in Gaza, Palestinian medics said on Monday, and its forces maintained a blockade of two hospitals where

Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals, Palestinian medics say
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Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say

Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources

Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say
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Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down

Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow
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Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks

Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday Iran gave wide notice days before Saturday's drone and

Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks
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Wars to dominate G7 talks as foreign ministers seek path to peace

Efforts to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine will dominate this week's meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers, host Italy's top

Wars to dominate G7 talks as foreign ministers seek path to peace
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Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint

Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew

Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint
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Swiss franc, yen modestly up, but off highs, as Iran, Israel defuse tension

The safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen pared gains on Friday after Tehran signaled it has no plans to retaliate against Israel, which launched what

Swiss franc, yen modestly up, but off highs, as Iran, Israel defuse tension
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Equities gain, gold drops as fears of wider Middle East conflict ease

Investors scaled back safe-haven bets on Monday as worries over a wider Middle East conflict eased, boosting world equities and pressuring

Equities gain, gold drops as fears of wider Middle East conflict ease
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Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine

Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran's nuclear doctrine, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday, days after a Revolutionary Guards commander warned that Tehran might change

Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine
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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes
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Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel

Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West

Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel
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Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn

Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover

Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn
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Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah

Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence

Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah
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US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis

The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in

US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis
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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response

Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods

Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
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For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson

Before students set up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on a Columbia University lawn last week, some of them took an optional course called "Columbia 1968"

For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson
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Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall

Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City

Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall
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Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says

U.S.

Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed-up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
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Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says

Israel will carry out an operation against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether or not a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached, Prime Minister

Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says
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Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Gaza Strip is suffering an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe nearly eight months since Israel launched a devastating offensive in response to the Oct.

Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups.

Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
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Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range

Yemen's Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range, military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Friday.

Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range
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UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'

An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the U.N.

UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'
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Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm

Israeli forces killed five Palestinians, including four fighters from the militant group Hamas, in an overnight raid near the city of Tulkarm in the

Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm
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Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments

The occupation of a building at Columbia University by pro-Palestinian student protesters was in its 18th hour when photos and videos dinged across students'

Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments
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Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank

Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against

Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank
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Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI

Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity grew at a steady rate in April despite a slowdown in new order growth, a survey showed on Sunday, with domestic demand driving output.

Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI
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With bright tents and sombre mood, protesting UK students show solidarity with US peers

British students set up pro-Palestinian protest encampments on Oxford and Cambridge universities' historic campuses on a cloudy spring Monday, in a show of

With bright tents and sombre mood, protesting UK students show solidarity with US peers
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To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again

Lashed by the rain and fearful of Israeli bombs, Palestinian civilians headed out of sodden tented camps or family homes in Rafah on

To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again
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US believes Hamas, Israel can break Gaza ceasefire impasse; Israeli forces cut Rafah aid route

By Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO -The U.S. said negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire should be able to close the gaps between Israel and Hamas while Israeli forces seized

US believes Hamas, Israel can break Gaza ceasefire impasse; Israeli forces cut Rafah aid route
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Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it was unwilling to make more concessions to

Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire
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Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing,

Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks
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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime

Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal
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UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
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UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson

The main United Nations aid agency for Palestinians closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after local Israeli residents set fire to areas at the edge of the

UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson
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Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one

The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday that efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan

Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one
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Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest U.S. crackdowns on Gaza protests

Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of

Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest U.S. crackdowns on Gaza protests
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Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah

Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah
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Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah

Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding

Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
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Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'

About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian

Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'
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Sirens sound for the dead and for rockets on Israeli Memorial Day

Memorial sirens for generations of Israeli war dead sounded on Monday while air raid sirens warned of incoming shells from the conflict triggered by the Oct.

Sirens sound for the dead and for rockets on Israeli Memorial Day
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Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza

The University of Amsterdam on Monday said it would remain closed for two days after police moved in to end a pro-Palestinian protest at one of its campuses earlier on the day.

Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza
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Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site

Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for

Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site
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'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court

South Africa urged the U.N.'s top court on Thursday to order a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern

'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court
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What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of

What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
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Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing

Israel's tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs from militants

Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing
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Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open

Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the defence minister demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open
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Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm

Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a patrol heard suspected gunshots near Israel's embassy

Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm
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Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier

Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier
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New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
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Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
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Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition

Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition
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What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday.

What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?
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Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say seven killed

Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing seven Palestinians, including a doctor and a teenager, during a major operation that

Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say seven killed
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In divided Iran, president's death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration

Iran proclaimed five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, though the muted atmosphere revealed little of the spectacular public grief that has

In divided Iran, president's death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration
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US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule

Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of

US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule
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Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes

Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, residents

Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes
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Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city

President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a

Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city
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UK Labour leader Starmer says wants to recognise Palestinian state as part of peace process

Britain's opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Friday he wanted to recognise a Palestinian state if he won power in an upcoming general election, but said that such a move would

UK Labour leader Starmer says wants to recognise Palestinian state as part of peace process
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Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40

Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on
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US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was closely monitoring the probe into a deadly Israeli airstrike it called tragic, but that the recent deaths in

US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid
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Israel denies strike on camp near Rafah that Gaza officials say killed 21 people

Israel's military denied striking a tent camp west of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people

Israel denies strike on camp near Rafah that Gaza officials say killed 21 people
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Lebanon backtracks on ICC jurisdiction to probe alleged war crimes

Lebanon has reversed a move to authorise the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes on its soil, prompting a prominent rights group to deplore

Lebanon backtracks on ICC jurisdiction to probe alleged war crimes
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Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death

Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister

Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death
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Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry

Palestinian tailor Anwar Abu Keresh used to take out the clothes of his Gaza customers but after eight months of Israel's military campaign and the hunger

Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry
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U.S.-sanctioned ex-officer among Iranian candidates to replace Raisi

U.S.-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died

U.S.-sanctioned ex-officer among Iranian candidates to replace Raisi
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Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise Biden's Gaza peace plan

Gaza conflict mediators on Saturday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by U.S.

Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise Biden's Gaza peace plan
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UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood

A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognise a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East.

UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood
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Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel

Large swaths of northern Israel were engulfed by wild fires set off by rockets launched from Lebanon by the militant group Hezbollah, with rescue teams battling on Monday to get

Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel
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Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?

Lebanon's Hezbollah has drawn on an expanded arsenal in ongoing hostilities with Israel, with leader Sayyed Hassan Nasdallah saying in a speech on Wednesday the Iran-backed group had

Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?
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Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal
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Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main

Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid
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Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats

Lebanese product designer Tara Tabet does not want to see her country pulled into a full-scale war with Israel, but like many of her compatriots is bracing for possible

Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats
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Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of July 5 runoff

Iranian presidential candidates have discussed the impact of economic sanctions imposed on their country by the United States and other Western nations, and presented their views about reviving a nuclear deal with world powers

Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of July 5 runoff
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Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment

An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada's largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University of Toronto's

Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment
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Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power
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4 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank's Nur Shams camp, health ministry says

At least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on the West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp, the Palestinian health ministry said on Tuesday.

4 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank's Nur Shams camp, health ministry says
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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they, along with the Islamic resistance in Iraq, have conducted a joint military operation, attacking a vital target in Israel's Haifa.

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa
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UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October

The United Nations said on Tuesday that an order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate areas of Khan Younis and Rafah was the largest such edict in the Gaza Strip since 1.1

UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October
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Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
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Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president

French prosecutors have asked the country's highest court to rule on the validity of the international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad over complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war

Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president
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Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries

Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from Syrians angered by

Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
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Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?

The plan for post-war Gaza that Israel pitched to U.S. allies is to run the strip in cooperation with powerful local families

Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?
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Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of supporters in Friday's run-off

Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
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Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says

Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis is virtually empty with staff and patients fleeing the facility after the Israeli army ordered residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate,

Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says
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Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation

An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
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Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision

Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision

Senior Gaza doctor alleges ‘severe torture’ following release from Israeli detention as politicians clash over decision
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Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza

Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could

Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza
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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again

Israeli tanks backed by warplanes and drones advanced deeper into the western part of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Wednesday, killing eight people, according

Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again
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Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says

Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George

Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
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Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey
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Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel

Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen's Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of

Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel
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Egypt unlawfully deported Sudanese refugees, rights group says

Egypt has carried out mass arrests and unlawful deportations of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Sudan, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday.

Egypt unlawfully deported Sudanese refugees, rights group says
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Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza
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Salvage firm confirms sinking of Greek-owned Tutor struck by Houthis

The Greek-owned Tutor coal carrier attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea last week has sunk, salvagers confirmed on Wednesday.

Salvage firm confirms sinking of Greek-owned Tutor struck by Houthis
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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted four ships 'linked to the US, UK and Israel'

Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they conducted four military operations targeting four ships in the Red, Arabian and Mediterranean Seas as well as the Indian Ocean "linked to the

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted four ships 'linked to the US, UK and Israel'
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Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say

Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries

Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say
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US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support

US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support

US victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over alleged Hamas support
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Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court

More than 100 victims and relatives of victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, accusing the countries of

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Houthis believed to have sunk second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, UKMTO says

Yemen's Houthi militants are believed to have sunk a second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime

Houthis believed to have sunk second ship, the Tutor, in the Red Sea, UKMTO says
Africa|Asia|MidEast|News|US

US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats

A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe

US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
MidEast|News|World

UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause

The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of

UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause
Economy|Europe|MidEast|News

Oil settles over 1% higher on mounting tension in Europe, Mideast

Oil settled more than 1% higher on Tuesday due to escalating geopolitical risk in Europe and the Middle East, where wars continue to threaten global supply.

Oil settles over 1% higher on mounting tension in Europe, Mideast
Asia|Business|Europe|MidEast|Technology|US|World

Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, EU, US as strategic defense markets

Brazilian planemaker Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and the United States as strategic markets for its defense unit as it

Embraer sees India, Saudi Arabia, EU, US as strategic defense markets
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal

Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier

Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal
MidEast|News|World

Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war

Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N.

Sudan and UAE clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza

The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks

Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza
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Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
MidEast|News|World

Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza that’s currently filled with displaced civilians

Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war

Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after

UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza

Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps

Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the

Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Saudi Arabia's net foreign direct investment rises 5.6% in first quarter

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia rose 5.6% to 9.5 billion riyals ($2.53 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, government data showed on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia's net foreign direct investment rises 5.6% in first quarter
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‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

US proposes new language to revive stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts
MidEast|News|World

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official

A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official
MidEast|News|World

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

The United Nations says workers have begun moving tons of humanitarian aid that had been piled up at a United States-built pier off Gaza's coast and distributing it to warehouses in the besieged territory

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
MidEast|News|World

US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months

US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia

Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia

Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia
MidEast|News|World

UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS

The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq

UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
Election|MidEast|News|World

Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off

In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing women's rights, more social

Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
Election|MidEast|News|Political|World

Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off

A moderate lawmaker will face Iran supreme leader's protege in a run-off presidential election on July 5 after the country's interior ministry said on Saturday that

Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off
MidEast|News|World

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming to an end after a series of problems

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza

The al-Kahloot family is living on memories in Gaza after being displaced by Israeli bombardment and then returning to live in a large tent pitched

Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern Israel

Air raid sirens sounded across cities in northern Israel on Thursday and about 40 rockets had been fired from Lebanon in the afternoon, Israel's military said.

Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern Israel
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation

Hezbollah is drawing on more of its arsenal in its conflict with Israel even as it declares no interest in a full-scale war, an

Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|US|World

France, US to push roadmap to stop Hezbollah-Israel escalation - Macron

The United States, France and Israel have agreed to work together to step up efforts to push forward a roadmap presented by Paris earlier this year to defuse tensions

France, US to push roadmap to stop Hezbollah-Israel escalation - Macron
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's

Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones
MidEast|News|World

Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen

Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed down to a Swedish citizen in Iraq.

Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
MidEast|News|World

G7 warns Iran over continuing nuclear programme escalation

The Group of Seven leaders warned Iran on Friday against advancing its nuclear enrichment programme and said they would be ready to enforce new measures if Tehran were to

G7 warns Iran over continuing nuclear programme escalation
MidEast|News|World

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern Israel, the military said as an

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas
MidEast|News|World

Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks

New report warns that almost all of Gaza will face famine within the next three months. CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at the impact the lack of food is already having on the most vulnerable.

Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks
MidEast|News|US|World

Erdogan says Biden faces a test of sincerity in handling of the Gaza war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that U.S. President Joe Biden is undergoing "a test of sincerity" in his handling of the Gaza war.

Erdogan says Biden faces a test of sincerity in handling of the Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that mediators for Qatar and Egypt plan to engage Hamas militants soon to

White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said, as forces continued to push in and

Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal 'consistent' with principles of US plan, leader says

Hamas' response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal is consistent with the principles put forward in U.S.

Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal 'consistent' with principles of US plan, leader says
MidEast|News|World

Swedish diplomat in 'seventh heaven' following release from Iran

Swedish citizen Johan Floderus said he was in seventh heaven following his release from an Iranian prison on Saturday, in a recording published on the Swedish government's

Swedish diplomat in 'seventh heaven' following release from Iran
MidEast|News|World

Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah

Intensified cross-border fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement into Israel could trigger serious escalation, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Palestinian Authority at risk of collapse this summer, Norway says

The Palestinian Authority could collapse in the coming months, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Monday, citing a lack of funding, continuing

Palestinian Authority at risk of collapse this summer, Norway says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Gaza hostilities continue despite Israeli armed forces announcement, UNRWA chief says

Hostilities continue in Rafah and southern Gaza despite the Israeli military's announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to

Gaza hostilities continue despite Israeli armed forces announcement, UNRWA chief says
MidEast|News|US|World

US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza has once again been removed because of sea conditions, the Pentagon said on Friday, adding it did not make sense for it to return until aid is

US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says
MidEast|News|US|World

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

U.S. officials say the pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
MidEast|News|World

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza have fled intensifying Israeli fire in the north Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's deputy prime minister accusing property owners of

Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
MidEast|News|US|World

Senior Hamas leader says proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire 'not significant'

The changes that Hamas has requested to a ceasefire proposal by the United States are "not significant" and include the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, a

Senior Hamas leader says proposed amendments to Gaza ceasefire 'not significant'
MidEast|News|World

US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East

US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
MidEast|News|World

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
MidEast|News|World

Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria's Assad to restore ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to help restore bilateral relations between the

Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria's Assad to restore ties
Africa|Americas|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says

An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of

Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Palestinian official rejects Israeli minister's move on West Bank settlements

A senior Palestinian official rejected on Friday a move by Israel's finance minister intended to promote new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying

Palestinian official rejects Israeli minister's move on West Bank settlements
Crime|MidEast|News|World

5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels

A ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated missile fire in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

Oil settles up on Mideast tension, gains curbed as interest rate cuts pushed back

Oil settled higher on Wednesday as ongoing tensions in the Middle East lent support to prices, but news that interest rate cuts could start as late as December

Oil settles up on Mideast tension, gains curbed as interest rate cuts pushed back
MidEast|News|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy has 'productive' talks with Saudi crown prince

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held "productive and energetic" talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman focusing on this week's "Peace Summit" in

Ukraine's Zelenskiy has 'productive' talks with Saudi crown prince
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas seeking US guarantees in Gaza ceasefire plan, sources say

Hamas wants written guarantees from the United States for a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip in order to

Hamas seeking US guarantees in Gaza ceasefire plan, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Hamas official denies group presented new ideas for Gaza truce deal

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan denied on Wednesday that the Palestinian Islamist group had put forward new ideas for the U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, after U.S.

Hamas official denies group presented new ideas for Gaza truce deal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says

Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes

'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political

As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts

Tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas have seeped into the festivities at LGBTQ+ Pride events across the U.S. They have spurred boycotts and demonstrations and exposed divisions within the movement

As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts
MidEast|World

Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue

Hamas proposed "numerous changes" in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes, U.S.

Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue
Environment|MidEast|Science|World

Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say

The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists

Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say
MidEast|News|US|World

Turkey is anchored in the West despite split on Gaza, US envoy says

Turkey remains firmly anchored in the West and its partnership with the United States has never been stronger even as the sides remain split on

Turkey is anchored in the West despite split on Gaza, US envoy says
MidEast|News|World

Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight

It is not only the ever-present danger from Israeli bombardment or ground fighting that makes life a trial for Gaza's Palestinian civilians.

Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight
MidEast|News|US|World

US discussing release of suspended bomb shipment with Israel, official says

The United States is discussing with Israel the release of a shipment of 500-pound bombs that was suspended in May over worries about the military operation in Rafah, a U.S.

