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Trump’s envoy reverses stance on Iran nuclear enrichment

US President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff has backpedaled comments he made a day earlier about the US position on nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Gaza death toll surges past 51,000 as Israel continues onslaught

Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 more Palestinians in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll from the war since October 2023 to 51,000, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

US says Russia open to Ukraine peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a “permanent peace” agreement with Ukraine, United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has stated.

US says approved sale of Eitan PowerPack engines to Israel

The US State Department approved the potential sale of Eitan Powerpack engines and related equipment to Israel, the Pentagon has announced.

European energy giants consider restoring gas supplies from Russia’s Gazprom: Reuters

A number of energy companies in France and Germany are considering resuming gas supplies from Russia amid the war in Ukraine, Reuters has reported.

Over 70% of Gaza schools directly hit by Israel: UN

More than 70% of schools in the Gaza Strip have been directly hit by Israel since October 2023, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced.

Thousands of Israeli academics, teachers, medics sign petitions to release hostages in Gaza

More than 9,500 Israeli academics, teachers, and medical professionals, as well as approximately 1,000 parents, signed petitions urging the government in Tel Aviv to secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, even if it meant ending the war in the besieged enclave.

Turkey detains Iranian academic in controversial arrest, Iran demands immediate release

Turkish authorities have detained Ahmadreza Beyzaie, an Iranian university professor and writer, in an unexplained arrest that has drawn sharp criticism from Iranian officials.

US lawmakers look to bolster Ukraine, sanction Russia: Reuters

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation to boost Ukraine in its war with Russia, another attempt to pressure the administration of President Donald Trump to back the Kyiv government, sources familiar with the effort have stated.

Gaza facing ‘worst’ humanitarian crisis since Israel’s attacks began: UN

The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is now "likely to be the worst it has been" since Israel's relentless attacks began 18 months ago.

Trump blasts Zelensky for Russia’s war against Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin started the war against Ukraine, but he also continued to cast blame on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former US President Joe Biden.

Hamas says studying Israeli ceasefire proposal

Negotiations for a renewed ceasefire and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip appear to be at an impasse after Israel issued new demands for Hamas to disarm in its latest proposal that offers only a temporary halt to attacks on the Palestinian enclave, where the death toll is quickly approaching at least 51,000.

Trump says he thinks Iran may be “tapping us along” on negotiations

President Donald Trump has stated he thinks Tehran is “tapping us along” in talks on nuclear weapons after the first round of discussions wrapped up this weekend in Oman.

US air attacks on Yemen killed 123 people since mid-March: Health authorities

The United States’ bombardment campaign in Yemen has killed at least 123 people – mostly civilians – since mid-March, health officials in the capital Sanaa have announced.

Full-blown famine grips Gaza amid war: NGO

The Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) has warned that the Gaza Strip has entered a full-blown famine as 91% of the population faces extreme food insecurity following Israel’s war against the Palestinians there.

European ministers adopt Iran sanctions over ‘citizen detentions’

European Union foreign ministers have adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the arrests of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of state-sponsored hostage-taking, diplomats have stated.

France says US-Iran nuclear talks must conform with European interests

Paris, London and Berlin will be vigilant regarding nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has stated.

Trump should visit Ukraine: Zelensky

"The security of the world is at stake" if Moscow advances further, and U.S. President Donald Trump should visit Ukraine to witness Russia's war, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned in an interview with CBS News.

EU to enhance financial support for Palestinian Authority

The European Union will increase its financial support for the Palestinian Authority with a three-year package worth around 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion), the European Commissioner responsible for the Middle East has stated in an interview with Reuters.

UK says E3 supports Iran-US negotiations

British Minister for West Asia Hamish Falconer has stated that the United Kingdom, along with France and Germany, supports the settlement of Iran’s nuclear issue through diplomacy.

Washington says US, Saudi Arabia on ‘pathway’ to civil nuclear agreement

The United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary deal to cooperate over the kingdom's ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Houthis say six killed in US strikes on Yemen’s capital

The US strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa province have killed six people and wounded more than a dozen others, Houthis have announced.

Trump says he was told Russia “made a mistake” with deadly attack on Ukrainian city

US President Donald Trump stated that he was told Russia “made a mistake” by attacking Ukraine in a strike that killed at least 34 people in Sumy on Palm Sunday.

US president says he expects to make a decision on Iran ‘very quickly’

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he expected to make a decision on Iran very quickly, after both countries announced they held "positive" and "constructive" negotiations in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene this week.

Israel threatens to further shrink, isolate Gaza, around 51k Gazans slaughtered

As the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli army's genocide in Gaza has reached 51,000, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened to further shrink and isolate the Gaza Strip, where intensifying military operations continue.

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