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France summons Iran ambassador over disinformation campaign on student protests

France summons Iran ambassador over disinformation campaign on student protests France summoned Iran's ambassador on Wednesday over what foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux described as an Iranian disinformation campaign targeting France's secondary school student protest movement. The envoy was told of the "absolutely unacceptable" nature of false content disseminated online by official Iranian foreign ministry accounts, Confavreux said in a statement, adding that Tehran's 6 Octo…

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JD Vance: Iran needs 'meaningful' reduction in enrichment to end war

JD Vance: Iran needs 'meaningful' reduction in enrichment to end war US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, a longtime skeptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokere…

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UK consul-general to Palestine set to leave Jerusalem before Israel's closure deadline

UK consul-general to Palestine set to leave Jerusalem before Israel's closure deadline The British consul-general to Palestine is expected to leave Jerusalem in compliance with Israel ’s order to close the British consulate before Thursday's deadline, Middle East Eye has learnt. Once British diplomats have left occupied Palestine, they will not be able to re-enter without Israeli permission. The closure of the nearly 200-year-old consulate in East Jerusalem will likely be permanent, absent a…

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More than 200,000 people displaced by Yemen fighting: UN agency

More than 200,000 people displaced by Yemen fighting: UN agency More than 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting resumed between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised government, a UN agency said Wednesday. "A total of 201,217 people have been forced from their homes in Yemen since fighting started," said the International Organization for Migration. Nearly all of them, 197,755, have been displaced since early September, it added. Reporting by AFP

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Israeli attacks kill Gaza rescue worker, boy and another Palestinian

Israeli attacks kill Gaza rescue worker, boy and another Palestinian Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in Gaza as the territory marks three years of Israel’s genocidal war. One attack killed a Civil Defence worker trying to rescue wounded people at a camp for displaced Palestinians near Kamal Adwan Hospital. In southern Gaza, Israeli gunfire killed a boy east of Khan Younis, where troops continued firing heavy machine guns. A drone attack killed another person in the city. The kil…

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Israeli soldiers and settlers kill Palestinian during olive harvest near Nablus

Israeli soldiers and settlers kill Palestinian during olive harvest near Nablus Israeli soldiers and settlers opened fire on Palestinians gathering olives north of Nablus, killing a 44-year-old man and injuring 16 people, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Wafa identified the man as Ali Hassan Yosr Al-Bazzari and said a large group of settlers, accompanied by soldiers, attacked harvesters in the Sahl Ramin and Burqa plain. The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams treated at least two pe…

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