US discussing release of suspended bomb shipment with Israel, official says
MidEast|News|World

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling
MidEast|News|Political|World

Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence

Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Israeli settlers it said had taken part in extremist violence in the West Bank, the second time in just over a month Ottawa has taken

Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence
MidEast|World

UAE mosques ordered to shorten Fridays sermons during heat of summer

The United Arab Emirates has instructed mosque preachers across the country to limit the duration of Friday sermons and prayers to a maximum 10 minutes as searing

UAE mosques ordered to shorten Fridays sermons during heat of summer
MidEast|News|World

Israel's bombs flatten swaths of Lebanon village amid fears of wider war

Satellite images showing much of the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in ruins after months of Israeli air strikes offer a glimpse of

Israel's bombs flatten swaths of Lebanon village amid fears of wider war
Africa|Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets

Spice maker McCormick beats quarterly results on strong EMEA business

McCormick beat market expectations for second-quarter profit and sales on Thursday, led by strong demand for its spices and seasonings in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Spice maker McCormick beats quarterly results on strong EMEA business
MidEast|News|World

Hamas responds to Egypt, Qatar on Gaza ceasefire plan; source says group proposes new timeline

Mediators Egypt and Qatar received a response from Hamas and Palestinian groups to a U.S. ceasefire plan for Gaza, the Egyptian and Qatari governments said on Tuesday as an official

Hamas responds to Egypt, Qatar on Gaza ceasefire plan; source says group proposes new timeline
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say

A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for two days because of rough seas due to weather, three U.S.

Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say
MidEast|News|World

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by the United Nations Security Council resolution for a plan to end the war

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says

There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor said on Thursday,

Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels

A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Health|MidEast|News|World

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad

Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing

Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour, extortion, torture and killing,

Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
MidEast|News|World

Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says

The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday the killings of civilians in Gaza during the Israeli operation to free four hostages, as well as Palestinian armed groups' holding of

Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says
MidEast|News|World

Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law

Israel's parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the

Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets

Saint-Gobain agrees to buy FOSROC for around $1 billion

France's Saint-Gobain has entered into an agreement to buy Dubai-based construction chemicals company FOSROC for around 960 million euros ($1.03 billion) to drive its international

Saint-Gobain agrees to buy FOSROC for around $1 billion
MidEast|News|World

Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate

Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered with the Saudi authorities, with the result that many had no access

Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate
Environment|Health|MidEast

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s tent camps for displaced families

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says

Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says
Election|MidEast|News

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
Asia|MidEast|News|World

UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban not about recognition, says UN

A United Nations-led meeting with Afghanistan's Taliban in Qatar this weekend will not be a discussion about international recognition of the group, U.N.

UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban not about recognition, says UN
Education|MidEast|News|US

California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order

Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests

California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order
MidEast|News|World

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say

Israel, under pressure from Western allies to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is preparing to boost electricity to a desalination plant so

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Hamas, Palestinian authority welcome UN Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas’s welcomed a U.N.

Hamas, Palestinian authority welcome UN Security Council resolution for Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war

The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he was concerned by the possible spread of the Gaza war across the region, including to the West Bank, despite aid agencies being

UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea

A U.S.-operated temporary pier delivering aid to war-ravaged Gaza faces a mountain of logistical challenges, the most recent of which is looting, officials said on

Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea
MidEast|News|World

‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors

CNN's Paula Hancocks tells the story of one Palestinian family that found themselves caught in the middle of the June 8th operation Israeli forces hailed as a daring success but left this family suffering an unimaginable loss.

‘This is the blood of my son’: While Israel hailed rescue of four hostages, Palestinians recall the horrors
Election|MidEast|News|World

Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?

On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.

Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?
MidEast|News|World

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign

Sweltering summer weather is worsening conditions in Gaza where nearly all the 2.3 million inhabitants have been driven from their homes by

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign
MidEast|News|World

Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign

Hazem Farjallah wails as he lies in the Gaza hospital corridor, his head bandaged and his aunt by his side, days after he was injured by Israeli bombardment and

Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign
MidEast|News|World

Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen

A ship operated by Russian shipping group Sovcomflot rescued the crew of a tanker taking in water off Yemen's coast this week, the state-owned company, which is under Western

Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen
MidEast|News|World

Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called on regional countries to also support Beirut.

Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad

The Paris appeals court has ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place

Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad
MidEast|News|World

Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat

An Iranian-backed umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed an attack targeting the southern Israeli port city of Eilat

Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat
MidEast|World

Eyeing showdown with Hezbollah, Israel presses shadow campaign in Syria

Israel has intensified covert strikes in Syria against weapons sites, supply routes and Iranian-linked commanders, seven

Eyeing showdown with Hezbollah, Israel presses shadow campaign in Syria
MidEast|News|World

Displaced yet again, southern Lebanese decry lack of state support

Ahmed Abu Della was born in the Lebanese village of Yarine before the land to the south was known as Israel.

Displaced yet again, southern Lebanese decry lack of state support
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah

Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war

A senior Hamas official urged the United States on Monday to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza, ahead of the planned visit on Monday by U.S.

Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes

Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but voters see little prospect of relief from a cost of living squeeze without an end

Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes
Crime|MidEast|News|World

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot, and that was only the start of his ordeal

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat

Authorities say a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
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A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden

A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
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Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted 'MSC Sarah V' vessel in Arabian Sea

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they used a new ballistic missile to hit the MSC Sarah V vessel in the Arabian Sea, claiming responsibility for an attack reported a day earlier.

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted 'MSC Sarah V' vessel in Arabian Sea
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Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says

The risks to humanitarian workers in Gaza are intolerable, the United Nations said on Tuesday as it pressed Israel for more effective coordination with

Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says
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UAE says it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine

The United Arab Emirates said it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, the state news agency WAM said on Tuesday.

UAE says it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine
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Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says

Israel's military said on Tuesday that Hamas militants fired a projectile at a UNICEF humanitarian aid convoy.

Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says
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US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says

The United States is urgently working toward a diplomatic agreement that would allow Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return to their homes on both sides of the

US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says
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U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again

U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says
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At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday,

At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO
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Blinken to travel to Middle East to press for Gaza ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week, the U.S.

Blinken to travel to Middle East to press for Gaza ceasefire
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Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza as tanks advance in Rafah

With a renewed ceasefire push in the eight-month-old Gaza war stalled, Israel bombarded central and southern areas again on Friday, killing at least 28

Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza as tanks advance in Rafah
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UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to a global list of offenders for committing violations against children in 2023,

UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children
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Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says

Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a U.S.- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the structure were completed.

Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says
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Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said, eight months after they

Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says
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55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says

Bodies of at least 55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Nuseirat and other areas in central Gaza, and dozens wounded, in the attacks, arrived on Saturday at Al-Aqsa

55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says
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Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto

The D-8 group of developing nations called on Saturday for the U.S. to lift its veto on the full membership of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state in the United

Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto
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France, US intensify efforts to prevent Middle East explosion, Macron says

France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and Hezbollah,

France, US intensify efforts to prevent Middle East explosion, Macron says
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Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says

Chaos is taking hold in Gaza as smuggling bands form and add to the difficulties in delivering aid, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on

Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says
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Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother

Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother.

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother
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Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks estimated 1.7% y/y

Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter shrank 1.7% from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Sunday, as a decline in oil activities

Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks estimated 1.7% y/y
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Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV

Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap elections to be held later this month after the death of

Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV
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No White House word on whether Biden, Netanyahu to meet in Washington

The White House declined to say on Sunday whether President Joe Biden will meet Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli prime minister visits Washington next month to

No White House word on whether Biden, Netanyahu to meet in Washington
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Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a hostage rescue raid, and tanks advanced further into Rafah in

Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274
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Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz announced on Sunday that he was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government formed shortly after the Hamas

Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure
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German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday announced 19 million euros ($20.3 million) in more aid to Gaza and criticised parts of the Israeli government for actions that she

German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government
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Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year

A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany says it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants’ attack on Israel in early October

Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year
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Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree which creates new

Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews
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Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City, health officials say

Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early on Tuesday and the dead included a sister of Ismail Haniyeh, the

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City, health officials say
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Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout

Iran’s supreme leader has issued a thinly veiled warning to the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election

Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout
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A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach

Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed

A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
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Long history of warfare on Israel-Lebanon border

Israel's chief of staff has said it is nearing a decision on an offensive along the frontier with Lebanon against the Iran-backed Hezbollah after months of cross-border exchanges of fire.

Long history of warfare on Israel-Lebanon border
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Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join at least 12 other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take

Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit
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US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say

U.S. and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthi-run television station said.

US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say
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Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi's death?

Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on Friday following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi's death?
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George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary

George Latimer has defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary
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Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran

A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.

Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran
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What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?

Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are threatening all-out war

What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?
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With another setback for cease-fire talks, worries of full-scale war for Israel and Lebanon escalate

The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border

With another setback for cease-fire talks, worries of full-scale war for Israel and Lebanon escalate
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Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza

Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters

Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza
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As ties thaw with Saudi Arabia, thousands of Syrians fly there for haj

For the first time in more than a decade, thousands of Syrians are travelling directly from government-held parts of Syria to Saudi Arabia for the Haj rituals, a signal of Syrian

As ties thaw with Saudi Arabia, thousands of Syrians fly there for haj
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Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S.

Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24
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A WHO official says the US-built pier in Gaza not sufficient in delivering aid to Palestinians

A senior official with the U.N. health agency says the reconnected U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip cannot supply Palestinians with anywhere near the level of aid they need

A WHO official says the US-built pier in Gaza not sufficient in delivering aid to Palestinians
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Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now

Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north
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Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S. backed cease-fire proposal

Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war
MidEast|World

Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers denounced at UN meeting

The head of the International Labour Organization on Thursday criticized the decimation of Palestinian workers' labour rights since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers denounced at UN meeting
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Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says

The Israeli military has warned the government its policy of cutting off funds to the Palestinian Authority could push the occupied West Bank into a third "intifada", public

Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says
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Yemen's Houthis chief: operations with Islamic Resistance in Iraq against Israel will intensify

The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group's operations against Israel, carried out with the group Islamic Resistance in Iraq, would intensify.

Yemen's Houthis chief: operations with Islamic Resistance in Iraq against Israel will intensify
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US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says

The U.S. has been in contact with Israel about a strike on a school in Gaza on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, adding that Washington

US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says
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Hamas has not responded to latest ceasefire proposal, Qatar foreign ministry says

Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Thursday that Hamas has not yet handed mediators its response to the latest ceasefire proposal and is still studying it,

Hamas has not responded to latest ceasefire proposal,  Qatar foreign ministry says
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Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war

Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
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Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza

Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to

Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza
Africa|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain requests to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares

Spain requests to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
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Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott

The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago

Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott
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More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures
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Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down

Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next
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Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say

Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as

Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say
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Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant headed to Washington on Sunday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza war and escalating hostilities on the border with

Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip
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Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead

Russian authorities say six people died and over 150 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks while the second day of Russia's aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person

Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead
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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat

More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia

More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
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Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries

An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea

Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
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Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel

Iran-backed groups in the Middle East say thousands of their fighters are offering to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
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In apparent blow to Biden plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war

The leader of Hamas said on Wednesday the group would demand a permanent end to the war in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal as part of a

In apparent blow to Biden plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war
MidEast|News

Reuters denies reporting that Israel will attack Lebanon

Reuters denied on Saturday that it had reported that Israel would attack Lebanon within 48 hours, after reports circulated on social media citing the news agency as saying this.

Reuters denies reporting that Israel will attack Lebanon
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Thousands of Israelis rally to mark to hostage's birthday

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mark the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, and to call for an immediate

Thousands of Israelis rally to mark to hostage's birthday
Africa|Crime|MidEast|Travel

Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths

Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in

Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths
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Israel's Barak quits ICJ panel, citing personal reasons

Aharon Barak, a former president of Israel's Supreme Court, has resigned from his role as ad hoc judge on an International Court of Justice panel weighing a genocide allegation

Israel's Barak quits ICJ panel, citing personal reasons
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Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that

Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content
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At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say

Palestinian and hospital officials said at least 39 people have been killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza

At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say
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Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage

Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
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Stanford students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest that took over president's office

More than a dozen people were arrested at Stanford University in California on Wednesday after pro-Palestinian student protesters barricaded themselves inside the office of the

Stanford students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest that took over president's office
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UN says up to Israel to restore order in Gaza for aid

It is Israel's responsibility - as the occupying power in the Gaza Strip - to restore public order and safety in the Palestinian territory so

UN says up to Israel to restore order in Gaza for aid
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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes on a tent camp outside the southern city of Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
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Tunisian president sacks minister after the death of dozens on Haj pilgrimage

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Brahim Chaibi, the minister of religious affairs, following widespread criticism after the deaths of dozens of Tunisians taking part in the Haj

Tunisian president sacks minister after the death of dozens on Haj pilgrimage
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UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza
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What to expect in New York's state primaries

Tensions within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war are playing out in a key New York primary race next week

What to expect in New York's state primaries
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Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict

Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are outward signs of a fear that the Gaza war may be expanding

Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict
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Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps

Armenia said it would recognize a Palestinian state, prompting Israel to summon its ambassador for what the Foreign Ministry described as a “severe reprimand.”

Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps
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Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry

Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel.

Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry
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Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages

Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 45 Palestinians as troops engaged in close-

Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
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UAE's non-oil business growth retains slower pace in May, PMI shows

Capacity constraints weighed on non-oil business activity in the United Arab Emirates in May with output growth at its slowest in 16 months, a survey showed on Wednesday.

UAE's non-oil business growth retains slower pace in May, PMI shows
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Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah

Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five

Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah
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Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at Saudi border

Jordan has foiled two plots to smuggle millions of captagon pills through a border post to Saudi Arabia, the biggest seizure in years of drugs bound for

Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at Saudi border
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Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon, army says

A gunman fired shots at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said.

Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon, army says
MidEast|World

Netanyahu says Israel prepared for strong action in the north

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israel was prepared for very strong action in northern Israel, saying it would restore security "one way or another" in an

Netanyahu says Israel prepared for strong action in the north
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IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its

IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors
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Israel to phase out use of military detention camp

Israel is phasing out the use of a military-run detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza war where rights groups say there has been abuse of inmates, justice

Israel to phase out use of military detention camp
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Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote

In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others

Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
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Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest

Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday including two policemen who were

Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest
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Israel nears decision on Lebanon border offensive, army chief says

Israel is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision, the chief of staff

Israel nears decision on Lebanon border offensive, army chief says
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US says response from Hamas on ceasefire proposal still awaited

A response from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel's ceasefire proposal that U.S.

US says response from Hamas on ceasefire proposal still awaited
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Israel's pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution

Israel has established a corridor for the delivery of aid into southern Gaza but a declared ‘tactical pause’ in its war with Hamas has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians

Israel's pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution
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Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests

Dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters arrested in April after occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University in New York City had all criminal

Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests
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US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order

The White House says it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting shipments that had been planned for other allied nations

US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order
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Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats

Lebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon

Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats
MidEast|World

Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says

Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week,

Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says
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Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest coalition partner said on Tuesday it would support a prospective deal to free hostages from Hamas captivity

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal
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US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says

The U.S. military says a floating pier it built in Gaza has been reattached to the shore and is unloading humanitarian aid again

US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says
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Europeans' draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on particles, inspectors

A draft resolution European powers submitted to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors on Monday for a vote this week presses Iran again to explain uranium

Europeans' draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on particles, inspectors
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Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?

Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and

Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
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Senior Hamas official criticizes U.S., West's calls on group to accept Biden's Gaza proposal

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri criticised Washington and the West's calls for it to accept a ceasefire proposal advanced by U.S.

Senior Hamas official criticizes U.S., West's calls on group to accept Biden's Gaza proposal
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Qatar says current Gaza ceasefire proposal is closer in positions of both sides

Qatar said on Tuesday it delivered an Israeli proposal to Hamas that reflected the positions stated by U.S.

Qatar says current Gaza ceasefire proposal is closer in positions of both sides
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UN rights office criticises Israel over deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for an end to violence in which it said Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers have killed more than 500

UN rights office criticises Israel over deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank
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San Francisco police arrest 70 protesters at Israeli consulate

San Francisco police arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators on trespassing charges on Monday after they entered the lobby of the building housing the Israeli consulate and

San Francisco police arrest 70 protesters at Israeli consulate
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Saudi non-oil activity growth slows in May, PMI shows

Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia eased in May as new orders rose at the slowest pace in 25 months, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Saudi non-oil activity growth slows in May, PMI shows
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No date set for Netanyahu's address to US Congress, Israel says

No date has been set for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to a joint meeting of the U.S.

