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Huawei explores Egypt partnership as electricity minister visits China

Egypt's electricity and renewable energy minister met with a range of high-level officials and business leaders while on a visit to the Asian...

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Jack Dutton

US ambassador to Turkey sees solution to F-35 issue 'by year-end'

The new US ambassador to Ankara says that Congress is open to taking a fresh look at the F-35 issue.

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Ezgi Akin

Saudi PIF reports 60% profit drop as inflation, low oil prices bite

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund saw its profits fall by 60% in 2024 compared to the previous year, as low oil prices, soaring inflation and...

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Jack Dutton

Trump signs executive order ending decades-old Syria sanctions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that terminates the US government's framework of sanctions on Syria, which...

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Israeli strike on cafe in Gaza kills at least 33, medics say: What to know

At least 33 people were killed on Monday evening when an Israeli airstrike hit a seafront cafe in Gaza City, according to Palestinian media....

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Rosaleen Carroll

Jordan refuses to play Israel in FIBA Basketball World Cup: What to know

Jordan’s under-19 national basketball team withdrew from its game against Israel at the ongoing FIBA World Cup after pressure mounted on the team...

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Rosaleen Carroll

Iran unleashes 'wave of repression' after Israel war: activists

Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and executed dozens in a wave of repression following the 12-day war with Israel, activists...

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By Stuart Williams

Kneecap, Bob Vylan Glastonbury sets spark police probe and global criticism

UK police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into remarks made by rap groups Kneecap and Bob Vylan during the Glastonbury festival, as the...

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By James Pheby

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 48 as ceasefire calls mount

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for...

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Agence France-Presse

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying...

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By Laurent Geslin

PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet...

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Agence France-Presse

Judges to decide if UK can supply parts for Israeli warplanes

British judges will rule on Monday on a legal challenge brought by a Palestinian human rights organisation seeking to block the UK from supplying...

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Agence France-Presse

After Iran, pressure mounts on Netanyahu to end Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rise in popularity during the war with Iran may already be fading, as pressure mounts at home to end...

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By Michael Blum

UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight...

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By Valentin Bontemps, Imran Marashli

Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon

Israel said Monday it is "interested" in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region...

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By Sébastien Duval

NGO loses bid to block UK export of military equipment to Israel

The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying...

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Agence France-Presse

Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM

More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations...

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By Susannah Walden

'We have nothing': Afghans driven out of Iran return to uncertain future

Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that...

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By Susannah Walden And Qubad Wali

Iran’s rial falls by 3% as Tehran grapples with war aftermath

The rial has fallen considerably since May, as officials lash out against the US despite the recent conflict coming to a close.

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Adam Lucente

Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas...

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Agence France-Presse

Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Agence France-Presse

Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

An Israeli court on Sunday postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay, as US...

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Agence France-Presse

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas...

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Agence France-Presse

Iran voices 'serious doubts' over Israel commitment to ceasefire

Iran voices 'serious doubts' over Israel commitment to ceasefire

Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation...

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By Ahmad Parhizi

AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their...

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By Thomas Urbain

Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean

Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean

A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional...

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By Anouk Riondet

Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in war with Israel

Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in war with Israel

Iran held a state funeral Saturday for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its top diplomat condemned the latest...

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By Majid Sourati, Payam Doost Mohamadi

Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in Israel war

Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in Israel war

Iran held a state funeral Saturday for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its top diplomat condemned the latest...

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By Majid Sourati, Payam Doost Mohamadi

Israeli protesters urge action for Gaza hostages after Iran truce

Israeli protesters urge action for Gaza hostages after Iran truce

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Israel on Saturday to demand that the government secure the release of 49 hostages still held in Gaza, AFP...

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Agence France-Presse

Gaza civil defence says Israeli forces kill 37, including children

Gaza civil defence says Israeli forces kill 37, including children

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed 37 people in the devastated territory on Saturday, including at least nine children who died...

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Agence France-Presse

Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank: military

Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank: military

Six Israelis were detained for assaulting soldiers near a village in the occupied West Bank where deadly clashes with Palestinians erupted this...

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Agence France-Presse

'We must help them': Morocco students get peers back in school

'We must help them': Morocco students get peers back in school

Moroccan student Said Rifai, 15, is on a mission to help his peers pursue education in a country where an estimated 270,000 children drop out of...

