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UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
The UN Security Council urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank.
The statement was backed by both the United States and Russia in a moment of unity on a…
Netanyahu says invited to China, with US-Israel ties tense
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had been invited to China and his office had informed close ally the US about the planned trip to Beijing.
The announcement comes during tense ties between Israel and the US,…
Russia strike kills at least 6 Al-Qaeda militants in Syria, medical officials, war monitor say
A Russian airstrike Tuesday targeted a military post of a group linked to Al-Qaeda in northwest Syria killing at least six militants, medical officials and a war monitor said.
The airstrike on the Jabal Al-Zawiya area in the northwestern…
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021 – UN
Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the UN’s mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday.
Between Aug. 15, 2021…
Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in aborted revolt
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over…
Senior Russian lawmaker calls for professional army of seven million
A senior Russian lawmaker who has been involved in a number of negotiations related to Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine called late on Monday for a professional army seven-million strong to ensure that no mercenary groups are needed for the…
Ukraine grain deal ‘critical’ for Africa: UN
The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in the Horn of Africa, where some are already starving, the United Nations said Monday.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at…
UK’s Labour Party promises to improve its relations with India
Keir Starmer, leader of the UK’s opposition Labour Party, pledged on Monday to restore relations between his party and India after years of rising tensions, the Guardian newspaper reported.
The party’s relationship with India and the…
Leaders of Russia, UAE hold phone call on mutiny attempt in Russia
Leaders of Russia and the United Arab Emirates held a phone call, the Kremlin and UAE’s state news agency said on Monday.
According to the Kremlin, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahayan was interested in…
Iranian president gives ‘his full support’ to Putin in telephone call, Kremlin says
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gave “his full support” to Vladimir Putin during a telephone call, the Kremlin announced in a statement on Monday, two days after an aborted mutiny in Russia.
“The Iranian president has expressed his full…