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Baghdad, Feb 8 (UNI) Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Jordanian King Abdullah II reaffirmed Friday their unwavering commitment to the Palestinian cause. A statement by the Iraqi presidency said that the two leaders held a phone conversation, during which they discussed joint efforts to ease regional tensions and reinforce stability. They underscored the “necessity…

Jerusalem/Gaza, Feb 8 (UNI) Israel has received from Hamas, through mediating countries, the names of three Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza on Saturday as part of a ceasefire-hostage deal, the prime minister’s office said Friday in a statement. In exchange, Hamas said Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners. The three Israeli hostages, kidnapped…

Washington, Feb 8 (UNI) All 10 people who were on board the plane that went missing in Alaska Thursday have died, US media reported, citing the US Coast Guard. The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome, the Associated Press reported. The volunteer fire department of the…

Beirut, Feb 8 (UNI) Two people were killed and 10 others injured on Friday by Syrian sniper and artillery attacks in eastern Lebanon’s Hermel, as clashes between Syrian militants and Lebanese tribes continued along the border, Lebanese media reported. Lebanese news website Elnashra reported that most of the Lebanese casualties were from the Jaafar tribe,…

Jerusalem, Feb 7 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday thanked US President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US president signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions on the ICC over its persecution of the US and its allies, including Israel. Under the order, the US…

Tehran, Feb 7 (UNI) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday spoke out against talks with the United States, adding that experience tells him that negotiations with Washington would not help lift sanctions and solve Iran’s problems. “In the 2010s, we negotiated with the US & an agreement was formed. The same person now…

Moscow, Feb. 7 (UNI) Russia currently sees no opportunity of resuming peace treaty negotiations with Japan due to Tokyo’s confrontational stance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Friday. “Joint provocative military activity with the United States and other NATO member states is demonstratively increasing off our…

Washington, Feb 7 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its persecution of the US and its allies, including Israel. “The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC’s transgressions, some of which may include the…

Moscow, Feb 7 (UNI) Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to be the first to resume flights to Ukraine after the end of the conflict, CEO Michael O’Leary said. “We want to be the first airline back into Ukraine, and we have a plan to run about 25 routes to and from Kiev and Lviv within…

Rio De Janeiro, Feb 7 (UNI) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he would leave BRICS and the World Health Organization (WHO) if he comes back into power in the country. The statement comes weeks after US President Donald Trump and Argentinian President Javier Milei, allegedly Bolsonaro’s main foreign allies, decided to leave…