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Jordan Establishes a Humanitarian Air Bridge to the Gaza Strip
Jordan Establishes a Humanitarian Air Bridge to the Gaza Strip

Jordan began air deliveries of 20 tonnes of aid to Gaza on Tuesday, a government spokesman said, as masses of displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the war-wrecked territory. Fourteen Jordanian air force helicopters and two provided by the Italian military took off from King Abdullah II air base in the country's north to fly ...

Israel to Remain in Newly Occupied Parts of Syria 'Indefinitely'
Israel to Remain in Newly Occupied Parts of Syria 'Indefinitely'

The Israeli military will remain “indefinitely” in the recently occupied parts of Mount Hermon in Syria, announced Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday. Katz said that Israel’s security “will not be dependent on others for our defense – whether here or in any other place.” Ahmad al-Sharaa, the head of Syria’s new ...

Qatar Reaffirms Two-state Solution  Following Trump Call to Move Gazans
Qatar Reaffirms Two-state Solution Following Trump Call to Move Gazans

Qatar reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump repeated his call to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt or Jordan. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari did not reveal details of conversations with US officials, but said Qatar often didn't see "eye to eye" with its allies. "Our position has ...

First Russian Delegation After Bashar al-Assad's Ouster Arrives in Syria
First Russian Delegation After Bashar al-Assad's Ouster Arrives in Syria

The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. The delegation includes deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who is also President Vladimir Putin's special representative in the Middle East and Africa, as well as Alexander ...

Iran's Khamenei Says Gaza Brought Israel 'to its Knees'
Iran's Khamenei Says Gaza Brought Israel 'to its Knees'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Gaza had brought Israel "to its knees", in a reference to the recent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Iran's arch-enemy Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group Hamas went into effect just over a week ago, aiming to put an end ...

DeepSeek: Chinese AI Firm Sending shock Waves Through US Tech
DeepSeek: Chinese AI Firm Sending shock Waves Through US Tech

Chinese firm DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store's download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors. The program has shaken up the tech industry and hit US titans including Nvidia, the AI chip juggernaut that saw  nearly $600 billion of its ...

Trump Orders Planning for 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield for US
Trump Orders Planning for 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield for US

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands of rockets. Trump ordered the defense secretary to submit within 60 days an implementation plan for the "next-generation missile defense shield" designed ...

Trump Reiterates Wish to Move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan
Trump Reiterates Wish to Move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan

US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his desire to move Palestinians from Gaza to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan, and said he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington "very soon." The president on Saturday floated the idea to "clean out" Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and ...

West Bank: Israeli Military Targets Jenin, Claims Elimination of 15 \
West Bank: Israeli Military Targets Jenin, Claims Elimination of 15 "Terrorists"

The Israeli military on Monday said it had "eliminated over 15 terrorists" and arrested 40 wanted people during a major raid that began last week in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The raid began two days after a truce took hold in the Gaza Strip. The military said in a statement that during the Jenin operation troops seized dozens of ...