Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who serves as Israel’s chief negotiator in talks with Hamas and on the Iranian file, arrived in Washington to discuss both issues with the Trump administration.
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More than 40,000 infants face the risk of death due to Israel’s continued ban on the entry of baby formula into Gaza, local authorities warned on Monday, Anadolu reports.
“There is an imminent risk of death for thousands of infants in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli occupation’s ban on the entry of baby formula,” the government media office said in a statement.
Gaza “is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe threatening the lives of…
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza when they met in Scotland on Monday, and they discussed a plan for what happens after aid is delivered.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti, writing by Sarah YoungEditing by William Schomberg)
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BEIRUT — Legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz attended the funeral of her son, renowned composer and playwright, Ziad Rahbani, at a church in Bikfaya on Monday, in her first public appearance in years.
Fairuz, 90, arrived at the Church of the Dormition accompanied by her daughter Rima and parliament member Elias Abu Saab. She got out of the car to applause from the crowd, then made her way into church as “Al-Oum al-Hazina” (“I am the Grieving Mother”), a religious hymn, played in the…
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to recall his cabinet next week from the summer recess to discuss the escalating crisis in Gaza and the mounting calls for the UK to recognise a State of Palestine.
The decision, announced by Downing Street, comes amid increasing pressure from more than 200 UK MPs, including over 100 Labour backbenchers, who signed a cross‑party letter urging for the immediate recognition of Palestine. This growing chorus also includes…
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed last month.
Trump issued the threat as he held talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry golf resort on the western coast of Scotland.
Iran, which denies seeking to develop a nuclear weapon, has insisted it will not give up domestic uranium enrichment despite…
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Rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a “genocide” against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
Both organisations are frequent critics of Israeli government policies, but the language in their reports issued on Monday was their most stark yet.
“Nothing prepares you for the realisation that you are part of a society committing genocide. This is a deeply painful moment for us,” B’Tselem executive…
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A Syrian government official said on Sunday that Hikmat al-Hijri, a leading Druze religious figure in the southern province of Sweida, is calling for the establishment of an “autonomous zone”.
The remarks came during a closed discussion between the unnamed official and a group of journalists regarding the humanitarian situation in Sweida.
The official noted that hundreds of individuals whose identities could not be verified were buried in mass graves…
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The kingdom’s oil dependence, World Bank governance indicators and vulnerability to geopolitical shocks have improved but remain weaknesses, the ratings agency noted.
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Hamas militant group had become difficult to deal with in recent days, but he was talking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about “various plans” to free hostages still held in the enclave.
Trump also said the U.S. would work with other countries to provide more humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, including food and sanitation.
“We’re going to set up food centers,” with no fences or boundaries…
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