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Germany says it’s possible to temporarily delay sanctions after E3’s top diplomats hold call with Iranian counterpart.Germany says the “ball is still in Iran’s court” after the French, British and German foreign ministers held talks by phone with their Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme.Wednesday’s phone call came after the European powers last month triggered a 30-day deadline for “snapback” sanctions to come into force in the absence of a negotiated deal on the Iranian nuclear programme.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran and UN appear at odds over nuclear deallist 2 of 3Iran considers nuclear…

Europe must not let Gaza become the graveyard of international law and human rights.Amid mounting concern about the remorseless attacks by Israel against the civilian population in Gaza, which, since October 7, 2023, have reportedly led to the deaths and injuries of over 227,000 Palestinians and the displacement, in the last two weeks, of more than 400,000 people, 325 former European Union and Member State Ambassadors and Senior Officials are calling for urgent action.We strongly urge the EU to immediately impose targeted sanctions on the Israeli government and suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. In addition, we urge the President of…

The visit is Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s first since Israel’s strike on Doha last week.Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is visiting Amman for talks with Jordan’s king, days after hosting Arab and Islamic leaders at an emergency summit that condemned Israel’s recent attack on Doha.The Qatari leader landed on Wednesday in Jordan’s capital, where he will be received by King Abdullah II, Crown Prince Hussein Abdullah and senior Jordanian officials.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Rubio in Qatar after warning of ‘short window’ to secure Gaza ceasefirelist 2 of 3GCC to activate defence…

Iranian judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reports Babak Shahbazi relayed information about high-security Iranian sites to Israeli handlers.Iran has executed a man it alleges spied for Israel as the country continues its push to root out those it says collaborated with Israel during Iran’s recent 12-day conflict with Israel and the United States, according to a report from state media.The judiciary’s Mizan news agency on Wednesday identified the executed man as Babak Shahbazi, who it claimed had gathered and sold sensitive information about Iranian data centres and security installations to Israeli handlers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Spies like…

As Israel rejects a UN inquiry that found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, ground troops roll into Gaza City.Israel has launched a major ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 900,000 people are living. It follows weeks of bombardment, destroying residential buildings and forcing Palestinians to flee the city for what they fear may be the final time. As a United Nations inquiry adds to the findings that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, what will regional powers do now?Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: Has France become ungovernable?list 2 of 2The Take: After…

Israel has dehumanised Palestinians for decades, eventually leading to the current Gaza genocide, analysts say.Committing a genocide – as a United Nations commission has found Israel has done in Gaza – requires one force to attempt to exterminate another people. But to commit that level of violence, it is necessary to see those being killed as not the same as you, as below human. The population needs to be dehumanised.That’s the conclusion reached by Navi Pillay, the head of the UN commission responsible for saying that Israel is committing a genocide, joining a growing list of bodies that have come…

MSF, Islamic Relief and Save the Children are among the 22 aid groups issuing a joint call for world leaders to ‘urgently intervene’ to stop Israel’s genocide.The heads of more than 20 aid agencies working in Gaza have called on world leaders to “urgently intervene” in the war, following the first-ever determination by a United Nations commission that Israel is perpetrating genocide in the devastated territory.With an estimated 65,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks so far in Gaza, including more than 20,000 children, the agencies warned early on Wednesday that almost 1 million more people are now “on the precipice…

At least 91 were killed in the city on Tuesday as Israel intensifies its offensive, forcing thousands to flee.The Israeli army has subjected Gaza City to its most punishing attacks in two years of war, sending thousands of residents fleeing under bombs and bullets amid fears they might never return, with the United Nations chief calling the offensive “horrendous”.“Gaza is burning,” Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said on X, as columns of vans and donkey carts laden with furniture, and people on foot carrying the last of their worldly possessions, steamed down the coastal al-Rashid Street against a backdrop…

Fans were prevented from taking Palastine flags into Real Madrid’s stadium on heated night with Marseille fans in Spain.Spanish police clashed with Marseille fans ahead of the Champions League match between the French club and Real Madrid.The confrontation began in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, as the fans waited to get into the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium before the game.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Heavyweights Liverpool, Atletico Madrid clash in Champions League openerlist 2 of 4UEFA Champions League: All to know about the league phase schedulelist 3 of 4Indian cricket’s Pakistan problem: Can you monetise patriotism?list 4 of…

Iran and several other nations also present at military show of force, held at a time of heightened global tensions.Indian troops have participated in the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS said on Tuesday, highlighting Moscow’s close ties with New Delhi, whose growing ties with the United States have been strained by the imposition of hefty tariffs by President Donald Trump.The Indian Ministry of Defence confirmed that it had sent 65 armed forces personnel to participate in the five-day military exercise, a theatrical demonstration of firepower conducted jointly by Russia and Belarus to test their combat readiness in…