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President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas militants will be reached within a week. Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord, told reporters that he believes a ceasefire is close. He said he had been just been talking to some of ...

Ukraine has called on the European Union to impose sanctions on several Bangladeshi companies it accuses of purchasing wheat allegedly sourced from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. According to Ukrainian officials, the companies imported about 150,000 tonnes of wheat between late 2024 and mid-2025, with deliveries coming from Russia’s Kavkaz port.Kyiv claimed that the grain was taken from regions controlled by Russian ...

The United States said Thursday it has approved its first direct funding for a controversial Israeli-supported relief effort in the Gaza Strip and urged other countries to follow suit, reports AFP. “We have approved funding for $30 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. And we call on other countries to also support the GHF, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and its ...

Iran and the United States have issued sharply contrasting accounts of the current state of Iran’s nuclear programme, following recent military and political developments. In his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US claims of damaging Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. He stated that the recent American military strikes had failed to weaken ...

The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory (OHCHR) has accused Israeli authorities of intensifying efforts to forcibly displace large numbers of Palestinians from long-established towns and communities in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. According to the OHCHR, the Israeli Civil Administration has been systematically rejecting Palestinian applications for building and planning permits in areas such ...

NATO member states agreed Wednesday to a significant increase in defence spending, meeting US President Donald Trump’s long-standing demand and allowing him to declare a “monumental win” for the United States. The agreement, reached at a two-day summit in The Hague, will see NATO countries aim to spend five percent of GDP on defence and security. Trump, who has frequently ...

Iran said Wednesday that it executed three men accused of spying for Israel, the day after a truce between the two countries came into effect. “Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, who attempted to import equipment into the country to carry out assassinations, were arrested and tried for… cooperation favouring the Zionist regime,” the judiciary said, referring to ...

A classified US intelligence report has concluded that recent American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities only delayed, rather than destroyed, Tehran’s nuclear program—contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims of total annihilation. Citing sources familiar with the preliminary findings by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), U.S. media reported Tuesday that the strikes failed to eliminate Iran’s centrifuges and enriched uranium stockpiles. While ...

Iran has firmly denied allegations that it violated a ceasefire agreement by launching missiles toward Israel, following reports in Israeli media and statements from Israeli officials. The Iranian state broadcasters IRIB and ISNA reported on Tuesday, citing a statement covered by Al Jazeera, that Tehran did not launch any missile strikes toward Israel after the truce was declared. Earlier, Israeli ...

The four people killed in this morning’s ballistic missile attack on Beersheba were apparently sheltering in their bomb safe rooms when the projectile impacted, according to a preliminary Home Front Command investigation. Two missiles were fired at Beersheba in the salvo at 5:40 a.m., with one being intercepted and another striking the sixth floor of an apartment complex in the ...