No date set for Netanyahu's address to US Congress, Israel says
MidEast|News|World

Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group

Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and unconventional politically motivated step," foreign ministry

Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
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Back to class - or shelters? Next school year snags Israel's Lebanon strategy

In dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, evacuated under fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah group in parallel with the Gaza war,

Back to class - or shelters? Next school year snags Israel's Lebanon strategy
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The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza

The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar

The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza
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Four more Israeli hostages died in Gaza captivity, Israel's military says

The Israeli military said another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 had died in captivity and that their bodies are being held by the Palestinian Islamist group.

Four more Israeli hostages died in Gaza captivity, Israel's military says
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Rifts seem to appear between Israel's political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war

The Israeli army’s chief spokesman is apparently questioning the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership

Rifts seem to appear between Israel's political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war
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The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
MidEast|News|World

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say

Hundreds of people have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
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Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday to form a new government after the latter submitted his cabinet's resignation, following

Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet
MidEast|World

In Gaza, Palestinians return to a shelter scarred by war

Palestinian Umm Mohammed Khrouat says she would rather live in a tent than the school where she is forced to shelter with her five children in northern

In Gaza, Palestinians return to a shelter scarred by war
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Iran's parliament speaker Qalibaf signs up for presidential race

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, on Monday announced he would run for president to succeed Ebrahim Raisi who died last month

Iran's parliament speaker Qalibaf signs up for presidential race
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Palestinian sisters cry out for missing mother after Gaza airstrike

After another airstrike pulverised Gaza, the two al-Breim sisters realised their mother Amira was missing and rushed to the scene, crying out her name and

Palestinian sisters cry out for missing mother after Gaza airstrike
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah fires drone squadron at Israel as violence intensifies

Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had launched a squadron of drones towards the headquarters of the Israeli military's Galilee formation in an intensification of cross-border

Lebanon's Hezbollah fires drone squadron at Israel as violence intensifies
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu aide: Biden's Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S.

Netanyahu aide: Biden's Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah

Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.

UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah
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Israel assessing alternatives to Hamas rule in Gaza, defence minister says

Israel's defence minister said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to wind down the war, and that it was

Israel assessing alternatives to Hamas rule in Gaza, defence minister says
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Egypt demands Israel withdraws from Rafah crossing for it to operate again, sources say

Officials from the United States, Israel and Egypt ended a meeting in Cairo on Sunday with Egypt sticking to its position that Israel must withdraw from the Palestinian side of the

Egypt demands Israel withdraws from Rafah crossing for it to operate again, sources say
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David Levy, Mizrahi immigrant turned top Israeli diplomat, dead at 86

Former Israeli foreign minister David Levy, whose rise from manual labourer to the international stage inspired fellow Mizrahi Jews of Middle Eastern descent, died on Sunday aged

David Levy, Mizrahi immigrant turned top Israeli diplomat, dead at 86
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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of Brooklyn Museum

Pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the Brooklyn Museum on Friday, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and scuffling with police,

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of Brooklyn Museum
MidEast|News|World

Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, said on Saturday that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required.

Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza
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Qatari PM hopes Gaza ceasefire proposal will be received positively

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday that mediators hope all parties will deal positively with the principles of a Gaza ceasefire proposal

Qatari PM hopes Gaza ceasefire proposal will be received positively
MidEast|World

Kuwait's Emir makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid crown prince -state news agency

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree nominating Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday.

Kuwait's Emir makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid crown prince -state news agency
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Netanyahu says there cannot be permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there would be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas' military and governing capabilities were destroyed.

Israel's Netanyahu says there cannot be permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed
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Police say they detained 29 people in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum on Friday

New York City police said on Saturday they had taken into custody more than two dozen people in connection with Friday’s pro-Palestinian protests at the Brooklyn

Police say they detained 29 people in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum on Friday
Europe|MidEast|News|Sports

Soccer-Protesters rally outside Hampden Park before Israel women's match

Protesters assembled outside Hampden Park in Glasgow on Friday ahead of Scotland’s Women's Euro 2025 qualifier versus Israel, demonstrating against Israel's military

Soccer-Protesters rally outside Hampden Park before Israel women's match
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Hamas says it 'positively' views Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by Biden

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Friday said it had a positive view of the contents of a three-phase ceasefire proposal announced by U.S.

Hamas says it 'positively' views Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by Biden
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US officials who have resigned to protest Biden's Gaza policy

Joe Biden's support for Israel during its eight-month war in Gaza has spurred at least eight U.S. administration officials to quit, with some accusing the U.S.

US officials who have resigned to protest Biden's Gaza policy
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Harris meets with former Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza

Harris meets with former Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu

Former general Benny Gantz faces a reckoning next week over his revolt against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been gaining ground in the

Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu
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Netanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded his war Cabinet, consolidating his influence over the Israel-Hamas war and likely diminishing the odds of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip anytime soon

Netanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts?
Asia|MidEast|News|World

China, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud where the two exchanged views on various subjects including the Ukraine crisis,

China, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis
MidEast|News|World

Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests

Egypt has detained several students who were trying to promote pro-Palestinian boycotts and solidarity campaigns, the latest sign that it does not want to leave space

Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say

Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza

Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say
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Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say

Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday and fighting raged in several other areas of the coastal

Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say
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Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade

Jerusalem on Thursday held its annual gay pride parade under heavy security and with a subdued vibe, given the solemn mood in Israel after months of war.

Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade
Economy|MidEast|News|World

Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy

Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government are locked in a fight for control of the country’s banks that experts warn is threatening to further wreck an economy already crippled by nearly a decade of war

Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy
MidEast|News|Political|US

What to know about Trump's outreach with Arab Americans led by his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law

Donald Trump's allies hope to seize on dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden among Arab American voters

What to know about Trump's outreach with Arab Americans led by his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law
Celebrity|Election|MidEast|News|US|World

Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan

A Lebanese businessman whose son married Tiffany Trump two years ago is now helping Donald Trump with outreach in the Arab American community

Trump allies hope his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law can help flip Arab American votes in Michigan
MidEast|World

Biden adviser sees path to Israel-Lebanon land border agreement

A land border agreement between Israel and Lebanon implemented in phases could dampen the simmering and deadly conflict between the two countries, a senior

Biden adviser sees path to Israel-Lebanon land border agreement
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war

Hamas said on Thursday it had told mediators it would not take part in more negotiations during ongoing aggression but was ready for a "complete agreement" including an exchange of

Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Slovenia's government recognises Palestinian state, needs parliamentary approval

The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Ireland

Slovenia's government recognises Palestinian state, needs parliamentary approval
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US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say

Two U.S. officials say the American-built aid pier off Gaza's coast will be detached and moved for a second time due to rough seas

US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say
MidEast|News|Technology|World

Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program

Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear program

Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program
MidEast|News|World

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says

The United Nations, which has warned of famine in Gaza, said on Wednesday the amount of humanitarian aid entering the enclave has dropped by two-thirds

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says
MidEast|News|World

Aid for Gaza still leaving Cyprus by sea while landing pier fixed, Cypriot official says

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is continuing to leave Cyprus by sea and will be held in floating storage off the coast of the enclave until a U.S.-built military pier undergoes repairs,

Aid for Gaza still leaving Cyprus by sea while landing pier fixed, Cypriot official says
MidEast|News|World

Syria's Assad, Iranian Supreme Leader meet in Tehran, say ties strong

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a close ally, in Tehran on Thursday to offer condolences for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi,

Syria's Assad, Iranian Supreme Leader meet in Tehran, say ties strong
MidEast|News|Travel|World

Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the devastating Israel-Hamas war

Muslim pilgrims have converged on a vast tent camp in the desert near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, officially beginning the annual Hajj pilgrimage

Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the devastating Israel-Hamas war
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid

The U.S.-built pier to carry food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet

US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid
MidEast|News|World

Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebels

The heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members of their staff who were recently detained along with many others also being held by the Iranian-backed group

Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen's rebels
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken urges Israel to craft post-war Gaza plan, warns of chaos

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Israel to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza and warned that the absence of it could trigger

Blinken urges Israel to craft post-war Gaza plan, warns of chaos
MidEast|News|World

US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza

Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza and should "remove all barriers to the flow of aid at scale through all crossings and routes"

US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|US|World

Sudan's army rejects US call to return to peace talks

Sudan's army on Wednesday rejected a call to return to peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following a conversation between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and U.S.

Sudan's army rejects US call to return to peace talks
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU's Varhelyi meets with Netanyahu amid ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant requests

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, amid requests by the International

EU's Varhelyi meets with Netanyahu amid ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant requests
MidEast|News|Technology

Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI

Meta said on Wednesday it had found "likely AI-generated" content used deceptively on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including comments praising Israel's handling of the

Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI
Business|MidEast|News|Travel|US|World

The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq

The United States has imposed a $1.8 million fine against Middle Eastern airline Emirates for flights that passed too low over Iraq, in violation of U.S. restrictions

The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq
Africa|MidEast|News|Political|World

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city

The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director

People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum, including its Jewish director

Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director
MidEast|News|World

Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal

A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes across the Middle East and beyond that eight months of fighting could soon come to an end and that dozens of captives taken by the militant group could soon be freed

Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says no Gaza cease-fire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps

U.S. President Joe Biden says he doesn’t expect to reach a cease-fire deal for Gaza in the near future

Biden says no Gaza cease-fire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps
MidEast|News|World

Israel investigating cause of blaze that followed Rafah air strike

The Israeli military is investigating the possibility that munitions stored near a compound in Gaza hit by an air strike on Sunday may have caught fire, killing more than 40

Israel investigating cause of blaze that followed Rafah air strike
MidEast|Technology|World

Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries

Israel said on Tuesday it was moving to an electronic travel authorisation system for visitors from visa-exempt countries starting in August, joining Britain, the United States,

Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries
MidEast|News

Egypt trying with Qatar, US to revive Gaza truce talks, Al-Qahera News says

An Egyptian security delegation is trying in coordination with Qatar and the U.S. to reactivate talks to reach a truce in Gaza and release hostages, Egypt's state-affiliated Al-

Egypt trying with Qatar, US to revive Gaza truce talks, Al-Qahera News says
MidEast|News|US|World

US to suspend Gaza aid deliveries by sea after pier suffers weather damage -NBC

The U.S. military has suspended aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip by sea after bad weather damaged the temporary pier it had set up on the enclave's coast, NBC News reported on

US to suspend Gaza aid deliveries by sea after pier suffers weather damage -NBC
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US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy

The White House on Tuesday provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a "major ground operation" in Rafah that

US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy
Asia|MidEast|News|World

UAE president visits South Korea with defence and energy on agenda

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, where his plane was met by an honorary escort of four fighter jets

UAE president visits South Korea with defence and energy on agenda
Education|MidEast|News|US

California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests

Discord from last month's mob attack on pro-Palestinian student activists encamped at the University of California, Los Angeles, flared again on Tuesday as

California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests
MidEast|News|World

World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefire

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on Wednesday for a ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip,

World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefire
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood

Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote

Iran fires the starting gun this week on an election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash could complicate efforts by the

Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote
MidEast|News|World

Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations

The soldiers came before daybreak, singling out the Syrian men without residence permits from the tattered camp in Lebanon's Bekaa

Syrians in Lebanon fear unprecedented restrictions, deportations
MidEast|News|US|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea, further escalating their campaign despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
MidEast|News|World

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry

An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday,

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
MidEast|News|World

Canada pledges more visas for Gazans, says it's 'horrified' by Israeli attack in Rafah

Canada said on Monday it will issue visas to 5,000 Gazans, more than it originally pledged, and said it was "horrified" by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that

Canada pledges more visas for Gazans, says it's 'horrified' by Israeli attack in Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike

The Biden administration told Israel to take every precaution to protect civilians after a military strike in Rafah killed dozens of

Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA says around 1 million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks

Around one million people have fled the Gazan city of Rafah in the past three weeks, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.

UNRWA says around 1 million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks
MidEast|World

Britain's Cameron says IDF must launch swift probe into Rafah air strikes

British foreign minister David Cameron said on Tuesday an investigation by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) into the Rafah air strikes must be "swift, comprehensive and transparent"

Britain's Cameron says IDF must launch swift probe into Rafah air strikes
MidEast|News

Iran's parliament re-elects ex-Guards commander Qalibaf as speaker ahead of presidential vote

Iranian lawmakers re-elected former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Tuesday as the speaker of parliament, state television reported, ending speculation that

Iran's parliament re-elects ex-Guards commander Qalibaf as speaker ahead of presidential vote
MidEast|News|World

South Africa condemns Israeli attack on Rafah camp

South Africa on Tuesday condemned an Israeli attack on a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, adding that current conditions in Gaza justified its genocide case against

South Africa condemns Israeli attack on Rafah camp
MidEast|News|World

Saudi king heads cabinet meeting after medical treatment, state media say

Saudi Arabia's King Salman chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, the first time the monarch was reported to have carried out official duties since receiving medical

Saudi king heads cabinet meeting after medical treatment, state media say
MidEast|News|World

Egypt-Israel relations explained as tensions rise at Rafah border

The death of an Egyptian soldier in an exchange of fire near the Rafah crossing has added to tensions that have undermined Egypt's relationship with Israel since the start

Egypt-Israel relations explained as tensions rise at Rafah border
MidEast|News|World

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?
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Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed

Hezbollah has vowed to intensify its attacks along the Lebanon-Israel border to avenge the killing of its most senior military commander by Israel since the latest round of violence began eight months ago

Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed
MidEast|News|Political|World

Armenian leader announces plan to leave Russia-dominated security alliance as ties with Moscow sour

The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies

Armenian leader announces plan to leave Russia-dominated security alliance as ties with Moscow sour
MidEast|News|US

Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that mediators will keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed plan

Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
MidEast|News|World

International community should redouble pressure on Israel -Colombia minister

The international community should insist to Israel and its allies that the country negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza, Colombia's foreign

International community should redouble pressure on Israel -Colombia minister
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU pledges more than 2bln to support Syrian refugees

The European Union pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to support Syrian refugees across the region on Monday and dismissed any talk of a possible return of refugees

EU pledges more than 2bln to support Syrian refugees
MidEast|News|World

Israeli police and Jewish pilgrims clash at beleaguered festival site

Clashes erupted on Sunday between police and Jewish pilgrims at a religious festival site in northern Israel where three years ago 45 people died in a crowd crush, and which

Israeli police and Jewish pilgrims clash at beleaguered festival site
MidEast|News|World

Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike

The al-Attar family was praying and getting children ready for bed in southern Gaza when they heard a loud noise.

Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say

Iran is enriching uranium to close to weapons-grade at a steady pace while discussions aimed at improving its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog are

Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say
MidEast|News|World

Aid trucks arrive in Gaza but no deliveries yet - sources

More than 100 aid trucks managed to reach the Gaza Strip by Monday morning after an agreement to reroute aid through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, but supplies have not been

Aid trucks arrive in Gaza but no deliveries yet - sources
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel's Netanyahu

The European Union agreed in principle on Monday to revive an EU civilian mission at Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip next to Egypt, but said

EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel's Netanyahu
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on

The Israeli military says about 215 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed a senior Hezbollah militant commander

Hezbollah rocket barrage ups pressure on Israel as Gaza cease-fire negotiations drag on
MidEast|Travel|World

More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale

More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
MidEast|News|World

U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says attacks on Rafah 'horrifying'

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Monday that reports of attacks on families seeking shelter in Rafah in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip were "

U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says attacks on Rafah 'horrifying'
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza 'no longer justifiable'

Italy said on Monday Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza were no longer justifiable in one of the strongest criticisms Rome has made so far against Israel's campaign.

Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza 'no longer justifiable'
Crime|MidEast|News|World

UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza

A new U.N. report says violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, from Israel and the Palestinian territories to Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine

UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners

Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa on Sunday, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them

Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video

Spain's foreign minister condemned as "scandalous and execrable" a video posted by his Israeli counterpart suggesting Hamas would be grateful to Spain, in a growing spat between the

Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video
MidEast|News|World

At least 20 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at displaced area in Gaza's Rafah

At least 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded after a number of Israeli air strikes hit a camp for the displaced in Gaza's Rafah which set their tents on fire, a

At least 20 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at displaced area in Gaza's Rafah
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu's top rival left Israel's war Cabinet. How does that affect the prime minister and Gaza?

