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Nicolas Maduro: Maria Corina Machado and imperialism wanted to spread violence and chaos so there would be no elections.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: We were able to neutralize 60 attacks on oil refineries and oil facilities and arrest more than 70 individuals involved.

CNN citing sources: Talks between Washington and Tehran are close to reaching a comprehensive agreement that could be concluded during the next meeting.

US Secretary of State: Washington will begin revoking visas for Chinese students affiliated with the Communist Party or studying in sensitive fields.

Israeli media: Western diplomats: There is a possibility that the US administration will sign an interim agreement or understanding with Iran.

Hamas: We affirm that we are making great efforts to stop the barbaric war on the Gaza Strip.

Hamas: We reached an agreement with Witkoff that includes the flow of aid and a professional committee taking over the management of the Gaza Strip's affairs immediately after the deal is announced.

Hamas: The agreement with Witkoff includes the release of 10 Israeli prisoners and bodies in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas: We agreed with Witkoff on a general framework that would achieve a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of the occupation from Gaza.

Hamas: We have agreed to the framework of Witkoff's proposal and are awaiting the final response.

CNN: Iran and US close to reaching agreement

Talks between the US and Iran are reportedly nearing a comprehensive agreement to be finalized in an upcoming Middle East meeting.

Today

US court blocks Trump's sweeping tariffs, citing authority overreach

A US trade court blocked Trump’s attempt to impose sweeping tariffs under emergency powers, ruling he overstepped constitutional limits, as legal challenges mount and critics argue the move was economically harmful and legally unjustified.

Today

Four European nations urge full UN membership for Palestine

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, and Norway have called on the international community to accept the State of Palestine as a UN member.

Today

Israeli forces operate in a buffer zone in southern Lebanon as seen from northern occupied Palestine, Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (AP)

Israeli troops breach Lebanese territory, enter country's south

"Israeli" forces crossed into Lebanon’s Blida overnight with tanks and bulldozers, violating the 2024 ceasefire as the Lebanese Army mobilizes in response.

28 May

Martyred Journalist Moataz Rajab with his camera, in Gaza, Occupied Palestine (social media)

Journalist Moataz Rajab killed, Gaza journalists death toll hits 221

The Government Media Office in Gaza reports the death of journalist Moataz Muhammad Rajab, raising the number of journalists killed in the Gaza genocide war to 221.

28 May

Chief of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony commemorating late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and several other officials, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 15, 2025 (AP)

IRGC commander warns Iran would 'open gates of hell' on 'Israel'

IRGC chief warns "Israel" and the US of crushing retaliation if any military misstep is made, vowing that Iran was ready to open the “gates of hell.”

28 May

IRGC commander warns Iran would 'open gates of hell' on 'Israel'

IRGC chief warns "Israel" and the US of crushing retaliation if any military misstep is made, vowing that Iran was ready to open the “gates of hell.”

28 May

A semiconductor silicon wafer fabricated with multiple microchip microprocessors is at the school of microelectronic engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta, NY, on Monday, April 14, 2025 (AP)

Trump urges US chip firms to halt sales to China: FT

The US Commerce Department orders top Electronic Design Automation firms, including Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA, to halt software sales to Chinese companies.

28 May

eBay announces exit from Israeli market

The company will shut down its research and development hub in Netanya and lay off over 200 employees.

28 May

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya talks before a vote during a Security Council meeting, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at United Nations headquarters (AP)

Israeli Gaza aid plan violates humanitarian law: Russian UN Envoy

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia denounces the US-backed "Israel" aid plan for Gaza, calling it a violation of humanitarian principles.

28 May

Trucks carrying some of the 60 displaced families who, supported by an NGO, are returning to their village after more than five years in the Atmeh camps near the Syrian-Turkish border, in Kafr Sijna, south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, May 18, 2025 (AP)

EU sanctions Syrian militias over March coastal massacres

EU blacklists Turkish-backed Syrian militias for killing 1,700+ civilians, mostly Alawites, as it lifts broader economic sanctions on post-Assad Syria.