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Paris talks yield dialogue, de-escalation between Syria, Israel: US envoy
Hurriyet Daily News
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PARIS U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack announced on Thursday that a Paris meeting between Syrian and Israeli officials resulted in "dialogue and de-escalation" after recent violence in southern Syria. "I met this...
TrendingIsraeli MPs approve motion to annex occupied West Bank, and blazes in Turkey
The National News
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Israel’s government has called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Blazes continue to burn across Turkey. An explosion rocks Syria's Idlib province. Arab and Islamic nations condemn Israeli Knesset’s approval of motion on West Bank...
How Iran, Vajpayee and a Crying Farooq Saved India’s Kashmir Diplomacy at UN
Kashmir Life
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July 25, 2025
by Humaira Nabi SRINAGAR: In March 1994, as Pakistan prepared a diplomatic ambush at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), India was forced into one of its tensest foreign policy battles since Independence. The charge: gross human...
Albanese says Israel's denial of aid, killing of civilians 'cannot be defended or ignored'
SBS
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Israel to "comply immediately with its obligations under international law", saying its denial of aid and the killing of civilians seeking water and food "cannot be defended or ignored". The statement...
U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by Hamas of Gaza aid
The Globe and Mail
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July 25, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The U.N. estimates that Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 people seeking food supplies, the majority near the distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.SAHER ALGHORRA/The New York Times News Service...
Israel Condemns France’s Recognition Of State Of Palestine, Says It's Another Iranian Proxy
Sahara Reporters
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The Israeli government has condemned France's recognition of the State of Palestine. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, shared the country's position on his official X handle. "We strongly condemn President Macron’s decision to recognise...
Afternoon Update: Albanese’s strongest Israel condemnation yet; NSW MP guilty of sexual abuse; and saying bye-bye to Spotify
The Guardian
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July 25, 2025
Good afternoon. Anthony Albanese has condemned Israel for “the killing of civilians, including children” seeking aid in Gaza, but stopped short of following France’s lead in committing to recognise a Palestinian state. In the Australian...
French plan to recognise Palestinian state draws angry rebukes from Israel and US
Irish Examiner
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July 25, 2025
France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan drew angry rebukes from Israel and the United...
Israeli war turns Gaza into breeding ground for disease
Al Mayadeen
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July 24, 2025
Once a land of orchards and wetlands, Gaza is now overwhelmed by sewage, rubble, and toxic waste, creating a perfect storm for disease and irreversible ecological collapse. Months of relentless Israeli bombardment have left Gaza not only in ruins...
Israel not listening to UK, say MPs, as they urge recognition of Palestine
Express & Star
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Israel is not listening to the UK and ministers should “immediately” recognise the state of Palestine, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The UK’s actions over the ongoing conflict and “in the years preceding, have often been too little, too...
What other newspapers are saying: What is next with Iran?
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Pennsylvania
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The aftermath of the 12-day war with Iran looks mixed more than two weeks later. Iran’s nuclear program was badly damaged and likely set back for years. But the Ayatollah’s government isn’t admitting defeat and shows no signs of dropping its...
Video: Thousands protest at Dutch train stations against Israel's starvation of Gaza
NL Times
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July 25, 2025
Several thousand Netherlands residents protested at train stations across the country on Thursday evening, calling for an end to the humanitarian crisis and famine in Gaza. Many carried plates, pots, and ladles to symbolize how Israel is blocking...
EU ‘too little, too late’ on Gaza, NGOs tell von der Leyen
Politico Europe
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July 25, 2025
At the same time, the bloc is assessing its options after finding Israel in breach of human rights obligations under an association agreement ― a deal that opens up advantageous bilateral relations ― with EU foreign ministers slated to discuss...
Israel blames UN for Gaza aid shortage, says Hamas exploiting famine claims at talks
The Times of Israel
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July 24, 2025
KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, Gaza border — Israel on Thursday blamed a “lack of cooperation from the international community” for the limited aid entering the Gaza Strip while dismissing Hamas’s “famine narrative” as a tactic used in the hostage talks....
Government’s Reset Agenda rests on Mills’ Better Ghana Agenda Foundation – President Mahama
Ghana News Agency
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July 24, 2025
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 24, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has said his government’s ‘Reset Agenda’ rests on the foundation of the ‘Better Ghana Agenda’ initiated by the late President John Evans Atta Mills. President Mahama said this in his...
InterviewTrauma of Israel's starvation of Gaza 'will last generations'
The National News
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The trauma and shame inflicted on Gaza as it starves under an Israeli blockade will last for generations, a UN expert on famine has told The National. The pain felt by parents helplessly watching their children fade away, the lengths for survival...
US envoy brokers Syria-Israel talks in Paris, secures de‑escalation agreement
Ynet
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July 25, 2025
U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Ambassador Tom Barrack, said Thursday he met with both Israeli and Syrian officials in Paris, acting as a mediator between Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi...
Call for immediate, effective measures against Israel’s unlawful actions
Cyprus Mail
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July 25, 2025
Open letter by former European Union ambassadors to the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU and the heads of government...
Israel studies Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire plan as fighting rages
CGTN
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A view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, July 23, 2025. /VCG A view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, July 23, 2025. /VCG Israel is reviewing a revised response from Hamas to a proposed ceasefire and hostage-release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin...
US and Israel exit Gaza talks after Hamas proposal
Daily Times
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July 25, 2025
The United States and Israel have withdrawn their teams from the Gaza ceasefire negotiations following Hamas’ latest proposal. US special envoy Steve Witkoff said the proposal showed “a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire,” prompting him to cut...