The resignation of a senior member of Israel’s war Cabinet was a dramatic show of distrust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy for the eight-month-old war with Hamas

Netanyahu's top rival left Israel's war Cabinet. How does that affect the prime minister and Gaza?
Education|MidEast|News|World

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

Police have thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles
MidEast|News|World

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says

A U.N. agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen's coast, UN agency says
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid

The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links

G7 finance leaders will call on Israel to maintain correspondent banking links between Israeli and Palestinian banks to allow vital transactions, trade and services to

G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links
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UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas

The British government has criticised the International Court of Justice for ordering Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the

UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas
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Mediated Israel-Hamas talks on hostage deal expected next week, source says

Mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to free Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the

Mediated Israel-Hamas talks on hostage deal expected next week, source says
MidEast|News|World

Spanish defence minister says Gaza war is 'real genocide'

The Spanish defence minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a "real genocide", as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid's decision to recognise a

Spanish defence minister says Gaza war is 'real genocide'
Europe|MidEast|World

Italy resumes UNRWA funding in Palestinian aid package

Italy will resume funding for the United Nations' Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA as part of a 35 million euro ($38 million) aid package, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani

Italy resumes UNRWA funding in Palestinian aid package
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers in Gaza; Israel denies

A spokesman for Hamas' armed wing said on Sunday its fighters had captured Israeli soldiers during fighting in Jabalia in northern Gaza on Saturday, though the

Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers in Gaza; Israel denies
MidEast|News|World

Aid trucks expected to start entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing

About 200 aid trucks, including four fuel trucks, are expected to enter Gaza on Sunday through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Khaled Zayed, the head of the Egyptian Red Crescent

Aid trucks expected to start entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
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Hamas armed wing says it launched 'big missile' attack on Tel Aviv

Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said it launched a "big missile" attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday as the Israeli military sounded sirens in the central city warning of

Hamas armed wing says it launched 'big missile' attack on Tel Aviv
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Recognition of Palestinian state by three European countries may encourage more, says Palestinian PM

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority expressed hope on Sunday that Spain, Ireland and Norway's recognition of a Palestinian state would encourage other European

Recognition of Palestinian state by three European countries may encourage more, says Palestinian PM
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with 'amendments,' and US is evaluating

Hamas has responded to a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, saying it wants some “amendments” on the deal

Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with 'amendments,' and US is evaluating
Europe|MidEast|News

EU considers possible Rafah border mission, diplomats say

Talks on deploying a European Union mission at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza are at a preliminary stage and the deployment will not happen

EU considers possible Rafah border mission, diplomats say
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Yemen's Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean

Yemen's Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned group said on Friday, although the manager of the ship allegedly

Yemen's Houthis say they launch attacks on 3 ships including one in Mediterranean
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield

Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say
MidEast|News

UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began

Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, after Israel

UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began
MidEast|News|World

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The U.N. Security Council has approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza

The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after deliveries were halted

UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israeli army recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Friday it had recovered the bodies of three hostages taken into the Gaza Strip after they were killed during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas-led militants.

Israeli army recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack

Russia has arrested more than 20 people in connection with an attack claimed by Islamic State that killed more than 140 people at a concert hall near Moscow in March, the head of the

Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack
Europe|MidEast|News|World

There's no warrant, says Germany's Scholz when asked about arresting Netanyahu

Chancellor Olaf Scholz declined to speculate on whether Germany would execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday,

There's no warrant, says Germany's Scholz when asked about arresting Netanyahu
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Israel stops Spanish consulate from providing services to Palestinians

Israel will block the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem from providing services to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank following Madrid's decision this week to recognize a

Israel stops Spanish consulate from providing services to Palestinians
MidEast|News|World

Turbulent year for Israel on the global stage

From international court hearings to sanctions against Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and strains in relations with the United States, it has been one of the most turbulent

Turbulent year for Israel on the global stage
MidEast|News|World

Strikes continue in Gaza, as UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah assault

Israeli forces stepped up military strikes on Gaza on Friday, residents and medics said, with planes bombing targets in the southern city of Rafah even as the

Strikes continue in Gaza, as UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah assault
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged activists on both sides of the Israel-Palestinian debate to “turn the heat down” after the U.S. Consulate in Sydney was vandalized

Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged top Israeli officials to accept a plan for postwar Gaza as he pushed for more international pressure on Hamas to agree to a cease-fire proposal newly endorsed by the U.N. Security Council

Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan
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UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza out of concern for the safety of its workers

UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
MidEast|World

How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza

They arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people

How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza
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Russia's Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain, source says

Russian metals giant Nornickel plans a joint project for construction of a platinum group metals (PGMs) refinery in Bahrain, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on

Russia's Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain, source says
MidEast|News|US|World

Three US troops have non-combat injuries during Gaza pier operation

Three U.S. troops suffered non-combat injuries in the effort to make a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza into a conduit for humanitarian aid,

Three US troops have non-combat injuries during Gaza pier operation
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Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad

Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the country’s hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others

Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
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Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says

Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest assaults on shipping in the region

Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says
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Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?

The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip were abducted from a desert rave near the border during Hamas’ wide-ranging assault into Israel on Oct. 7

Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?
MidEast|News|World

Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed

Israel has carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began on Oct. 7

Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed
MidEast|News|World

Bahraini King says looking forward to improved relations with Iran

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Thursday in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that there is no reason to postpone the resumption of diplomatic relations

Bahraini King says looking forward to improved relations with Iran
MidEast|News|World

Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home

While the cause of the May 19 helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others remains unknown, the sudden death of the hard-line protégé of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has exposed the contradictions and challenges facing the country’s Shiite theocracy

Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
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The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?

The Biden administration is keeping up its biggest push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to get Israel and Hamas into a cease-fire

The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
MidEast|News|World

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict
MidEast|News|Political|World

Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his eighth diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October

Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted
MidEast|World

World Court set to rule on measures over Israel's Rafah offensive

The International Court of Justice will rule on Friday on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza, it said on Thursday

World Court set to rule on measures over Israel's Rafah offensive
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US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

A U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
MidEast|News|World

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, a day after strike on school killed 33

Israel’s military struck what it says was a Hamas position inside a U.N.-run school in northern Gaza

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, a day after strike on school killed 33
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown

Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown
Health|MidEast|News|World

How AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data

The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip

How AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data
Crime|Health|MidEast|News|World

Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data

The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and children, according to an AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data

Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data
MidEast|News|World

Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds

An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion of Palestinian women and children being killed in the Israel-Hamas war appears to have declined sharply

Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
MidEast|News|World

Qatari Emir, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral

Qatar's emir and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait travelled on Wednesday to Tehran to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,

Qatari Emir, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral
MidEast|News|World

Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator

Egypt threatened on Wednesday to withdraw as a mediator in Gaza ceasefire negotiations after CNN reported that Egyptian intelligence changed terms of recent truce proposal and

Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator
MidEast|News|World

European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation

Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in Gaza, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three

European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
MidEast|News|World

Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo told journalists on Wednesday.

Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night of heavy battle

Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in the heart of Rafah on Wednesday during one of the most intense nights of bombardment of the southern

Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night of heavy battle
MidEast|News|US|World

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24
MidEast|News|World

Israel briefed White House official on plans to limit civilian harm in Rafah

Israel updated White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on its refined plans to minimize civilian harm in Rafah when he visited the region last weekend, he said on

Israel briefed White House official on plans to limit civilian harm in Rafah
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'

Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia

Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'
Africa|MidEast|News|Political|World

Boosted by Gaza war, South African Muslim party open to deal with ANC

South Africa's small Muslim political party Al Jama-ah is gaining support due to the conflict in Gaza and sees itself as a potential coalition partner for the

Boosted by Gaza war, South African Muslim party open to deal with ANC
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Poland says it backs two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians

Poland said on Wednesday that it backed a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis between Israel and the Palestinians, after Ireland, Spain and Norway announced that they would

Poland says it backs two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians
MidEast|News|World

Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens

The families of American hostages in Gaza say they are hopeful for a deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring their loved ones home

Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France says conditions not right to recognise Palestinian state

France said on Wednesday conditions were not right to officially recognise a Palestinian state and that such a decision must be more than just symbolic or political posturing.

France says conditions not right to recognise Palestinian state
MidEast|News|Political|World

Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Spain says it will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 33 in a Gaza school filled with displaced families

An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed at least 33 people overnight when it hit a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families

Israeli strike kills 33 in a Gaza school filled with displaced families
MidEast|News|Political|World

Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday, source says

The Irish government is to announce the recognition of a Palestinian state on Wednesday, a move strongly opposed by Israel, a source familiar with the matter said.

Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday, source says
MidEast|News|World

Panicked Gaza hospital staff evacuate patients after missile strike, video shows

Israeli missiles struck the emergency department of a northern Gaza hospital on Tuesday, medics said, prompting panicked medical staff to rush patients on hospital beds and stretchers to

Panicked Gaza hospital staff evacuate patients after missile strike, video shows
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Norway, along with Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestinian state

Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr

Norway, along with Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestinian state
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Israel orders recall of ambassadors to Ireland and Norway

The Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had ordered an immediate recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway in response to those nations' decisions to recognise a

Israel orders recall of ambassadors to Ireland and Norway
MidEast|News|World

Egypt's foreign minister makes first trip to Iran to attend president's funeral

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Wednesday to Tehran to participate in the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a

Egypt's foreign minister makes first trip to Iran to attend president's funeral
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Armed Forces downplay role of Turkish drone in finding President's crash site

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces on Wednesday downplayed the role played by a Turkish drone in finding the crash site of President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter, highlighting

Iran's Armed Forces downplay role of Turkish drone in finding President's crash site
MidEast|News|Political|World

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog

Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|World

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office

Stanford University says 13 people have been arrested when law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the university president and provost offices

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
MidEast|News|World

Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up again

A deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has added to concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could be sucked into a full-scale war - something

Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up again
MidEast|News|World

Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks

Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a crackdown on protests at home and pushing hard in nuclear

Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks
Health|MidEast|News

Crown prince reassures Saudis about king's health, state TV reports

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made reassuring comments about King Salman's health during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday after the royal court said on Sunday the

Crown prince reassures Saudis about king's health, state TV reports
MidEast|News|World

Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement

Scores

Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Another Russian exodus: Many who fled to Turkey move on again

Tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Turkey after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine have moved on to other countries in the last year, squeezed by residency

Another Russian exodus: Many who fled to Turkey move on again
MidEast|News|Political|World

Putin, Bashir and Kony among ICC war crimes suspects at large

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas

Putin, Bashir and Kony among ICC war crimes suspects at large
Europe|MidEast|News|World

France backs ICC after it seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

France backs the International Criminal Court and the "fight against impunity", its foreign ministry said after the ICC prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister

France backs ICC after it seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology

France open to Emirati investments in nuclear, AI, minister says

France is open to the United Arab Emirates investing in its nuclear power and artificial intelligence industries, its finance minister said on Tuesday, ahead

France open to Emirati investments in nuclear, AI, minister says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site

Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans

Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem as a far-right minister boasts of Jewish prayer at key site
MidEast|News|World

Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza, possibly widening their offensive

The Israeli military said it has “operational control” over two areas of central Gaza as it carries out ground incursions and airstrikes in a possible broadening of its monthslong war against Hamas

Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza, possibly widening their offensive
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon

The Lebanese military said that its solidiers shot and captured a gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut after a shootout that injured an embassy security guard

Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon

A global human rights group accused Israel of using white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday

Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Secretive Hamas military chief masterminded Oct 7 strike on Israel

Hamas' elusive military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds behind what Israel called its 9/11 moment, rarely speaks and never appears in

Secretive Hamas military chief masterminded Oct 7 strike on Israel
MidEast|News|World

Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges

Gaza Strip residents criticised on Monday the International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to seek the arrest of Hamas leaders, saying it falsely equated

Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Donald Trump foreign policy advisers met Israeli PM Netanyahu, source says

Three former U.S. foreign policy officials in Donald Trump's administration met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel on

Donald Trump foreign policy advisers met Israeli PM Netanyahu, source says
Education|MidEast|News|World

After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board

A student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide

After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board
Health|MidEast|News|World

Famine is possibly underway in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts, a new report warns

A new report by an independent group of experts says it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza, but that the war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded data collection to prove it

Famine is possibly underway in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts, a new report warns
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the

Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
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South Africa welcomes ICC prosecutor seeking warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders

South Africa's presidency said on Monday it welcomed an announcement by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor saying he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime

South Africa welcomes ICC prosecutor seeking warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Reactions to ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over

Reactions to ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations

The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along with the terms

US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas Gaza leader Sinwar, facing ICC warrant request, plotted Oct 7 attack

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza who masterminded the bloodiest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, made no secret of his desire to strike hard

Hamas Gaza leader Sinwar, facing ICC warrant request, plotted Oct 7 attack
MidEast|News|World

Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote

Slovenia has recognized a Palestinian state after the country’s parliament voted in support of the move, following in the recent steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway

Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Key facts about Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he had requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for

Key facts about Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Crime|MidEast|News|World

International Criminal Court prosecutor statement on arrest warrants for Hamas, Israeli leaders

Following is the statement from Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on arrest warrants over the war in Gaza.

International Criminal Court prosecutor statement on arrest warrants for Hamas, Israeli leaders
Crime|MidEast|News|World

What is the International Criminal Court?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and

What is the International Criminal Court?
MidEast|News|Political|World

Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president

Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Iran's new interim president on Monday as Moscow made clear its desire to preserve and build on its deepening relationship with Tehran

Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president
MidEast|News|World

Three branches of Iranian government hold 'extraordinary meeting' after president's death

Iran's three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing the executive branch following the death of

Three branches of Iranian government hold 'extraordinary meeting' after president's death
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced five days of public mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash and confirmed First Vice President

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning
MidEast|News|World

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?

Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who became interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?
MidEast|News|World

Hamas mourns Raisi, says he supported the group against Israel

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas mourned on Monday the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who it said had supported the Palestinian people during the

Hamas mourns Raisi, says he supported the group against Israel
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM

Lebanon and Syria on Monday announced three days of national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were killed in a helicopter crash overnight near the

Lebanon, Syria begin 3 days of mourning over deaths of Iran president, FM
Health|MidEast|News|World

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says

Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests.

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says
MidEast|News|World

Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, has become a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions

Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks
MidEast|Political|World

Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state

Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer

Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
MidEast|News|World

US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports

Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional attacks, Axios reported on Friday.

US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
MidEast|News|US|World

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss an almost 'finalized' draft of a deal between Washington and Riyadh, the

Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on bilateral deal
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up

President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement including an extended truce

Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up
MidEast|News|World

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed vision for the Gaza conflict that would include

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
MidEast|News|World

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation

Austria will release funds to the U.N.'s Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA that were blocked after allegations agency staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organisation
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Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate

San Francisco police have arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the Israeli Consulate

Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
Crime|MidEast

University of Michigan regent's law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti

Police in suburban Detroit are investigating pro-Palestinian graffiti spray-painted on the exterior of a law firm as a hate crime

University of Michigan regent's law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti
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Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire

President Joe Biden has called for a quick cease-fire and end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying the militant group is no longer capable of launching an attack on Israel like the one on Oct. 7

Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
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Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video

The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas, including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release

Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video
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Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
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Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy

The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads

Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy
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Palestinian truckers fear for safety after convoy for Gaza wrecked

Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of supply convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying goods bound for the

Palestinian truckers fear for safety after convoy for Gaza wrecked
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Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says

A group of U.S. medical workers left the Gaza Strip after getting stuck at the hospital where they were providing care, the White House said on Friday.

Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says
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White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel on Saturday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and will visit Israel on Sunday to see

White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend
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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker has registered for the country’s June 28 presidential election

Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote
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Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it to

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
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Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, a group of Western nations wrote in a

Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza
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Israeli airstrikes near Syria's Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say

Syria's state media and Iranian media outlets are saying that Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed several people, including an Iranian adviser

Israeli airstrikes near Syria's Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say
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David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86

David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and rose to serve as foreign minister and other senior government posts, has died

David Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86
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Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza

Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza

Maldives to ban Israelis from entering country amid war in Gaza
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Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel

Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at

Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
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Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters have blocked roads in Jerusalem as Israel's Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions
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Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before

Israel's defense minister says Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before
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Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel

Michael Douglas has paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group

Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel
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Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Shoshan Haran, her daughter and two grandchildren were taken hostage by Hamas militants in Israel on Oct. 7.

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror
Election|MidEast|News|Political

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation’s president and seven others

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
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The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?

