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Arab, Muslim leaders slam Israel's war on Gaza but shy away from punitive steps

Arab and Muslim leaders rejected Israel’s "self-defence" claims in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire at a joint summit in Riyadh. But they declined to approve punitive economic and political steps against the country over its war against Hamas.

Radio France Internationale

Arab, Muslim blocs meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Gaza conflict

Arab leaders and Iran's president gathered in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries.

Radio France Internationale

Israel-Hamas war: UN calls Gaza fighting ‘reprehensible’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Arab-Islamic summit rejects justifying Gaza war as Israeli self-defence

Leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia demanded aid be allowed to enter Gaza, called for cessation of arms exports to Israel.

Al Jazeera

Israel kills seven more Hezbollah fighters on border with Lebanon

Iranian foreign minister says wider regional conflict inevitable as death toll among militant group rises to 78

The Guardian - UK

Israel could replace Palestinian workers with 100,000 Indian migrants, says business leader

‘Right now we are negotiating with India. We are waiting for decision of the Israeli government to approve that’

The Independent UK

Breathless Pope Francis opts out of speech with ‘bit of a cold’

Pontiff, 86, hands over rather than reads out prepared speech at Vatican meeting with European rabbis

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Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says he will keep up military pressure on Russian-occupied Crimea – as it happened

Ukrainian president says military pressure will continue, during video address in Prague that was marred by possible hack attack, says Czech parliament

The Guardian - AU

The peril now facing us: Israel invades, Iran intervenes – and this war goes global

Calls for restraint are right but unlikely to be heeded. A conflict setting Israel and the US against Iran has rarely seemed closer, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war

Two leaders have first phone call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties under a China-brokered deal in March.

Al Jazeera

Fighting with Israel signals coordination between Hamas and Hezbollah, analysts say

Analysts have long accused Iran of backing militant groups in the region to counter Israel.

WEKU

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 3

Israel declares ‘complete siege’ on Gaza as Hamas claims Israeli strikes killed captives

The Guardian - AU

Widespread condemnation across globe for Hamas attack on Israel

Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively

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Why Iran won't budge on mandatory hijab laws — according to the president's wife

Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, talks about why Iran's government is unwilling to compromise on compulsory headscarf rules.

Al Jazeera

What countries have normalised relations with Iran after Saudi detente?

Tehran seems on track to restore relations with more countries after a groundbreaking agreement with Saudi Arabia.

France 24

Israel 'at the cusp' of historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu tells UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, without outlining a clear path over the significant obstacles facing such an accord.

Al Jazeera

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Saudi Arabia ready to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme.

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The Independent UK

Iran's president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions

Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely to be junk’. Plus, how lucid dreams can make us fitter, more creative and less anxious

Zenger

UN Police Detain Israeli Ambassador

The Israeli Ambassador was released with the assistance of Israel's security and diplomatic teams.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: communities warned to prepare for ‘tough summer’; gunman shot dead by police; and a dolphin sex scandal

Communities are being warned of a tough season ahead as bushfires burn along the east coast during the spring heatwave

The Independent UK

Iran's president urges US to demonstrate it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that his country will never give up its right “to have peaceful nuclear energy” and urged the United States “to demonstrate in a verifiable fashion” that it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal

The Independent UK

Israeli ambassador spirited away by UN security after mounting protest during speech by Iranian president

UN says Israeli official wasn’t ‘detained,’ despite reports

The Guardian - AU

Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

President Ebrahim Raisi tells the UN general assembly the project to ‘Americanise’ the world had failed

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