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Israel strikes targets in southern Syria after demanding demilitarisation

Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes on military targets outside Damascus and in southern Syria, as Israeli officials warned the country’s army not to move south of the capital city.

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More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture

At least 160 healthcare workers from Gaza, including more than 20 doctors, are believed to still be inside Israeli detention facilities as the World Health Organisation expressed deep concern about their wellbeing and safety.

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Deployment of tanks to West Bank and extended Israeli presence there is 'flagrant attempt to entrench genocide' - Palestinian foreign ministry

In a post on X, the Palestinian foreign ministry said deploying tanks around the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank is a “a prelude to expanding its (Israel’s) crimes against the Palestinian people”.

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Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv

White House officials have told Ukraine to stop badmouthing Donald Trump and to sign a deal handing over half of the country’s mineral wealth to the US, saying a failure to do so would be unacceptable.

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US adds Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organisations

The US has added six Mexican cartels to its list of foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs), as it calls for the “total elimination” of the criminal groups trafficking drugs to the US.

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Putin says Trump told him Ukraine will be included in peace talks and claims Russia is ready to negotiate – Europe live

The Russian president is also quoted as saying that US president Donald Trump told him that Ukraine would take part in future peace talks.

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Russia says there is ‘mutual desire’ to start Ukraine peace talks as US warns any deal must be acceptable to all sides – Europe live

What’s important to understand is two things. The first is [that] the only leader in the world who can make this happen, who can even bring people together to begin to talk about it in a serious way, is President Trump.

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Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not recognise any peace agreements made without its participation, as top Russian and US officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes talks on the war in Ukraine.

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‘Who is Trump to decide our fate?’: takeover threat adds to uncertainty in Gaza

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No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call

“Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations,” seven European countries and the European Commission said in a joint statement after a foreign ministers meeting in Paris.