Throughout the seven-month Israel-Hamas war, Israel has been heavily criticized for alleged wrongdoing by its forces

The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?
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Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court

Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice

Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court
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Kuwait's emir names new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah

Kuwait’s ruling emir has named the small nation’s new crown prince, nearly six months after he took the throne

Kuwait's emir names new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah
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Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case

Israel's foreign ministry said South Africa was 'presenting biased and false claims' that 'rely on unreliable Hamas sources' in response to a case brought to the U.N.'s top court

Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case
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34 taken into custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, artwork damage reported

New York City police say they took 34 people into custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum

34 taken into custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, artwork damage reported
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The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why

The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
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Hezbollah fighters shoot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon and fire rockets at an Israeli base

The militant Hezbollah group says it shot down an Israeli drone over south Lebanon and fired rockets at an Israeli military base

Hezbollah fighters shoot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon and fire rockets at an Israeli base
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Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal

Israel’s prime minister faces growing pressure after U.S. President Joe Biden described a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza

Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal
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The key people in Israel's government

More than seven months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant publicly demanded a clear "day after" strategy in Gaza from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

The key people in Israel's government
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Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on

U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month

Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on
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Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the U.S. Capitol

Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol
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Jordan's king wants neighbours to confront groups smuggling drugs, arms

Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday called on Arab states to confront what the U.S. ally has called an alarming rise in incursions of drugs and weapons smugglers linked to Iranian

Jordan's king wants neighbours to confront groups smuggling drugs, arms
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UN aid chief warns on Gaza food supplies, says relief work 'unplannable'

The U.N. aid chief warned on Thursday that famine was an immediate risk in Gaza with food stocks running out, describing fresh challenges since the start of the

UN aid chief warns on Gaza food supplies, says relief work 'unplannable'
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Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
MidEast|World

Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts

Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in Gaza, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose country has mediated in the conflict, told Arab

Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts
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Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say

Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future

Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say
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Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support

The Palestinian government has not received the financial support it had expected from international and regional partners, President Mahmoud Abbas said at an Arab League summit on

Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support
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Russia plans big dairy export push in North Africa, Middle East and Asia

Russia plans to grow its presence in the global dairy products market by increasing supplies by 15-20% annually with a big push into Arab countries - especially

Russia plans big dairy export push in North Africa, Middle East and Asia
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Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says

A spokesperson for the University of California, Santa Cruz, says approximately 80 people have been arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration that has been blocking the main campus entrance for days

Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says
MidEast|News|World

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
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US says warship Mason intercepted Houthi missile, vessel Destiny untouched

The U.S. navy's destroyer the USS Mason intercepted an inbound Houthi anti-ship missile over the Red Sea on Monday, U.S.

US says warship Mason intercepted Houthi missile, vessel Destiny untouched
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Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control

Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on

Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control
Education|MidEast|News

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine

Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to align trading week with global bourses

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) is planning to alter its schedule and add Friday to the trading week in a bid to strengthen the Israeli bourse's global

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to align trading week with global bourses
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Brief clashes erupt after pro-Palestinian march to Israeli embassy in Athens

Greek police clashed with protesters after a pro-Palestinian march to the Israeli embassy in Athens on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses and police officials said.

Brief clashes erupt after pro-Palestinian march to Israeli embassy in Athens
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Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say

Defense experts who've reviewed debris images from an Israeli airstrike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians question why Israel didn't use smaller, more precise weapons when so many civilians were nearby

Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say
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Palestinians wounded in Gaza desperate for Rafah crossing to reopen

Ni'ma Ali Imad is desperate to get her wounded son Mohammed out of Gaza for the medical treatment that doctors say they cannot provide in the

Palestinians wounded in Gaza desperate for Rafah crossing to reopen
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US working to get trapped American doctors out of Gaza, White House says

The Biden administration is working to get a group of U.S. doctors out of Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing, the White House said on Wednesday.

US working to get trapped American doctors out of Gaza, White House says
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US military pier starts moving towards Gaza

The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by

US military pier starts moving towards Gaza
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Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed this year mostly in the Gaza Strip

Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed
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Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval

Slovenia’s government has endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and sent it to parliament for approval

Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval
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Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections

Turkey's president says his country won't hesitate to act against Kurdish-led groups in northern Syria if they proceed with plans to hold local elections

Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections
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Pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State dismantled while MIT students walk out of commencement

Police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit two days after the school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work remotely

Pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State dismantled while MIT students walk out of commencement
Europe|MidEast|World

Slovenia moves to recognize a Palestinian state as Israel fights in Rafah

Slovenia’s government has endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and asked the parliament to do the same

Slovenia moves to recognize a Palestinian state as Israel fights in Rafah
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Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas-led militants in north and south Gaza

Gun battles between Israel and militants from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and smaller Palestinian factions intensified overnight into some of the fiercest in months in

Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas-led militants in north and south Gaza
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Ireland to recognise Palestinian state by end May, foreign minister says

Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state before the end of this month if not on May 21 as first thought, Irish Foreign Minster Micheal Martin said on Wednesday.

Ireland to recognise Palestinian state by end May, foreign minister says
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The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here's how we got here and what might be next

A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier

The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here's how we got here and what might be next
Health|MidEast|News|Opinion|World

A nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza 'genocide' in speech

A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide” during a speech accepting an award

A nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza 'genocide' in speech
MidEast|US|World

White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend, a U.S. official said on Tuesday as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into

White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel
Education|MidEast|News

Harvard pro-Palestinian students end encampment but vow continued protest

A group of Harvard students said on Tuesday they would peacefully end a pro-Palestinian protest encampment after the university agreed to discuss its endowment with the protesters and

Harvard pro-Palestinian students end encampment but vow continued protest
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|US

Oil settles lower as inflation data gives way to market jitters

Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday, after U.S. data stoked concerns that interest rates may stay high, but potential risks to supply from Mideast tensions

Oil settles lower as inflation data gives way to market jitters
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Brazil's president withdraws his country's ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has withdrawn his ambassador to Israel after months of tensions between the two countries over the war in Gaza

Brazil's president withdraws his country's ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza
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No single action is a red line on UK arms exports to Israel, deputy PM says

Britain will continue to approve arm exports to Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told Reuters on Tuesday, saying a full-scale Israeli operation in Rafah

No single action is a red line on UK arms exports to Israel, deputy PM says
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Palestinians in Israel demand refugee return on 'Nakba' anniversary

Thousands of flag-waving Palestinians marched in northern Israel on Tuesday to commemorate the flight and forced flight of Palestinians during the

Palestinians in Israel demand refugee return on 'Nakba' anniversary
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Israel and Egypt trade blame over Gaza aid blocked at Rafah

Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing and allow humanitarian relief into the Gaza Strip, prompting Cairo

Israel and Egypt trade blame over Gaza aid blocked at Rafah
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Usyk-Fury heavyweight rematch set for Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia

The heavyweight rematch between undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will take place on Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia

Usyk-Fury heavyweight rematch set for Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia
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Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza's entire border with Egypt

Israel’s military says it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, without elaborating

Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza's entire border with Egypt
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Palestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognize Palestinian state

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid a day after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state

Palestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognize Palestinian state
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Talks over Gaza ceasefire at stalemate after Rafah operation, Qatar PM says

Talks over a ceasefire in Gaza have reached a stalemate due to Israel's operations in the southern border city of Rafah, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani

Talks over Gaza ceasefire at stalemate after Rafah operation, Qatar PM says
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Israeli forces back in old Gaza battlegrounds as doubts over war aims grow

Seven months into the war, Israeli troops are back fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip, in areas that were supposed to have

Israeli forces back in old Gaza battlegrounds as doubts over war aims grow
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Turkey says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkey decided to submit its declaration of official intervention in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the

Turkey says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel
Asia|Economy|MidEast|News|World

China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say

Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap Chinese imports could undermine its

China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
Health|MidEast|News|World

Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed?

Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave's 2.3 million people from

Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed?
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US calls Algeria's proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful

The United States says a proposed U_N_ Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and halt to Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah “is not going to be helpful.”

US calls Algeria's proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful
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US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike

The White House has condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but says it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions

US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike
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Israeli protesters block aid convoy headed to Gaza

Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks headed for Gaza on Monday, strewing food packages on the road in the latest in a series of incidents that have come as Israel

Israeli protesters block aid convoy headed to Gaza
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Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages

Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests

Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages
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Top Biden official doubts Israel can achieve 'total victory' in Gaza

The Biden administration does not see it likely or possible that Israel will achieve "total victory" in defeating Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, U.S.

Top Biden official doubts Israel can achieve 'total victory' in Gaza
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks
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Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

Missile attacks have damaged a ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands

Renewed Israeli shelling and strikes have killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands
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Fighting escalates in Rafah as Israel pushes ahead with its offensive

Palestinian residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah have reported an escalation of fighting Tuesday as Israeli forces pressed their assault on the border town once seen as the territory’s last refuge

Fighting escalates in Rafah as Israel pushes ahead with its offensive
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Israel protests after Nobel laureate denounces Gaza invasion at Vatican

Israel's Embassy to the Holy See issued a protest on Monday after a Yemeni Nobel Prize winner accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza during an event hosted by the Vatican.

Israel protests after Nobel laureate denounces Gaza invasion at Vatican
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Ben & Jerry's board says pro-Palestinian campus protests are 'essential' to democracy

The board of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a brand owned by Unilever, said that the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. college campuses and graduation

Ben & Jerry's board says pro-Palestinian campus protests are 'essential' to democracy
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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says

A report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says
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An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say

Health officials say an Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in southern Lebanon has hit next to a hospital entrance and killed two people — the motorcycle driver and a hospital security guard

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say
Business|Economy|MidEast

Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields

Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration that

Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields
MidEast|News|World

Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding hostage release

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the

Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding hostage release
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Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters

Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend

Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters
MidEast|News|World

Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK's Cameron says

Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday.

Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK's Cameron says
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Egypt to intervene in ICJ case as Israel tensions rise

Egypt on Sunday said it would intervene in support of South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, citing the growing scale of Israel's operations in

Egypt to intervene in ICJ case as Israel tensions rise
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Hamas senior official says group wants real hostages/prisoners deal, but Netanyahu wants war to continue

Hamas wants calmness and a real hostages-for-prisoners swap deal, but Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the war to continue, Hamas senior official Khalil Al-Hayya said

Hamas senior official says group wants real hostages/prisoners deal, but Netanyahu wants war to continue
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White House: Gaps on Gaza ceasefire can still be surmounted

In-person talks on a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages agreement have concluded for now with no deal but the U.S. believes remaining gaps can be surmounted, the White House said on

White House: Gaps on Gaza ceasefire can still be surmounted
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South Africa asks World Court to order Israel's withdrawal from Rafah

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah as part of additional emergency measures over the war in Gaza, the U.N.'s

South Africa asks World Court to order Israel's withdrawal from Rafah
MidEast|World

EU foreign chief says Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has insisted that Israel must abide by the U.N. top court’s rulings and end its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

EU foreign chief says Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank
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Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts

Syria's devastating civil war, now in its 14th year, remains largely frozen and so are efforts to find a viable political solution to end it

Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts
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Scuffles erupt between police, protesters demanding return of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza

Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters have erupted in Tel Aviv after thousands gathered to demonstrate against the government and demand that it bring back the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza

Scuffles erupt between police, protesters demanding return of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza
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Truckers stuck at Rafah crossing fear food won't reach hungry Gaza

Truck drivers stuck at Egypt's border with Gaza say the food they are taking to the Palestinian enclave could spoil as they wait, exacerbating a hunger

Truckers stuck at Rafah crossing fear food won't reach hungry Gaza
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Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles

Syria's state media says a bomb attached to a car exploded in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions, killing one person and causing material damage

Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
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Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on May 21 - EU's Borrell

Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said late on Thursday ahead

Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on May 21 - EU's Borrell
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Factbox-Who are Israel’s main weapons suppliers and who has halted exports?

The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy, bunker-busting bombs Israeli forces have used in their war against Hamas militants in Gaza that has killed

Factbox-Who are Israel’s main weapons suppliers and who has halted exports?
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Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025

Iraq has requested that a United Nations assistance mission set up after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country end its work by the end of 2025, saying it was no longer needed

Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025
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UN court order demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates the US position

A U.N. court's order that Israel halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is deepening a disconnect with the United States

UN court order demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates the US position
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UCLA police arrest young man for alleged felony assault in attack on pro-Palestinian encampment

An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly taking part in a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, last month

UCLA police arrest young man for alleged felony assault in attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
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Gaza's sick and injured search for help as Rafah assault brings hospitals to their knees

Souad Zohair, 73, has been kept alive by kidney dialysis three days a week at a hospital in Rafah, but that's shut now by Israel's latest offensive.

Gaza's sick and injured search for help as Rafah assault brings hospitals to their knees
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Israel must stop Rafah offensive and open border for aid, UN court rules

The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Israel must stop Rafah offensive and open border for aid, UN court rules
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Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply

The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a full cease-fire

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply
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Biden’s move on weapons supplies is latest test of US-Israel relations

Here are some milestones in Israel's ties with the United States, now strained by Israeli government plans for a major assault on Rafah in southern Gaza and a warning by President Joe

Biden’s move on weapons supplies is latest test of US-Israel relations
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Vessel carrying aid to US-built pier off Gaza leaves Cyprus

A vessel carrying aid to a pier built by the United States off Gaza set sail from Cyprus on Thursday, Cypriot officials said.

Vessel carrying aid to US-built pier off Gaza leaves Cyprus
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Turkey says it is not easing Israel export ban

Israeli claims of Ankara easing its trade ban with Israel are "absolutely fictional and have nothing to do with reality," Turkish Trade Minister

Turkey says it is not easing Israel export ban
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Slovenia to recognise Palestinian state by mid-June

The Slovenian government on Thursday initiated the procedure for the recognition of a Palestinian state as a form of leverage to end the conflict in Gaza, a move it announced in

Slovenia to recognise Palestinian state by mid-June
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As Rafah offensive looms, Palestinians fear dispossession again

As Israeli forces mass on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Palestinians fear another "Nakba", when 700,000 of them were

As Rafah offensive looms, Palestinians fear dispossession again
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US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts

U.S.

US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts
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More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch

U.S. officials say a six--day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging

More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch
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Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion

Israelis’ and Jewish people’s long-held feeling of persecution, dating back to biblical times, contributes to most Israelis’ desire to continue the war in Gaza.

Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion
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Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment

Protesters packed up and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Philadelphia’s Drexel University after the school announced a decision to have police clear the encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment
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Missile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack

A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in an attack likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Missile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
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Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash

Iran has interred late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holiest Shiite shrine in the nation, days after a fatal helicopter crash killed him, the country’s foreign minister and six others

Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: 'We had to get the encampment down'

The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities have come to Capitol Hill to defend their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police force

Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: 'We had to get the encampment down'
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Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan

An adviser to Donald Trump's reelection campaign has met with close to 40 Arab American activists from across the country in Michigan

Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan
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Russia says Gaza war is escalating and no sign of any peace settlement

Russia said on Wednesday that the war in Gaza was escalating due to Israel's incursion into Rafah and that Moscow so far saw no prospect for a peace settlement in

Russia says Gaza war is escalating and no sign of any peace settlement
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Palestinians scramble for safety ahead of expected Rafah operation

As battles raged on the outskirts of Rafah on Wednesday with Israeli forces closing in, Palestinians were on the move again, abandoning

Palestinians scramble for safety ahead of expected Rafah operation
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Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO

There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO
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Aid for Gaza loading in Cyprus as U.S. offshore jetty completed

Aid for Gaza was being loaded onto a ship in Cyprus on Wednesday in what was expected to be the first cargo to be delivered using a U.S. pier built to expedite supplies to the

Aid for Gaza loading in Cyprus as U.S. offshore jetty completed
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Spanish minister's letters to firms in Israel drive wedge in ruling coalition

The Spanish government has distanced itself from letters written by a minister from the left-wing junior coalition partner urging Spanish companies in Israel to ensure they did not

Spanish minister's letters to firms in Israel drive wedge in ruling coalition
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Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patients

The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on

Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patients
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US paused Israel weapons shipment due to Rafah, US defense secretary says

President Joe Biden decided to hold back delivery of high payload munitions to Israel because Washington believes a possible Israeli offensive in

US paused Israel weapons shipment due to Rafah, US defense secretary says
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Why the US is stopping some bomb shipments to Israel

The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy bombs the U.S. ally used in its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza which has

Why the US is stopping some bomb shipments to Israel
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Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site in what he described as a protest against the recognition of a Palestinian state by three European countries

Far-right minister who visited contested Jerusalem site has long history of controversy
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Israel releases film of women soldiers being taken by Hamas on Oct. 7

Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid

Israel releases film of women soldiers being taken by Hamas on Oct. 7
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Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israeli aggression on Gaza continues

Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal.

Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israeli aggression on Gaza continues
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IAEA's Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps 'soon'

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will continue talks aimed at ending an impasse on many issues between them and should strike a deal on a

IAEA's Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps 'soon'
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Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?