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By Ismail Bellaouali

With over 700 arrests, Iran regime turns inward to thwart Israeli infiltration

With over 700 arrests, Iran regime turns inward to thwart Israeli infiltration

Following its intelligence failures during the 12-day war with Israel, Iran is launching a sweeping internal clampdown with mass arrests and...

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A Correspondent In Tehran

At least 4 Palestinians killed in West Bank as Israeli settler violence rises: What to know

At least 4 Palestinians killed in West Bank as Israeli settler violence rises: What to know

Israeli settlers attacked a number of Palestinian villages and towns in the West Bank Friday following a month of escalation. At least four...

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Beatrice Farhat

Alive but weakened, Iran's Khamenei faces new challenges

Alive but weakened, Iran's Khamenei faces new challenges

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has...

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By Stuart Williams

Former French PM says Trump has ‘immense opportunity’ in Mideast

Former French PM says Trump has ‘immense opportunity’ in Mideast

Dominique de Villepin’s star power in French politics is again on the rise.   Just this week, the former prime minister announced a new political...

27.06.2025 4

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Andrew Parasiliti

'Shooting the messengers': Trump tears into media over Iran report

'Shooting the messengers': Trump tears into media over Iran report

President Donald Trump has escalated his longstanding assault on the mainstream media, denigrating individual reporters and threatening legal...

27.06.2025 3

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By Anuj Chopra

Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound

Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound

Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains,...

27.06.2025 5

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By Aymen Jamli

Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million

Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing...

27.06.2025 9

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By Maher Al Mounes With Jihad Darwish In Qamishli

Debate rages over damage inflicted by US strikes on Iran

Debate rages over damage inflicted by US strikes on Iran

One week after the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, there is no consensus as to how effective they were. With those strikes, Washington...

27.06.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Relatives of French detainees in Iran denounce 'forced disappearance'

Relatives of French detainees in Iran denounce 'forced disappearance'

Desperate relatives of two French detainees in Iran demanded "proof of life" Friday after Israel struck their Tehran prison and a lawyer denounced...

27.06.2025 5

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Agence France-Presse

UAE cryptofund invests $100M in Trump stablecoin project: What to know

UAE cryptofund invests $100M in Trump stablecoin project: What to know

A UAE fund has become the largest investor in World Liberty Financial, aiming to expand adoption of the Trump-linked stablecoin USD1.

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Jack Dutton

US Syria envoy Barrack to meet Iraqi Kurdish PM Barzani in Erbil

US Syria envoy Barrack to meet Iraqi Kurdish PM Barzani in Erbil

Tom Barrack is likely to also meet with SDF chief Mazloum Kobane, sources told Al-Monitor.

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Amberin Zaman

Trump says would bomb Iran again if nuclear activities start

Trump says would bomb Iran again if nuclear activities start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for...

27.06.2025 3

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By Danny Kemp

Trump says saved Iran leader from 'ignominious death'

Trump says saved Iran leader from 'ignominious death'

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameni from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for...

27.06.2025 6

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By Danny Kemp

MSF slams US-backed Gaza aid scheme as 'slaughter masquerading' as aid

MSF slams US-backed Gaza aid scheme as 'slaughter masquerading' as aid

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday branded a controversial Israel- and US-backed food distribution effort in Gaza as...

27.06.2025 5

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By Nina Larson

Doctors' aid group slams US-backed Gaza relief scheme over deadly roll-out

Doctors' aid group slams US-backed Gaza relief scheme over deadly roll-out

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday branded a controversial Israel- and US-backed food distribution effort in Gaza as...

27.06.2025 4

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By Nina Larson

Iran vetting body okays bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran vetting body okays bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

The Iranian body tasked with vetting legislation approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday,...

26.06.2025 9

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Agence France-Presse

China hosts Iran, Russia defence ministers against backdrop of 'turmoil'

China hosts Iran, Russia defence ministers against backdrop of 'turmoil'

China hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in...

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By Ludovic Ehret

Iran open to regional consortium, enriched uranium transfer in US nuclear talks

Iran open to regional consortium, enriched uranium transfer in US nuclear talks

Iran’s UN ambassador says his country would consider transfer of enriched uranium stockpiles and outside investment in energy sector if there is an...

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Andrew Parasiliti