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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza: The total number of Palestinians killed due to famine and malnutrition has risen to 217, including 100 children

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza: Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five new deaths due to starvation in the past few hours, including two children

Tehran Times: Iran and the United States are ready to start new negotiations.

The source told SANA that the government calls on the SDF to engage in implementing the March 10 agreement and urges international mediators to move all negotiations to Damascus.

The source told SANA that the conference violates the commitments the Syrian government has begun implementing, including the formation of a transitional justice body and the dialogue process.

A Syrian source told SANA that the government considers this conference an attempt to internationalize Syrian affairs, invite foreign intervention, and reimpose sanctions.

A Syrian government source told SANA that the Syrian government will not participate in planned meetings with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Paris.

TASS news agency, citing a Kremlin official: Putin and Trump will meet in Alaska on August 15.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli drone strike targets vehicle on Zahrani - Tyre Highway.

Israeli media: Israeli Prime Minister's Office: The security cabinet has approved Netanyahu's proposal on Gaza.

July 19, 2025, a soldier of the Russian Army attends a training to hone their combat skills at one of the rear training grounds in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian forces advance in Krasnyi Lyman direction, DPR head reports

DPR head Denis Pushilin says Russian forces are advancing in the Krasnyi Lyman direction, fighting near Torskoye and Shandrigolovo as the Zapad group presses its operation.

Trans-Afghan Railway Corridor set to change regional trade landscape

Trans-Afghan Railway Corridor set to change regional trade landscape

Visitors look through a wire fence decorated with ribbons written with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019 (AP)

DPRK starts dismantling border loudspeakers after South’s move

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025 (AP)

China seeks US ease on AI chip export restrictions in trade deal: FT

Thai soldiers inspect a border area on Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Ubon Ratchathani province, where the Royal Thai Army said two anti-personnel landmines were found (AP)

Thai troops injured in landmine blast near Thailand-Cambodia border

News

President Donald Trump, joined by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, speaks during a trilateral signing ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP)

Iran rejects US-backed corridor through Armenia, will defend interests

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gestures during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 (AP)

Russia urges non-regional actors to support Armenia-Azerbaijan peace

India halts US arms deals as tariff clash strains ties: Reuters

An ARS vector control agent operates as part of the fight against the Chikungunya pandemic by mosquitoes in Saint-Benoit on the French overseas island of La Reunion on April 22, 2025 (AFP via Getty Images)

Chikungunya virus cases double in Singapore amid regional outbreak

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Trans-Afghan Railway Corridor set to change regional trade landscape

Trans-Afghan Railway Corridor set to change regional trade landscape

For a retreating US administration to tout peace against a track record of aggression and belligerence is a recipe for further unrest. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Why the US is unqualified to promote peace between Thailand and Cambodia

Marking 50 years of China-EU diplomacy matters

Marking 50 years of China-EU diplomacy matters

Tension between Thailand and Cambodia: Colonial roots and origins

Tension between Thailand and Cambodia: Colonial roots and origins

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what wasn't said

For 80 years, August 6 and 9 commemorate the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki using nuclear bombs, causing unprecedented destruction. Here are 5 things you might not have known about the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Thailand and Cambodia exchange cross-border fire

Thailand and Cambodia exchange cross-border fire

South Korea protests US-backed Israeli wars on Iran, Gaza

South Korea protests US-backed Israeli wars on Iran, Gaza

India and Pakistan: A military comparison

India and Pakistan: A military comparison

India, Pakistan trade strikes

India, Pakistan trade strikes

India and Pakistan's worst escalation in two decades

India and Pakistan's worst escalation in two decades

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Tobacco control measures protect people

Tobacco control measures protect people

Iran Leads Middle East Steel Production

Iran leads Middle East steel production

The global nuclear arsenal is expanding

The global nuclear arsenal is expanding

Most Europeans view China as a necessary partner - European Council on Foreign Relations

Most Europeans view China as a necessary partner

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Exclusive: Clauses of Western draft resolution against Iran revealed

Exclusive: Clauses of Western draft resolution against Iran revealed

What You Need to Know About the Presidential Elections in Iran

What You Need to Know About the Presidential Elections in Iran

Worldwide reactions to Iranian President's helicopter incident

Worldwide reactions to Iranian President's helicopter incident

9 Iranian missiles that can reach Israel

9 Iranian missiles that can reach "Israel"