Spain, Ireland and Norway have formally recognized a Palestinian state

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?
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More civilians will be killed in Israel's Rafah offensive 'whatever they say' - EU's Borrell

Israel's offensive on Rafah will likely kill more civilians and is being carried out despite explicit warnings against it from European Union member states and the United States,

More civilians will be killed in Israel's Rafah offensive 'whatever they say' - EU's Borrell
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Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say

U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few

Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say
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German police clear pro-Palestinian camp at Berlin university

German police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest camp on Tuesday at a courtyard of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, which had called for a stop to Israel's military

German police clear pro-Palestinian camp at Berlin university
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Patients and medics flee major Rafah hospital

Fearful medics and patients are fleeing a hospital in Rafah and transfers of the sick and injured via a border crossing with Egypt are at a standstill due to

Patients and medics flee major Rafah hospital
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US believes Israel, Hamas can close gaps on hostage deal

Israel and Hamas militants should be able to close the remaining gaps in their positions in order to reach a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, the White House said on Tuesday

US believes Israel, Hamas can close gaps on hostage deal
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In historic move, a Palestinian state recognized by Spain, Ireland and Norway

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

In historic move, a Palestinian state recognized by Spain, Ireland and Norway
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Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote

FIFA has been urged by international lawyers to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men’s 2034 World Cup

Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote
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From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death

Among Iranian communities from London to Los Angeles, few tears are being shed over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi

From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation
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Takeaways from AP examination of how 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 originated

An AP examination of the handling of two debunked stories alleging that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel shows how information can be clouded and distorted in the chaos of the conflict

Takeaways from AP examination of how 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 originated
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How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war

The United Nations and other organizations have presented credible evidence that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel

How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war
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Former Trump adviser and ambassadors met with Netanyahu as Gaza war strains US-Israel ties

An adviser and two ambassadors who served in the Trump administration have met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials from the country

Former Trump adviser and ambassadors met with Netanyahu as Gaza war strains US-Israel ties
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Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage

The shutdown and seizure by Israel of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza raised concerns about how a new media law could be used to restrict war coverage

Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage
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What's in the three-phase ceasefire deal Hamas backs, but Israel does not?

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it had agreed to a three-phased deal for a ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap, although an Israeli official said the deal was not

What's in the three-phase ceasefire deal Hamas backs, but Israel does not?
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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul

Afghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
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Israel says it will return video equipment seized from AP

Israel's communications minister has ordered the government to return camera equipment it seized from AP after blocking its live video of Gaza

Israel says it will return video equipment seized from AP
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Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan

Police have broken up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan less than a week after demonstrators showed up at the home of a school official and placed fake body bags on her lawn

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
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UN rights chief calls Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah inhumane

Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah are inhumane and risked exposing them to further danger and misery, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday, warning that such

UN rights chief calls Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah inhumane
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US concerned after Israeli raid of Al Jazeera operation, says State Dept

The United States is "quite concerned" about Israel's shutdown of Al Jazeera's operations in the country, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday, a day

US concerned after Israeli raid of Al Jazeera operation, says State Dept
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Hamas agreed to latest Israeli proposal, says official briefed on talks

Hamas agreed to the latest proposal that Israel had made on April 27 and there were no major changes since then, an official briefed on the ceasefire talks said, adding the Qatari

Hamas agreed to latest Israeli proposal, says official briefed on talks
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US says it is studying Hamas response on Gaza ceasefire, will discuss with allies

The United States is studying Hamas's response to a ceasefire proposal and will discuss it with allies in the Middle East in the coming hours, State Department

US says it is studying Hamas response on Gaza ceasefire, will discuss with allies
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Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Hamas accepting ceasefire, hopes Israel will do the same

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he welcomed the decision by militant group Hamas to accept a ceasefire in Gaza, which he said was made in line with Ankara's

Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Hamas accepting ceasefire, hopes Israel will do the same
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Biden pushed Netanyahu not to attack Rafah, US reviewing ceasefire proposal

The White House said on Monday it was reviewing a response by Hamas to a ceasefire and hostage release deal, and continued to press Israel not to launch a large

Biden pushed Netanyahu not to attack Rafah, US reviewing ceasefire proposal
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Oil steadies as ceasefire eludes Hamas, Israel

Oil futures ended largely unchanged on Monday as a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel continued to elude negotiators.

Oil steadies as ceasefire eludes Hamas, Israel
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White House reviews Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

The White House on Monday said it was reviewing a response by the Islamist Hamas militant group to a ceasefire and hostage release proposal, as it continued to press Israel to

White House reviews Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal
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Qatar says Hamas response to truce proposal is positive

Hamas sent on Monday to mediators its response to a truce proposal which could be described as positive, a spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry said early on Tuesday.

Qatar says Hamas response to truce proposal is positive
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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran's president and others killed in helicopter crash

Mourners have begun the days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran's president and others killed in helicopter crash
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Factbox-The UN nuclear watchdog's long list of difficulties in Iran

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold talks with senior officials in Iran on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Iran's

Factbox-The UN nuclear watchdog's long list of difficulties in Iran
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UN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city

The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity

UN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city
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UN food aid collapses in Rafah as Israeli leaders decry war crime accusations

The United Nations says it’s no longer able to distribute food aid in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity

UN food aid collapses in Rafah as Israeli leaders decry war crime accusations
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France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here's why

A Paris court is seeking to determine this week whether top Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a French-Syrian father and his son

France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here's why
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Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court

Israeli and Hamas top leaders have joined a list of people accused of humanity's most heinous crimes by the world's top war crimes court

Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court
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Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California

Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California
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Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war
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These photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders

New satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that sprawling tent camps in the southern city of Rafah nearly emptied after Israel issued its first evacuation orders

These photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders
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UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold

A top U.N. official on Sunday accused Israel of continuing to deny the United Nations humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip, where the U.N. food chief warned a

UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold
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Netanyahu says ending Gaza war now would keep Hamas in power

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying on Sunday that would keep the

Netanyahu says ending Gaza war now would keep Hamas in power
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NYC mayor defends police response after videos show officers punching pro-Palestinian protesters

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.”

NYC mayor defends police response after videos show officers punching pro-Palestinian protesters
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Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks; CIA chief also present in Cairo

Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a

Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks; CIA chief also present in Cairo
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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
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US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials

The United States and Israel both vehemently condemned a request by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in connection with the seven-month war in Gaza

US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials
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Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran's acting president after a helicopter crash?

Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran's acting president after a helicopter crash?
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Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended

Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown
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Hamas, CIA director to hold talks in Cairo on Gaza truce

Hamas said on Friday it was sending a delegation to Cairo to discuss a deal for a truce and the release of hostages in Gaza, hours after

Hamas, CIA director to hold talks in Cairo on Gaza truce
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Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says

A delegation from Palestinian militant group Hamas will visit Cairo on Saturday, a Hamas official told Reuters, amid expectations

Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash

Iran's state media has reported that Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has died in a helicopter crash that also killed the country's president

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash
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Iran crash: President Raisi’s fate raises concerns in Tehran over potential loss of loyalist

Search and rescue teams are scouring Iran’s {border region} what’s this? following the ‘hard landing’ of a helicopter with the president{,} and foreign minister on board.

Iran crash: President Raisi’s fate raises concerns in Tehran over potential loss of loyalist
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Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others could reverberate across the Middle East

The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep

Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others could reverberate across the Middle East
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What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others

The helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region

What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others
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Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president whose helicopter suffered a 'hard landing' in foggy weather?

Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protégé to Iran’s supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the country’s Shiite theocracy

Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president whose helicopter suffered a 'hard landing' in foggy weather?
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Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliament

Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as a candidate to be Donald Trump’s running mate, delivered a speech before Israel’s parliament in which she criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza

Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliament
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'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities

Hundreds of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia's top universities on Friday demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel,

'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
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Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided

An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting again rages across the north

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided
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Missile defence successes in Gulf, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems

The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to

Missile defence successes in Gulf, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems
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US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia's crown prince meet to discuss 'semi-final' security deal

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan has met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom describes as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia's crown prince meet to discuss 'semi-final' security deal
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Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

Hundreds of anti-migrant protestors have marched through the streets of a Tunisian town where many migrants are living while waiting to try and travel by boat to Europe

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows
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An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country’s closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza

An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages
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Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past

Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past
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Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan

A popular centrist member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza in the next three weeks

Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
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Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship freed

Iran has released the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel, but remains in control of the vessel itself, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said.

Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship freed
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Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities

Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday the encampment at Montreal's McGill University should be dismantled as more students erected pro-Palestinian

Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
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Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities

Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
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Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest

Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the

Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest
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US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted

The U.S. on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from

US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted
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Palestinian security force kills Islamic Jihad gunman in rare internal clash

Palestinian security officers killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rare intra-Palestinian clash whose circumstances were disputed and which the

Palestinian security force kills Islamic Jihad gunman in rare internal clash
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7 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns

The governments of seven European Union member states say the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland

7 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage
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Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in
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Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
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Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges

Israel has strongly denied charges of genocide and has told the United Nations’ top court it is doing everything it can to protect the civilian population during its military operation in Gaza

Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians in Gaza and denies genocide charges
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Palestinian Embassy seeks temporary status for Gazans who entered Egypt during war

The Palestinian Embassy in Egypt is seeking temporary residency permits for tens of thousands of people who have arrived from Gaza during the war

Palestinian Embassy seeks temporary status for Gazans who entered Egypt during war
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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies

House Republicans are delivering a rebuke to President Joe Biden for putting a pause on a shipment of bombs to Israel that could be used in an assault on Rafah

House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
Europe|MidEast

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
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Israel's military chief of staff: We are 'preparing for an offensive in the north'

Israel's military chief of staff said on Wednesday that the offensive operation in Gaza "will continue with strength" and that Israel was "preparing for an offensive in the north

Israel's military chief of staff: We are 'preparing for an offensive in the north'
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Oil falls to 7-week low on surprise US storage build, Middle East hopes

Oil prices fell about 3% to a seven-week low on Wednesday on a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks, the prospect of a Middle East ceasefire agreement and as hopes

Oil falls to 7-week low on surprise US storage build, Middle East hopes
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Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.

Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says
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Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks say they will argue Greece has no jurisdiction in the case

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew
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Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north

Israel’s defense minister says the military will send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regrouped

Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north
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Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by US military, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will reach those in need almost immediately

Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by US military, Pentagon says
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South Africa urges UN's top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah

South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to order a cease-fire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah

South Africa urges UN's top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah
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California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year

A judge has decided that a Southern California college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war last year

California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year
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Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks by estimated 1.8% y/y as oil sector weighs

Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 1.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, flash estimates by the government's statistical authority showed on Wednesday, as a

Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks by estimated 1.8% y/y as oil sector weighs
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Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters

Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators,

Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters
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French foreign minister says work still ongoing to secure Gaza truce

The French foreign minister said on Wednesday diplomats were still working to secure a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages held in Gaza

French foreign minister says work still ongoing to secure Gaza truce
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Major events during war in Gaza

Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253

Major events during war in Gaza
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U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions

The United States, Britain and the European Union are pressing the United Arab Emirates to show it is cracking down on firms evading sanctions imposed on

U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions
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Israel allows trucks from newly reopened Erez crossing into Gaza after U.S. pressure

Israel reopened the sole crossing on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, allowing aid trucks to pass through the Erez checkpoint following U.S. demands

Israel allows trucks from newly reopened Erez crossing into Gaza after U.S. pressure
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McDonald's posts rare profit miss as customers turn picky

McDonald's missed quarterly profit estimates for the first time in two years as budget-conscious consumers looked past its offers and the Middle East conflict weighed on

McDonald's posts rare profit miss as customers turn picky
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UN warns Israel assault on Gaza's Rafah on 'immediate horizon'

The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by

UN warns Israel assault on Gaza's Rafah on 'immediate horizon'
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China says Hamas and Fatah voice will for Palestinian reconciliation

Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have expressed the will to seek reconciliation through dialogue at unity talks in Beijing,

China says Hamas and Fatah voice will for Palestinian reconciliation
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Palestinians recount painful history with war in Gaza as a reminder

Dawud Assad still has nightmares of the day Jewish militias attacked his village of Deir Yassin outside Jerusalem 76 years ago, killing more than 100 people

Palestinians recount painful history with war in Gaza as a reminder
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France asks Israel to make position public on Lebanon border proposals

France's foreign minister called on Israel to make public its position on a proposal that he shared with it aimed at defusing tensions between Israel and Lebanon's

France asks Israel to make position public on Lebanon border proposals
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Netanyahu vows again to storm Rafah as Israel awaits Hamas reply to truce proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to go ahead with a long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Netanyahu vows again to storm Rafah as Israel awaits Hamas reply to truce proposal
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Houthis attack four ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as part of their ongoing

Houthis attack four ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea
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2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics

Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied's government

2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics
MidEast|World

White House denounces takeover of campus building as protests escalate

The White House denounced non-peaceful efforts to protest the war in Gaza on Tuesday as students at Columbia University occupied a campus building, saying it was "the wrong

White House denounces takeover of campus building as protests escalate
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World Court rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel

Judges at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel, while expressing

World Court rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel
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Palestinians throw stones at EU diplomats' car in West Bank protest over war

A group of Palestinian students disrupted a meeting of European Union diplomats in the West Bank on Tuesday and attacked some of their cars with stones, smashing the

Palestinians throw stones at EU diplomats' car in West Bank protest over war
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Exclusive-Gaza hospital staff questioned by ICC war crimes prosecutors, sources say

Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have interviewed staff from Gaza's two biggest hospitals, two sources told Reuters, the first

Exclusive-Gaza hospital staff questioned by ICC war crimes prosecutors, sources say
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Gaza war separates parents from their new born baby

Born two months premature as war raged in Gaza, Palestinian baby Yehia Hamuda was evacuated to southern Gaza after Israeli

Gaza war separates parents from their new born baby
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Who are some of the people and groups involved in US college protests?

In the days since police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University on April 18, a protest encampment has been re-established on the New York campus and

Who are some of the people and groups involved in US college protests?
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Gaza ministry says 34,535 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since Oct. 7

More than 34,535 Palestinians have been killed and 77,704 wounded in the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 last year, the Gaza health ministry said on Tuesday

Gaza ministry says 34,535 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since Oct. 7
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UN right chief troubled by treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters at U.S. universities

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday he was "troubled" by heavy-handed actions taken by U.S. security forces during attempts to break up pro-Palestinian protests on college

UN right chief troubled by treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters at U.S. universities
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Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
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ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action against Israeli leaders, and a blistering Russian attack over the ICC’s arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
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Israeli strikes kill at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza, as ceasefire talks begin

Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians on Monday as Hamas leaders visited Cairo for a new round of truce talks, with more than half the dead in the

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza, as ceasefire talks begin
Asia|Environment|MidEast|Science

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
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Oil falls more than $1/bbl on Middle East peace talks, US rate cut doubts

Oil prices lost more than $1 a barrel on Monday as Israel ceasefire talks in Cairo tempered fears of a wider Middle East conflict, while U.S. inflation data dimmed the

Oil falls more than $1/bbl on Middle East peace talks, US rate cut doubts
MidEast|US|World

The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead

In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock into a beach in northern Gaza

The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead
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What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

Israel and Hamas have been waging war since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253

What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
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Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza

Israel's Independence Day is normally a raucous affair, celebrated with day parties and barbecues in parks, but this year, celebrations — from Monday evening through Tuesday — were muted

Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
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World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike

World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike.

World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike
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Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma

Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his

Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma
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Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, a new record

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
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Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House

Israel has agreed to listen to U.S. concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on

Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House
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France pushes efforts in Lebanon to prevent war between Hezbollah and Israel

France's foreign minister said on Sunday there had been progress in discussions with senior officials in Lebanon aimed at easing tensions between Hezbollah

France pushes efforts in Lebanon to prevent war between Hezbollah and Israel
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Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says

The amount of humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip will be ramped up in coming days, Israel's military said on Sunday, citing new corridors that use an Israeli seaport and

Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says
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Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects

Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days
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Hamas delegation due in Cairo on Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks

A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, as mediators

Hamas delegation due in Cairo on Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks
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Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting

Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of systematically depriving women and

Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting
MidEast|News|World

Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses

Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed to keep up the movement seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war

Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses
MidEast|News|World

France's foreign minister looks to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalation in Lebanon visit

France's foreign minister will push proposals to prevent further escalation and a potential war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah during a visit to Lebanon on

France's foreign minister looks to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalation in Lebanon visit
MidEast|News|World

Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say

A humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza was halted after Guinea Bissau decided to remove its flag from two vessels, activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on

Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say
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Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings

Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source and a UAE official said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause

Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings
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Two Israeli hostages seen in latest video issued by Hamas

Hamas released a new video on Saturday that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel.

