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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday decried new US President Donald Trump’s Monday decision to withdraw the US from the UN agency. The WHO “plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks and often in dangerous places where others cannot go,” spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told a Tuesday briefing in Geneva. Noting that the US was a founding member of WHO in 1948, Jasarevic said that for over seven decades,…
Speaking during a conference meeting following the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged the Arab, and Islamic world to support Syria’s recovery before others and Western states lift sanctions imposed on the war-torn country. On the Gaza ceasefire, Erdoğan pointed out that images of prisoner exchange show who values human dignity and who disregards them. ‘Our Gazan brothers, sisters have paid heavy price, but they have neither bowed to thuggery, nor have they surrendered to policy of massacre,’ Erdoğan said in a statement. “Türkiye will accelerate its efforts to pave the way for lasting peace in…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Joe Biden emphasized Tuesday the importance of overcoming obstacles and showing flexibility to secure a cease-fire agreement in Gaza. The remarks were made during a phone call between the two leaders, according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency. The discussion focused on mediation efforts led by Egypt, the US, and Qatar to broker a cease-fire and facilitate a prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel. The two presidents reviewed the latest developments in the negotiations and highlighted the need for all parties to work toward removing obstacles and demonstrating the flexibility necessary…
Nawaf Salam, who has been designated as the new Prime Minister of Lebanon, has resigned as a member of the International Court of Justice, said the ICJ on Tuesday. Salam’s term as head of the ICJ had been due to end in early February 2027. Earlier this week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Salam to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers had nominated him, dealing a big blow to Hezbollah, which accused opponents of seeking to exclude it.
Following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease in a buffalo herd in Brandenburg, Germany, zoos, animal parks, and children’s farms in Berlin have been closed due to the disease. In Germany, after 35 years, foot-and-mouth disease has been identified in three buffaloes, leading to the culling of nearby cloven-hoofed animals as a precaution. The discovery of the disease in a buffalo herd in Brandenburg’s Märkisch-Oderland region has caused widespread concern across the state, prompting temporary closures of children’s farms and zoos in Berlin and surrounding areas. Additionally, live transportation of animals such as cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep has been suspended…
Russia on Monday said security guarantees are an “integral part” of the settlement of the Ukraine war, which is set to mark its third year next month. “Of course, this is a question that is an integral part of the overall topic of settling the Ukrainian conflict. This is one of the elements of this general topic,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a news briefing in Moscow. “But, since we currently have no preconditions for resuming negotiations … it is too early to talk about this,” Peskov said, adding that Ukraine refuses to hold talks on this matter. The spokesman…
The Kremlin on Monday accused Kyiv of “energy terrorism” over an attempted attack on infrastructure for the TurkStream gas pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye, Russian news agencies reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the drone strike — that Moscow says it foiled — was a “continuation of the line of energy terrorism that Kyiv has been pursuing, under the curation of its overseas friends, for a long time,” state news agencies reported.
Israel’s Security Cabinet is expected to meet Tuesday to approve a cease-fire agreement in Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Authority Kan reported Monday. The broadcaster said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to ensure that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a close ally, does not withdraw support for the government over his opposition to the deal. The risk of a government collapse is “very low,” the report said, as Netanyahu holds “a clear majority” within his coalition to approve the agreement, despite objections from Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has labeled…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Kyiv and its partners have discussed the possibility of granting licenses for the production of air defense systems and missiles. “We have discussed with our partners, including the United States, the possibility of granting Ukraine licenses to produce air defense systems and missiles for them. There is nothing impossible about this, and it would only strengthen our shared capabilities to ensure security. This is exactly the kind of strength that makes lasting peace possible,” Zelenskyy said on X. Claiming that Russia launched nearly 700 aerial bombs and over 600 drones towards Ukraine…
“The end of the Baath regime’s tyranny is a victory of our Syrian brothers, it is also our victory as their neighbors,’ Erdoğan said in a statement. “The era of exploiting the region via the terrorist organizations has come to an end. The period of using terrorism as a weapon, a tool, a puppet is over,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed in his comments on Saturday.