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Yesterday 22:05
Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again
Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.
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Yesterday 21:00
By Sondoss Al Asaad
The farce of handing over weapons in Beirut’s Palestinian refugee camps
BEIRUT—The charade of handing over weapons in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut on Thursday evening was considered nothing but a political scandal, whereby the Lebanese authorities—like their Palestinian counterparts—have transformed into clowns willing to do whatever they can to please Washington and Riyadh.
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Yesterday 20:36
Trump’s DOJ escalates lawfare with FBI raid on John Bolton’s home
FBI agents conducted court‑authorized searches at former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington office on Friday, reigniting a dormant investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information from his 2020 memoir, The Room Where It Happened.
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Yesterday 18:59
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrest opposition leader after fatal clashes
Security forces in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region arrested prominent opposition figure Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani on Friday following hours of heavy clashes that left at least three security personnel dead and 19 wounded, according to local authorities.
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Yesterday 18:24
American contractors indiscriminately fired at Gaza aid distribution points: report
A truck driver working for a U.S. logistics subcontractor in Gaza has confirmed allegations that American security personnel and Israeli forces routinely opened fire on Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid.
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Yesterday 17:49
Mercy Corps CEO: Gaza famine recognition 'horrifying, not surprising'
The chief executive officer of the US-based aid group, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, has called the UN announcement of a famine in Gaza City “absolutely horrifying, yet not surprising,” Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
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Yesterday 17:46
Hamas says UN’s confirmation of famine in Gaza ‘important’ even if ‘very late’
Hamas says confirmation of the famine taking place in Gaza by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is “important”, despite it coming “very late after long months of warnings,” according to Al Jazeera.
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Yesterday 17:43
Daily death toll in Gaza tops 70
At least 71 Palestinians, including 24 aid seekers, have been killed and 251 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry on Friday.
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Yesterday 14:24
SCO Summit 2025: Xi Jinping to endorse strategic development blueprint for next 10 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, which will be held in Tianjin Municipality in north China on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and host relevant events, Xihua reported.
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Yesterday 13:36
Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan
The United Kingdom, Australia and Japan are among 21 countries that have condemned Israel’s plans to build a controversial illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, which they say renders a future two-state solution for Palestinians impossible, Al Jazeera reported.
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Yesterday 13:03
UN declares famine in Gaza
The UN has officially declared a famine in Gaza after months of Israeli restrictions that cut off food and water supplies to more than two million people.
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2025-08-20 21:01
By staff writer
What lessons can Europe learn from "daddy" school?
TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with European leaders appears to have left them with egg on their faces.
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2025-08-20 20:42
By Sahar Dadjoo
Exclusive: American filmmaker exposes Israel’s war on Palestinian journalists
Robert Greenwald says wearing press vests in Gaza does not protest journalists but make them targets
TEHRAN - In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, American filmmaker Robert Greenwald sheds light on the untold stories of Palestinian journalists who have been systematically silenced during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
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2025-08-20 19:52
‘Stab in the hearts’: Israel’s Gaza City plan sparks outrage
TEHRAN – Israel has approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City, despite mounting domestic and international backlash and renewed calls for a ceasefire.
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2025-08-20 19:16
By Wesam Bahrani
Israeli military vehicles blown up in Gaza
TEHRAN – Palestinian resistance forces have destroyed Israeli military vehicles in Gaza City, inflicting casualties among the occupation regime’s soldiers.
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2025-08-20 19:12
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Saudi media keep inciting sectarian strife in Lebanon!
BEIRUT — There is a hadith that say, “Sedition is dormant, may God curse those who awaken it.” However, Saudi media has recently missed no opportunity to incite public feelings against the Shiites, reflecting the official Saudi position which aligns with American-Zionist pressure to disarm the Resistance, the common name for Hezbollah.
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2025-08-20 18:18
China FM holds talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul, mining and BRI top agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Wednesday morning for a visit to Afghanistan and to attend the sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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2025-08-20 15:35
Poll: Majority of Americans back UN recognition of Palestine
A significant shift in American public opinion is emerging on the world stage, as a new Reuters/Ipsos survey reveals that a majority of U.S. citizens believe the international community should formally recognize Palestine as a sovereign nation.
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2025-08-20 15:32
Israeli–Australian diplomatic spat: Author calls it ‘nothing more than theatre’
Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory, a book examining Israel’s arms and surveillance industry, told Al Jazeera from Sydney that the latest diplomatic spat between Israel and Australia was “theatre.”
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2025-08-20 14:37
Trump hails ICC‑wanted Netanyahu as 'war hero' while Gaza bleeds
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war hero” — despite Netanyahu being wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Gaza, where Palestinians are enduring one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades.
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2025-08-20 14:37
Macron hits back at ‘abject’, ‘erroneous’ anti-Semitism accusations by Netanyahu
A diplomatic row between Israel and France has broken out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fueling “the anti-Semitic fire” in France by planning to recognize Palestinian statehood, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.
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2025-08-20 14:11
Israel kills dozens of Palestinians in Gaza
At least 35 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the enclave since Wednesday dawn, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources on the ground.
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2025-08-19 20:30
By Shahrokh Saei
Ukraine faces lose-lose choice
Ukraine peace push exposes transatlantic fault lines
TEHRAN - Three days after giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a warm, high-profile welcome in Alaska, President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House on Monday.
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2025-08-19 20:08
Roundtable: Lebanon will be a prey if Hezbollah is disarmed
TEHRAN – The Mehr Media Group hosted a meeting titled “Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon” on Tuesday, uniting prominent regional experts to discuss escalating foreign-backed pressures to disarm Hezbollah and the profound implications for Lebanon’s sovereignty.
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2025-08-19 19:57
By Wesam Bahrani
Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire
TEHRAN – Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions have announced their approval of a ceasefire proposal presented by mediators.
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2025-08-19 19:55
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Positions by Larijani, Qassem, and al-Houthi abort Washington’s threats to Lebanon
BEIRUT— Beirut’s transformation into an airstrip for international diplomatic flights reflects an escalation in the regional and international tensions.
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2025/08/19
By Habib Ahmadzadeh
A word to the unrivalled philanthropists of our time: Melania and Netanyahu
TEHRAN - When I was a teenager, I read Bleak House by Charles Dickens. In that story, there was a woman who thought about children in Africa but never looked at her own children and did not meet their needs.
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2025-08-19 19:38
India and China signal diplomatic thaw as Wang Yi meets Modi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to New Delhi has underscored a renewed commitment by both Beijing and New Delhi to place their relationship on a constructive path.
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2025-08-19 13:31
UN rights office: Israel not letting in enough supplies into Gaza to avert widespread starvation
Israel is letting some supplies into the Gaza Strip but not enough to avert widespread starvation, said the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
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2025-08-19 13:04
Protesters block Tel Aviv highway demanding Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Channel 12 is reporting that protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway southbound in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, demanding the return of captives and a ceasefire in Gaza.