Two Israeli hostages seen in latest video issued by Hamas
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Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian gunmen in West Bank, military says

Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at them from a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Saturday.

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian gunmen in West Bank, military says
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
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Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the

Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week
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Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq

One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said

Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
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Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal

Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's

Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal
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Oil settles higher on supply concerns in the Mideast, economic woes subdue gains

Oil prices settled higher on Friday, garnering support from tensions in the Middle East, but a strong dollar and U.S. inflation data quashed hopes that the

Oil settles higher on supply concerns in the Mideast, economic woes subdue gains
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Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after

Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir slightly hurt in car accident

Israel's hardline national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was slightly hurt in a car accident and taken to hospital on Friday, police said, adding that they

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir slightly hurt in car accident
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UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement

U.N. investigators examining Israeli accusations that 12 staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA took part in the Oct.

UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement
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Egyptian delegation in Israel for talks on Gaza hostages

An Egyptian delegation met Israeli counterparts on Friday, looking for a way to restart talks to end the war in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages, an official

Egyptian delegation in Israel for talks on Gaza hostages
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The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says

The United Nations says nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza

The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
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Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn

Berlin police on Friday began clearing a pro-Palestinian camp set up in front of the German parliament by activists demanding the government stop arms exports to

Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn
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Israeli assault on Rafah would bring 'disaster' to Middle East, aid group warns

An Israeli assault on southern Gaza's Rafah area would spell disaster for civilians, not only in Gaza but across the Middle East, the head of an aid

Israeli assault on Rafah would bring 'disaster' to Middle East, aid group warns
Education|MidEast|News|World

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
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UN official says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza

The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on

UN official says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza
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Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts

Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
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UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas

Britain's foreign secretary has said that halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas

UK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
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Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas

Chinese companies won five more bids to explore Iraqi oil and gas fields, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday, as the Middle Eastern

Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas
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Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive

Israel has ordered new evacuations in Rafah

Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
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Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters

A pro-Palestinian U.S. group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after

Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters
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South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel's actions in Gaza

South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”

South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel's actions in Gaza
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Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns

Oil prices settled higher on Thursday on worries of supply disruptions in Middle East supply as Israel stepped up airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah and on the U.S.

Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns
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Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah before ground operation

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault despite allies

Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah before ground operation
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'Uncommitted' organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza

Organizers behind the "uncommitted" political movement against President Joe Biden's staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas will travel to the University

'Uncommitted' organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities

Police have made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Arizona

Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities
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The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin

The U_N_ General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.”

The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin
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New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry

Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month.

New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry
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Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals

A Palestinian civil defence team on Thursday called on the United Nations to investigate what it said were war crimes at a Gaza hospital, saying nearly 400 bodies were

Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals
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Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm

Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of

Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm
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Biden names new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Lise Grande as the new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, the State Department said in a statement.

Biden names new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues
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Iranians vote in a parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting

Iranians have voted in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting

Iranians vote in a parliamentary runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial balloting
Education|MidEast|Political|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple

Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple
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Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war

Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid

The U.S. is warning that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries through with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah

US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
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What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?

One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion

What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?
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Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank 'dangerous and reckless,' US says

Legalizing settler outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank would be "dangerous and reckless," the U.S.

Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank 'dangerous and reckless,' US says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Germany signals it will resume funding UN agency for Palestinians

Germany said on Wednesday it would resume cooperation with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), signalling a resumption of funding that was frozen after Israel accused

Germany signals it will resume funding UN agency for Palestinians
Health|MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has left King Faisal Specialist hospital in Jeddah after completing "a routine check up", Saudi state media reported on Wednesday citing the

Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV
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Oil settles lower as U.S. business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as worries over conflict in the Middle East eased and business activity in the United States slowed, although a fall in U.S. crude oil

Oil settles lower as U.S. business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease
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Iran sentences rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over 2022-23 unrest, lawyer tells paper

An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on

Iran sentences rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over 2022-23 unrest, lawyer tells paper
MidEast|News|World

The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings

Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings and fled the southern city of Rafah for other parts of Gaza

The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats
MidEast|News|US|World

Turkey accuses U.S. of double standards over Gaza in rights report

Turkey on Wednesday accused the United States of having a policy of double standards on human rights, saying Washington's annual rights report failed to reflect Israel's assaults in

Turkey accuses U.S. of double standards over Gaza in rights report
MidEast|World

Iran, Pakistan urge U.N Security Council to take action against Israel

Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement issued on Wednesday to take action against Israel, saying it had "

Iran, Pakistan urge U.N Security Council to take action against Israel
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Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam

In sometimes violent confrontations, police have broken up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza

Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam
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Why the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack

The U.S. has paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns that the country has not adequately taken civilian safety into account in its upcoming military operation in Rafah, and that the massive weapon would inflict additional civilian casualties

Why the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack
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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

President Joe Biden says he won't supply offensive weapons Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there

Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
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Israel steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north

Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the

Israel steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during West Bank raid

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded two people including a child during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and adjacent refugee camps, Palestinian

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during West Bank raid
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Famine risk 'very high' in Gaza, especially in north, US official says

Israel has taken significant steps in recent weeks on allowing aid into Gaza, the U.S. special envoy for humanitarian issues said on Tuesday, but considerable

Famine risk 'very high' in Gaza, especially in north, US official says
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Iran threatens to annihilate Israel should it launch a major attack

An Israeli attack on Iranian territory could radically change dynamics and result in there being nothing left of the "Zionist regime", Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was quoted as

Iran threatens to annihilate Israel should it launch a major attack
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered

The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza but a United Nations agency says no aid has yet entered

Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered
Economy|MidEast|News

Saudi Arabia's 2024 economic growth forecast cut; UAE leads GCC

Saudi Arabia's economy will grow at a slower pace this year than previously predicted as oil prices drop from recent peaks, according to a Reuters poll which

Saudi Arabia's 2024 economic growth forecast cut; UAE leads GCC
Crime|MidEast|World

Palestinian NGO's legal case over UK arms to Israel to be heard in October

A Palestinian rights group's legal challenge to try to stop British arms exports to Israel over allegations of breaches of international law in the war in Gaza will be

Palestinian NGO's legal case over UK arms to Israel to be heard in October
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Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict

The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws

Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
MidEast|News|World

Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say

The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to

Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say
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Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah

The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.

Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
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Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely

An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation

Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
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Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece

Clashes broke out between police and protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally in central Athens on Tuesday, a day after the Israeli military launched a ground and air operation in

Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece
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Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?

Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt

Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
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Israel yet to show evidence UNRWA staff are members of terrorist groups, review finds

Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)

Israel yet to show evidence UNRWA staff are members of terrorist groups, review finds
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Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention

As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos

Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention
Education|MidEast|News|World

Police clear protest from Swiss university as Gaza demonstrations spread

Police began dispersing pro-Palestinian protesters at the Swiss university of ETH Zurich on Tuesday, management said, after student demonstrations spread to campuses in

Police clear protest from Swiss university as Gaza demonstrations spread
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US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria

The United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State militants

US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria
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Israeli troops storm back into eastern Khan Younis; bodies recovered in hospital ruins

Israeli troops fought their way back into an eastern section of Khan Younis in a surprise raid, residents said on Monday

Israeli troops storm back into eastern Khan Younis; bodies recovered in hospital ruins
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UN expert warns of mental health risks for Gaza citizens from war

A United Nations expert on Monday warned there was a risk that mental illnesses could manifest themselves years from now among the people of Gaza due to the current conflict.

UN expert warns of mental health risks for Gaza citizens from war
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Iraq, Turkey to elevate security, economic ties after Erdogan visit

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said relations with Iraq were entering a new phase after the neighbours agreed to cooperate against

Iraq, Turkey to elevate security, economic ties after Erdogan visit
MidEast|News

Israeli hostage families make Passover plea for return of missing loved ones

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza will mark the start of Passover, a week-long festival that celebrates freedom, with a renewed plea to the government

Israeli hostage families make Passover plea for return of missing loved ones
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Oil futures fall as fears of a wider Middle East war fade

Oil futures fell on Monday as traders focused on market fundamentals, seeing little near-term risk that the Middle East conflict would impact supply.

Oil futures fall as fears of a wider Middle East war fade
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Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent after student rally halted

Police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters as thousands marched in the Dutch capital on Tuesday, a day after riot police violently broke up an encampment at

Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent after student rally halted
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Putin says calls for Leningrad-style siege of Gaza unacceptable

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that calls to impose a blockade of Gaza similar to Nazi Germany's siege of Leningrad during World War Two were unacceptable and

Putin says calls for Leningrad-style siege of Gaza unacceptable
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German-Israeli woman snatched by Hamas at music festival is dead, Israel says

A German-Israeli woman who was snatched by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on Monday.

German-Israeli woman snatched by Hamas at music festival is dead, Israel says
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No place of refuge: Israeli strikes hit refugee camps in Gaza

Israeli air strikes devastated parts of the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza this week, flattening

No place of refuge: Israeli strikes hit refugee camps in Gaza
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Al Shifa doctor says staff hiding from gunfire during Israeli raid

A doctor in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital told Reuters on Wednesday that gunfire forced staff to stay away from windows for their safety as Israeli forces began raiding the

Al Shifa doctor says staff hiding from gunfire during Israeli raid
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TikTok to prohibit videos promoting bin Laden's 'Letter to America'

TikTok will prohibit content that promotes Osama bin Laden's 2002 letter detailing the former al Qaeda leader's justifications for attacks against

TikTok to prohibit videos promoting bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
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Israeli grandfather's anxiety peaks as Gaza hostage release looms

Exhausted by weeks of worry and vigils, Gilad Korngold drew just a measure of comfort from the foreign-mediated deal between Israel and Hamas to

Israeli grandfather's anxiety peaks as Gaza hostage release looms
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Sirens, interceptions in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza

Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and a Reuters camera crew witnessed rocket interceptions on Thursday as Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip said they launched a salvo at Israel's

Sirens, interceptions in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
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Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread

Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories on

Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces have killed 10,000 Gaza fighters, minister says

Israeli forces have dismantled the Hamas brigade in Gaza's southern Khan Younis as part of an almost four-month-old war in which 10,000 Palestinian fighters have been killed and

Israeli forces have killed 10,000 Gaza fighters, minister says
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Armed man takes P&G factory staff hostage in Turkey -media

An armed man took staff hostage at a Procter & Gamble factory in northwestern Turkey on Thursday in an apparent protest against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the Demiroren

Armed man takes P&G factory staff hostage in Turkey -media
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Iran anniversary marchers chant 'death to Israel' amid regional tensions over Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of people chanted "Death to Israel" in rallies across Iran to mark the Islamic Revolution's 45th anniversary on Sunday, with some burning U.S. and Israeli flags

Iran anniversary marchers chant 'death to Israel' amid regional tensions over Gaza
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Israel to offer six-week Gaza truce for 40 hostages in Qatar talks, Israeli official says

Israel will send a high-level delegation headed by its Mossad chief to Qatar on Monday for mediated talks with Hamas designed to secure a six-week Gaza truce under which the

Israel to offer six-week Gaza truce for 40 hostages in Qatar talks, Israeli official says
MidEast|World

Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city

Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record

Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city
MidEast|News|Travel|World

First Iran group in nine years heads to Saudi Arabia for umrah pilgrimage

The first group of Iranian pilgrims in nine years made its way to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the umrah, or minor pilgrimage, Iran's official news agency reported, as a result of

First Iran group in nine years heads to Saudi Arabia for umrah pilgrimage
MidEast|News|World

Reuters wins two Pulitzers, ProPublica takes coveted public service award

Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, taking home the breaking news photography award for searing images of the Israel-Gaza conflict as well as the national reporting

Reuters wins two Pulitzers, ProPublica takes coveted public service award
Africa|Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology

Tesla cuts prices of some models in Germany and Europe

Tesla is cutting prices of some models in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a spokesperson said on Sunday.

Tesla cuts prices of some models in Germany and Europe
Economy|Health|MidEast|News|World

The UN says there's 'full-blown famine' in northern Gaza. What does that mean?

The head of the United Nations World Food Program says northern Gaza has entered “full-blown famine” after nearly seven months of war between Israel and Hamas

The UN says there's 'full-blown famine' in northern Gaza. What does that mean?
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Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke through fencing to retake the area, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of demonstrations

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment
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China's foreign minister says admitting Palestinian state to UN is move to rectify injustice

China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said efforts to admit a Palestinian state into the United Nations were a move to rectify a prolonged injustice, state media Xinhua

China's foreign minister says admitting Palestinian state to UN is move to rectify injustice
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Erdogan meets Hamas leader in Turkey, discusses efforts for regional peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and reach a fair and lasting peace in the region during a meeting with Hamas leader Ismail

Erdogan meets Hamas leader in Turkey, discusses efforts for regional peace
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Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating

Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had

Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating
MidEast|News|US|World

US military strategy tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows

The U.S. military's success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well

US military strategy tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News

IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique

The International Monetary Fund's steering committee failed to issue a joint communique on Friday amid disagreements over wars in the Middle East and

IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique
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Gaza ceasefire uncertain, Israel vows to continue Rafah operation

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators,

Gaza ceasefire uncertain, Israel vows to continue Rafah operation
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Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah

Israel's military said on Monday it had begun encouraging residents of Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city as part of a 'limited scope' operation, but did not immediately

Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah
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Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza

An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba‮ ‬synagogue and celebration has been cancelled due to the war in Gaza, the head of the organising committee, Perez Trabelsi, told

Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza
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Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure

Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of vacillation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a

Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure
MidEast|News|World

French, Lebanese leaders discuss effort to quell Hezbollah, Israel clashes

French President Emmanuel Macron met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the country's army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday for talks on how to end cross-border fighting

French, Lebanese leaders discuss effort to quell Hezbollah, Israel clashes
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree 'historic' return of villages

Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both sides said on Friday was an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after

Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree 'historic' return of villages
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Analysis-Ample oil supplies limit impact of MidEast flare-up on prices

Plentiful supplies of some of the biggest crude grades are limiting the impact on benchmark oil futures prices of conflict in the Middle East,

Analysis-Ample oil supplies limit impact of MidEast flare-up on prices
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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?

A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people

What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
MidEast|World

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'

Hamas says the latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks has ended in Cairo

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'
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Four Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli strike on border village

An Israeli airstrike killed four members of a family in a house in a border village in southern Lebanon on Sunday, civil defence and security sources said.

Four Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli strike on border village
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Gaza truce hopes slim; Hamas officials leaving Cairo but returning on Tuesday

Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and

Gaza truce hopes slim; Hamas officials leaving Cairo but returning on Tuesday
MidEast|News|World

Four dead in UAE, Dubai airport still disrupted after storm

Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates rose to four, authorities said on Friday, as well as flooding roads and jamming Dubai's international airport.

Four dead in UAE, Dubai airport still disrupted after storm
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A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war

Weekend commencement ceremonies at some U.S. universities went off with few interruptions despite the national wave of protests over the Israel-Hamas war

A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|US

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

Twenty-five people have been arrested for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
Europe|Health|MidEast|News|World

A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza

A British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals says he was denied entry to France to speak at the French Senate

A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza
Education|MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

Analysis shows news stories on pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities spiked when they involved clashes.

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
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There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas

A Hamas delegation is in Cairo and Egyptian state media say there has been “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza

There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Morning Bid: Markets unsettled by Israel-Iran tit-for-tat

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan It was hardly unexpected, but Israel's missile strike on Iran on Friday confirms fears of a dangerous series of tit-for-tat

Morning Bid: Markets unsettled by Israel-Iran tit-for-tat
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Western states sought to send de-escalation messages to Iran via Turkey, Western diplomat says

Western states have sought to send Iran messages via Turkey in recent days to reiterate appeals for de-escalation, a Western diplomat said on Friday.

Western states sought to send de-escalation messages to Iran via Turkey, Western diplomat says
Finance|MidEast|News|World

Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets

Reports of an Israeli attack on Iranian soil that possibly drags the Middle East into a deeper conflict has jolted world markets with

Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets
Business|Economy|MidEast|News|World

Shipping industry urges UN to protect vessels after Iran seizure

Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East and the United Nations must do more to protect supply chains, the industry said

Shipping industry urges UN to protect vessels after Iran seizure
MidEast|News|World

EU imposes sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

The European Union said on Friday it had agreed to impose sanctions against four people and two entities over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.

EU imposes sanctions against violent West Bank settlers
Europe|Finance|MidEast|News

Morning Bid: Mideast flare-up spooks markets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook: Escalation in the Middle East has rounded out a rough week for financial markets.

