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According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.The United Nations has said that one million Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December, while warning that funding for humanitarian operations is falling.“In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024,” the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine cleared to run against Museveni in 2026list 2…
The Syrian president calls for ‘complete lifting of sanctions’ as he becomes the country’s first head of state to speak at the gathering in nearly 60 years.Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has called for the lifting of international sanctions in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the country’s first head of state to speak at the gathering in nearly 60 years.“Syria is reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the world,” al-Sharaa told world leaders on Wednesday, saying his country’s story was “filled with emotions, and it mixes pain with hope”.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Emergency services say two people seriously injured in the southern Israeli city after failure to intercept.Israel’s military says a drone launched from Yemen has struck the southern city of Eilat, and rescuers report that at least 22 people are wounded, including two in serious condition, as Israel conducts its genocidal war on Gaza.A military statement said the drone “fell in the area of Eilat” on the Red Sea coast on Wednesday after air defences failed to intercept it.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists saylist 2 of 3Can Israel…
Masoud Pezeshkian accused the UK, France and Germany of acting ‘at the behest of the United States of America’.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the United Nations General Assembly that Tehran will “never seek to build a nuclear bomb”, as diplomatic efforts are under way to avert the so-called “snapback” sanctions on Tehran over the country’s nuclear programme.The remarks on Wednesday came as a 30-day process launched by the United Kingdom, France and Germany to restore UN sanctions against Iran approaches its September 27 deadline.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4After Trump’s U-turn, can Ukraine restore its pre-war…
Agreement between Rosatom and Iran targets energy expansion with eight new nuclear plants planned by 2040.Russia and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of small nuclear power plants in Iran, according the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, as Tehran has been engaged in a diplomatic push to avert new sanctions over its nuclear programme.The agreement was signed by Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev and Iran’s top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, on Wednesday at a meeting in Moscow. Rosatom described it as a “strategic project”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How triggering snapback sanctions may deepen…
Time running out for international community to act on Israeli expansionism aimed at thwarting two-state solution.Israeli forces have shot dead a 19-year-old youth during a raid near Jenin, marking the second killing in the occupied West Bank in two days as Israel accelerates its annexation plans in the territory.The military confirmed the killing of the young man, identified as Ahmed Jihad Barahmeh, in the town of Anzah on Wednesday, claiming its forces shot him after he “threw an explosive device” at them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Which are the 150+ countries that have recognised Palestine as of…
Syria’s al-Sharaa voices hope for deal, warns of regional risks due to Israeli attempts to fragment country.Israel is close to striking a “de-escalation” agreement with Syria, after the latter’s president signalled that his country was “scared” of the former’s relentless attacks since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s rule last year.United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that the agreement would see Israel stopping its attacks on its neighbour, while Syria will agree not to move any machinery or heavy equipment near the Israeli border.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Syrian President al-Sharaa sits down…
media breaks down the qualification scenarios for all four teams before the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.Pakistan’s five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2025 has ensured that all teams in the Super Fours round of the regional cricket tournament have a chance of qualifying for the final.While Bangladesh, India and Pakistan still have their fate in their own hands, Sri Lanka are hanging on with a hope and a prayer that three matches go their way, including two that do not involve them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Indian cricket’s Pakistan problem: Can…
Away from the diplomacy at the UNGA, Israel is escalating its genocide in Gaza, killing 36 people on Tuesday.Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Tuesday as they pounded Gaza from the air and ground, as world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York demanded an end to the two-year war.Residential buildings continue to be flattened as Israel presses ahead with its plan to seize the enclave’s largest city.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Rogue state’: Qatar’s emir condemns Israel’s conduct in Gazalist 2 of 4Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in…
Iran’s supreme leader say’s it’s ‘not a negotiation but an imposition’ as Tehran negotiates with Europe to avoid sanctions.Tehran will not directly negotiate with the United States over Iran’s nuclear programme, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling talks with the US “a sheer dead end”, as diplomatic parleys are conducted on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).The supreme leader’s comments on Iranian state television on Tuesday followed Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi’s meeting with diplomats from Germany, France and the United Kingdom – known as the E3 – as well as European Union foreign policy…