According to estimates from the UN, Iran has expelled approximately 450,000 Afghans since early June – coinciding with an exchange between Iran and Israel that resulted in a military confrontation – creating what experts describe as an ever-escalating humanitarian crisis. Deportations has escalated during a 16-day stretch as Tehran cites national security issues among regional...
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Israel Bombs Houthis in Yemen after Rebels Attack Commercial Ship for First Time in Months
Red Sea – July 10, 2025 — In an unprecedented move, Israel initiated airstrikes against Houthi-controlled ports and infrastructure in Yemen on July 6, following their attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels reportedly attacked a Liberian-flagged Greek-owned bulk carrier named Eternity C with rocket-propelled grenades, drone boats, and missiles, killing at...
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Russia Launches Record Drone Attack Against Ukraine After Trump Blasts Vladimir Putin
Ukrainian officials are calling it the largest drone attack since the start of hostilities: Russia unleashed over 170 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against multiple Ukrainian cities overnight — just hours after former U.S. President Donald Trump issued rare public criticism against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This drone barrage, targeting energy infrastructure, military depots and residential...
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Full and Complete Coordination” May Facilitate Gaza Ceasefire Within Days, Report Mediators
International mediators announced Tuesday that Israel and Hamas may reach a ceasefire agreement “in days,” should current negotiations maintain momentum. According to one senior official, discussions have advanced significantly since last week with “full and complete coordination among all major stakeholders.” Following an in-house meeting in Cairo between Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. diplomats who have...
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Post-Iran Crisis: Trump and Netanyahu Have an Extensive Agenda as Tensions Shift From Conflict to Strategy
On July 7, 2025, Washington and Jerusalem signed an Agreement. After de-escalating the recent Iran crisis, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are entering into a new phase of diplomatic and military coordination, focused on rebuilding alliances, recalibrating threats, and planning what both leaders have described as a long-term containment strategy. What...
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For the First Time, Xi Misses China‑Backed BRICS Summit in Rio—What’s China’s Message?
July 6, 2025 — Rio de Janeiro/Beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping has, for the first time since taking power in late 2012, chosen not to attend an in‑person BRICS summit. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation in Rio de Janeiro. Xi has cited a “scheduling conflict,” but analysts say his absence reflects...
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Foreign Ministry Deems Iranian Diplomat Abduction in Beirut as Terrorist Act
ran’s Foreign Ministry issued a formal statement condemning the 1982 kidnapping of four Iranian diplomats from Beirut as a terrorist act, calling on international bodies to intervene and establish a joint fact-finding commission between Lebanon and Iran to investigate. They specifically blamed Israeli political and legal control of Lebanon for this “terrorist act,” calling for...
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Video Captures Massive Fireball in Italian Capital
Rome, July 4, 2025 — On Friday morning around 8:15 local time in Rome’s eastern Prenestino neighborhood,an explosion at a petrol station sent a spectacular fireball into the sky that quickly went viral on social media and news outlets. This blast caused widespread damage, sent shockwaves through nearby neighborhoods and left multiple individuals injured. Eyewitnesses...
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China Warns against Trade Deals that Harm Third Parties Amid Expanded Global Alliances
China issued a stern warning Wednesday against trade agreements it claims might “harm legitimate rights and interests of third parties,” signaling its growing unease at what it perceives to be exclusionary economic blocs that aim to reduce Beijing’s global influence. China issued this warning in a press briefing from their Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where...
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Saudi-Israel Normalization Depends on Swapping Hamas with Palestinian Authority in Gaza
Saudi Arabia has made clear to Israel and the U.S. that any movement toward normalization requires ending Hamas political control of Gaza and installing the Palestinian Authority instead, according to a senior Saudi source interviewed on Tuesday by i24NEWS (Wsj.com/i24news.tv/x.com) of which these reports originate.Gulf Kingdom and Arab State Signal Broader Peace TalksThe Gulf Kingdom,...