Morning Bid: Mideast flare-up spooks markets
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel has briefed US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation

Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential Rafah operation to root out Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city

Israel has briefed US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation
MidEast|News|World

At UN, Iran warns Israel against further military action

Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that Israel "must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our interests"

At UN, Iran warns Israel against further military action
MidEast|News|US|World

US raises Rafah concerns with Israel, discusses Iran attack

Senior U.S. officials raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts on Thursday about Israel's plans for military operations in the

US raises Rafah concerns with Israel, discusses Iran attack
MidEast|World

Factbox-What Iran and Israel would wield in a long-range air war

Iran's first direct attack on Israel on April 13 has brought renewed focus on their air-defence capabilities as Israeli leaders decide how best to respond.

Factbox-What Iran and Israel would wield in a long-range air war
MidEast|News|World

UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid

Israel's commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had limited and sometimes no impact, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid
MidEast|News|World

Instant view: Oil, Japan's yen up on reports Israeli missiles hit Iran

Oil and gold prices rose and Japan's yen rallied on Friday on reports Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran.

Instant view: Oil, Japan's yen up on reports Israeli missiles hit Iran
MidEast|News|World

UK PM Sunak: Not right for me to speculate on reports of attack in Iran

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would not speculate on reports Israel had carried out an attack on Iranian soil on Friday.

UK PM Sunak: Not right for me to speculate on reports of attack in Iran
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Answering readers' questions about the protest movement on US college campuses

A wave of student protests has spread across U.S. campuses over the last two weeks, led by students who have pitched tents or occupied buildings in protest of the Israel-Hamas war

Answering readers' questions about the protest movement on US college campuses
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Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan

Hamas has formally accepted a cease-fire deal that could end the war in Gaza

Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan
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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners

A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn't reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison

A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner

Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison
MidEast|News|Political|US

What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want − and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement

There’s been a concerted effort in Israel and the US to block this movement’s tactics and goals.

What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want − and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement
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Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA

Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment

Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
MidEast|News|Travel

Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever

Airport authorities in Dubai say several flights have been cancelled and diverted as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month

Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever
MidEast|News|World

The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks

Hamas said Thursday that it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on cease-fire talks, in response to Egypt’s latest proposal

The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks
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More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks

More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region

The Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region

Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region
Americas|MidEast|News|World

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between both countries over the Israel-Hamas war

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools
MidEast|News|Political

Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas to impress on them that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war

Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal
MidEast|News|Political|World

The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to press for a cease-fire deal with Hamas, saying “the time is now.”

The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal
MidEast|News|World

Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering

Tensions are growing on the UCLA campus as law enforcement officers order a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disperse

Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
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Northwestern University's deal with student protesters offers example of successful negotiations

An agreement between anti-war protesters and Northwestern University has largely ended demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on the suburban Chicago campus

Northwestern University's deal with student protesters offers example of successful negotiations
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group

A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
Crime|MidEast|News|Technology|World

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities
MidEast|News|US|World

The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how it would work

The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea

The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how it would work
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
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The Latest | Blinken says Israel will open a major aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza

Israel plans on opening a major humanitarian aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza

The Latest | Blinken says Israel will open a major aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza
MidEast|News|World

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel

The top United Nations court has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
MidEast|News|World

Suspected al-Qaida explosion kills 6 troops loyal to secessionist group in Yemen

An explosive device detonated and killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group Monday in southern Yemen, a military spokesman said

Suspected al-Qaida explosion kills 6 troops loyal to secessionist group in Yemen
Crime|MidEast|News|World

What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas more than seven months into their war

What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
Europe|MidEast|News

Turkey says it backs outgoing Dutch prime minister Rutte's candidacy for NATO chief

A senior Turkish official says Ankara will back the outgoing Dutch prime minister's candidacy for the position of NATO secretary general

Turkey says it backs outgoing Dutch prime minister Rutte's candidacy for NATO chief
MidEast|News|World

Likely attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a vessel in the Red Sea

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a vessel in the Red Sea, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route

Likely attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a vessel in the Red Sea
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Blinken is back in the Middle East this week. He has his work cut out for him

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is beginning his seventh diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began more than six months ago

Blinken is back in the Middle East this week. He has his work cut out for him
MidEast|News|World

Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has arrived in Lebanon as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border

Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
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Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash

Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people

Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
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College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them

Hundreds of students around the country are being arrested, suspended, put on probation and, in rare cases, expelled from their colleges for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations

College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them
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Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?

The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began more than six months ago

Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he achieve this time?
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
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Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones

For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas war has marked an emotional end to their college experiences that started amid a pandemic

Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones
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UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza

UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
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Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait

A private security firm says missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait
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A Turkish court sentences a Syrian woman to life in prison for a bombing in Istanbul in 2022

Turkey’s state-run news agency has reported that a court sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly explosion on a busy shopping district in Istanbul in 2022

A Turkish court sentences a Syrian woman to life in prison for a bombing in Istanbul in 2022
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention

Students at a prestigious university in Paris have resumed pro-Palestinian protests, days after French police broke up a similar demonstration inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses around the United States

Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention
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Egypt sends delegation to Israel in hopes of brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

Egypt has sent a high-level delegation to Israel with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza

Egypt sends delegation to Israel in hopes of brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
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Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities

Philippine forces have killed an Abu Sayyaf militant who had been implicated in past beheadings including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese

Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
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Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother's womb dies in Gaza after 5 days in an incubator

A relative says a premature Palestinian infant, who was rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has died

Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother's womb dies in Gaza after 5 days in an incubator
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The Latest | Hezbollah ambushes Israeli convoy, killing civilian

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said its fighters fired anti-tank missiles and artillery shells at an Israeli military convoy in a disputed area along the border, killing an Israeli civilian

The Latest | Hezbollah ambushes Israeli convoy, killing civilian
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How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?

As its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers has eroded over the years, Iran has expanded and accelerated its nuclear programme, reducing the time it would need to

How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?
Election|MidEast|US|World

Trump says 'We're behind Poland' as he meets President Duda

Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed Ukraine and the Middle East with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a meeting in New York on Wednesday at which the former

Trump says 'We're behind Poland' as he meets President Duda
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Kremlin cagey on Iran missile warning, calls for restraint in Middle East

The Kremlin refused to confirm or deny on Wednesday if Moscow had been forewarned of Iran's strikes against Israel, but urged all sides in the Middle East to step back from conflict

Kremlin cagey on Iran missile warning, calls for restraint in Middle East
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German foreign minister: Middle East cannot slide into unpredictable situation

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she made clear during talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others that the Middle East must not be allowed to

German foreign minister: Middle East cannot slide into unpredictable situation
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Turkey's Erdogan: Israel's Netanyahu solely responsible for recent Middle East tensions

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli leadership are solely responsible for the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Turkish President Tayyip

Turkey's Erdogan: Israel's Netanyahu solely responsible for recent Middle East tensions
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Oil prices rise as Israel weighs response to Iran attack

Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after Israel's military chief said his country would respond to Iran's weekend missile and drone

Oil prices rise as Israel weighs response to Iran attack
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No reports of drones or missiles launched from Iraq during Iran's attack on Israel, PM says

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday said Iraq has not received any reports or indications that missiles or drones were launched from Iraq during Iran's attack

No reports of drones or missiles launched from Iraq during Iran's attack on Israel, PM says
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Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, New York Times reports

Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in G42, an artificial intelligence firm in the United Arab Emirates, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, New York Times reports
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Israel pushing for more sanctions against Iran

Israel's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist

Israel pushing for more sanctions against Iran
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Israeli tanks push back in northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah, say residents

Israeli tanks pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah,

Israeli tanks push back in northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah, say residents
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Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will

Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response
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Futures ease as bond yields stay elevated amid Middle East tensions

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday, weighed by elevated Treasury yields as investors remained wary of the conflict in the Middle East, turning the lens on company earnings to

Futures ease as bond yields stay elevated amid Middle East tensions
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EU to begin work on expanding Iran sanctions, Borrell says

Some EU member states have asked for sanctions against Iran to be expanded in response to Tehran's attack on Israel and the bloc's diplomatic service will begin working on the

EU to begin work on expanding Iran sanctions, Borrell says
Europe|MidEast|News|World

EU's Red Sea naval mission not affected by Iran attack on Israel, commander says

The operations of the European Union's naval mission to the Red Sea have not been affected by Iran's first-ever direct attack on Israel but the force

EU's Red Sea naval mission not affected by Iran attack on Israel, commander says
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UK dismisses Iran assertion it gave warning before attacking Israel

Britain rejects an assertion by Iran that it provided advance notice before attacking Israel, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday.

UK dismisses Iran assertion it gave warning before attacking Israel
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Turkey tells U.S. it is worried about escalation of Middle East crisis, Turkish source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in a call on Sunday that Ankara was worried about the potential spread and escalation of the crisis in

Turkey tells U.S. it is worried about escalation of Middle East crisis, Turkish source says
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Statement from G7 leaders after Iran's attack on Israel

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations issued the following statement on Sunday after a video call to discuss Iran's attack on Israel.

Statement from G7 leaders after Iran's attack on Israel
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Saudi, Qatari foreign ministers discusses regional escalations with Iranian counterpart

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian late on Sunday, during which they

Saudi, Qatari foreign ministers discusses regional escalations with Iranian counterpart
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Jordan PM says escalation in region would lead to 'dangerous paths'

Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said on Sunday any escalation in the region would lead to "dangerous paths" and said that there was a need to reduce escalation by all

Jordan PM says escalation in region would lead to 'dangerous paths'
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Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as "escalation"

Japan strongly condemned a retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel, calling it an escalation of events and saying it was deeply concerned at the situation, in a statement released by

Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as "escalation"
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Israel says it shot down Iranian salvo 'shoulder-to-shoulder' with U.S

Israel's repelling of a massive Iranian drone and missile salvo was fully coordinated with the Pentagon, which had a U.S. operational liaison officer in the

Israel says it shot down Iranian salvo 'shoulder-to-shoulder' with U.S
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Israel has moved in 'significant way' but Hamas remains barrier to Gaza hostage deal, US says

Israel has moved in a "significant way" but Hamas is the barrier to a deal that would see fighting in Gaza paused and hostages released, State Department spokesperson Matthew

Israel has moved in 'significant way' but Hamas remains barrier to Gaza hostage deal, US says
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Iran summons the British, French and German ambassadors over 'double standards'

Iran's foreign ministry summoned on Sunday the ambassadors of Britain, France, and Germany to question what it referred to as their "irresponsible stance" regarding Tehran's

Iran summons the British, French and German ambassadors over 'double standards'
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Iran's attack on Israel stirs admiration among Gaza Palestinians

Iran's attack on Israel drew applause from many Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday as rare payback for the Israeli offensive on their enclave, although some said

Iran's attack on Israel stirs admiration among Gaza Palestinians
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German Chancellor Scholz condemns Iran's attack on Israel

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday condemned Iranian airstrikes on Israel "in the strongest possible terms," a spokesperson said during a visit by Scholz to China.

German Chancellor Scholz condemns Iran's attack on Israel
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France's Macron: we must avoid escalation in Middle East

France will do all it can to avoid further escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, urging Israel to show

France's Macron: we must avoid escalation in Middle East
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Flights from Israel resume after airspace reopened

Israeli airlines said operations were returning to normal on Sunday after an overnight attack by Iranian missiles and drones closed the airspace and led to flight cancellations.

Flights from Israel resume after airspace reopened
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Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack
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Egypt's FM expresses need for restraint in calls to foreign ministers of Iran, Israel

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed the need for restraint in phone calls with the foreign ministers of Iran and Israel on Sunday, Egypt said.

Egypt's FM expresses need for restraint in calls to foreign ministers of Iran, Israel
MidEast|US

Dollar stands tall as US rate-cut bets recede

The dollar steadied on Monday, holding its biggest weekly gain since 2022, as escalating conflict in the Middle East and the prospect of stubbornly high U.S. interest rates gave

Dollar stands tall as US rate-cut bets recede
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Biden tells Netanyahu US would not take part in offensive response against Iran, media reports say

President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not participate in any Israeli counter-offensive against Iran, according to reports on

Biden tells Netanyahu US would not take part in offensive response against Iran, media reports say
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Biden returns to Washington as Iran launches attack on Israel

President Joe Biden reinforced solidarity with Israel on Saturday after meeting with his national security team to discuss Iran's drone and

Biden returns to Washington as Iran launches attack on Israel
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US sanctions target Hamas spokesperson, drone program leaders

The United States on Friday issued sanctions aimed at a Hamas spokesperson and leaders of the group's drone unit, the Treasury Department said.

US sanctions target Hamas spokesperson, drone program leaders
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Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge

Russia, Germany and Britain on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was preparing to "meet all its security needs" in a region on edge over an

Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge
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Hamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal, saying on Saturday it had handed to mediators in Egypt and Qatar its response to

Hamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands
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Truce talks between Israel and Hamas to resume Sunday in Cairo, Egyptian television station says

Truce talks between Israel and Hamas will resume on Sunday in Cairo, the latest attempt to bring about a pause after nearly six months of war

Truce talks between Israel and Hamas to resume Sunday in Cairo, Egyptian television station says
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Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks

Israeli military strikes killed dozens of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new

Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks
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US has signed off on more bombs and warplanes for Israel, Washington Post reports

The United States in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel even as it publicly expresses concerns about an

US has signed off on more bombs and warplanes for Israel, Washington Post reports
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Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip

Israel sustained its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians, as fighting raged around Gaza City's main Al

Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip
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Israel has not received everything it has asked for, top US general says

The United States' top general said on Thursday that Israel had not received every weapon that it has asked for, in part because President Joe Biden's administration was not

Israel has not received everything it has asked for, top US general says
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Biden acknowledges 'pain' of Arab Americans over war in Gaza

Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged "the pain being felt" by many Arab Americans over the war in Gaza and over U.S. support of Israel and its military offensive

Biden acknowledges 'pain' of Arab Americans over war in Gaza
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Israeli soldiers play with Gaza women's underwear in online posts

Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes, creating a dissonant visual record

Israeli soldiers play with Gaza women's underwear in online posts
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Explainer-The UN Security Council demanded a Gaza ceasefire - what happens now?

A day after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages, the war

Explainer-The UN Security Council demanded a Gaza ceasefire - what happens now?
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US 'very disappointed' after Netanyahu cancels Israeli visit to Washington

The White House said on Monday it was very disappointed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a high-level Israeli delegation's planned visit to Washington after

US 'very disappointed' after Netanyahu cancels Israeli visit to Washington
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Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by road, Guterres says

The only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza's humanitarian needs is by road and includes an exponential increase in commercial

Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by road, Guterres says
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Oil prices rise as heightened geopolitical risk exacerbates supply concern

Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday on concern over tighter global supply brought about by escalating conflict in the Middle East and between Russia and

Oil prices rise as heightened geopolitical risk exacerbates supply concern
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Netanyahu may cancel Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote, Ynet reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not send a delegation as planned to Washington if the United States does not veto a U.N.

Netanyahu may cancel Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote, Ynet  reports
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Lebanon PM calls for pressure on Israel to stop attacking south after UN vote

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, said on Monday that countries should pressure Israel to stop attacking Lebanon following a U.N.

Lebanon PM calls for pressure on Israel to stop attacking south after UN vote
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Israel open to civilian return to north Gaza in truce talks

Israel signalled openness on Sunday to allowing the return of Palestinians displaced from the northern Gaza Strip as part of truce talks, an apparent accommodation of a core

Israel open to civilian return to north Gaza in truce talks
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Israel-Brazil crisis over Lula holocaust mention blowing over, says Israeli ambassador

The diplomatic crisis that erupted one month ago when Brazil's president likened the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two

Israel-Brazil crisis over Lula holocaust mention blowing over, says Israeli ambassador
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Hamas tells mediators it will stick to original position on ceasefire

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it has informed mediators that it will stick to its original proposal on reaching a comprehensive ceasefire, which includes the

Hamas tells mediators it will stick to original position on ceasefire
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Exclusive-Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, US ambassador says

The Islamic State still poses a threat in Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition's work with Iraq to fully defeat the group is not done, United States Ambassador

Exclusive-Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, US ambassador says
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U.S. proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks - Israeli official

The United States has made a "bridging proposal" for the number of jailed Palestinians that should be released by Israel in exchange

U.S. proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks - Israeli official
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UN Security Council fails to pass US resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China, who are

UN Security Council fails to pass US resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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Houthi leader says there has been 'reckless' American-British attacks on Yemen

The head of the Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, said on Saturday there have been "reckless" American-British attacks on Yemen.

Houthi leader says there has been 'reckless' American-British attacks on Yemen

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