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German police arrest man suspected of killing three people in Solingen

Local media outlets report the suspect was covered in blood when he gave himself up to officers on the street in Solingen.

Lebanon

At least 10 Syrian nationals killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

More than 500 people have been killed in exchanges between Israel and Lebanon since Oct. 8, most of them fighters with Hezbollah and other armed groups.

World News

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Rome wants to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria to prevent Russia from monopolising diplomatic efforts, a move that could spark divisions among European Union allies.

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Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in Kremlin as tensions rise in Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in Moscow, but no details about their discussions have been released.

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Russia

Putin and al-Assad meet as Middle East tensions continue to rise

Russia's head of state met the Syrian president in Moscow on Wednesday, according to a video published by the Kremlin.

Germany

Germany and Sweden arrest 8 on suspicion of war crimes in Syria

The atrocities allegedly took place at a Palestinian refugee camp cordoned off by the Assad regime.

Gaza

Doctors Without Borders and IDF trade barbs over slain charity worker

The IDF has released photos claiming to be proof that Fadi al-Wadiya, who was killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, was a “significant operative” in the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza. MSF has rejected the claims.

Israel

Four more Israeli hostages declared dead

From Blinken's latest phone call with Israeli officials to the number of displaced people from Rafah surpassing one million, these are the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war this Monday.

Europe News

Cyprus overwhelmed as number of refugee arrivals surges

The "worst may be yet to come," authorities on the Mediterranean island have warned.

Syria

Syria: Iran vows revenge for consulate strike it blames on Israel

The Iranian military adviser Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed in the air strike led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016.

Gaza

Israel's Defence Minister says Israel will extend military campaign

Yoav Gallant's words come as the White House resumes talks to bring Israeli officials to Washington to discuss Rafah offensive.

Israel

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Syria

Euroviews. Normalising al-Assad’s regime is dangerous and must be abandoned

To all serious policymakers, it is crystal clear that normalising the al-Assad regime is a misguided policy that neglects the fundamental principles of justice, accountability, and the rights of displaced Syrians, Refik Hodžić and Osama Seyhali write.

United Kingdom

'Islamic State bride' loses appeal against removal of UK citizenship

British woman Shamima Begum, who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group, lost her citizenship in 2019 soon after she surfaced in a Syrian refugee camp.

Israel

EU concerned by 'domino effect' of Israel Hamas War

EU Foreign Affairs chief Josef Borrell calls for parties to help halt escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, and the EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt.

Iraq

US missile barrage on targets in Iraq and Syria after US soldiers killed

US military claimed 85 targets hit at seven locations after three US soldiers were killed in Jordan, allegedly by Iran-backed militias.

Cyprus

Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants lost at sea for 6 days

Authorities have announced that several of those on board have been hospitalised.

World News

Netanyahu "will not compromise on full Israeli control" over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed on social media US President Joe Biden's claims that a two-state solution was still possible.

Syria

Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills Iranian commander

Syrian state media and an Iranian media outlet reported that the individual killed was likely a member of the Revolutionary Guard’s expeditionary Quds Force.

Iraq

Iraq recalls its ambassador from Tehran following Iranian airstrikes

Kurdish officials say four civilians were killed and six others wounded in the Iranian missile attack in the city of Erbil.

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