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Rome slams EU over Red Sea

Yemen

Rome slams EU over Red Sea

European nations have taken no concrete steps to strengthen shipping protection in the Red Sea, Italy's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that governments have failed to respond to his calls to bolster the bloc's naval mission in the area.

Sworn in, stuck in place

Israel

Sworn in, stuck in place

Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path to power.

F1 champion visits Gaza border

Gaza

F1 champion visits Gaza border

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton arrived in Egypt's El Arish on Tuesday to see first hand efforts to receive humanitarian and relief aid bound for the Gaza Strip.

Who’s Running Iran? Lunatics with Missiles

Iran

Who’s Running Iran? Lunatics with Missiles

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that the US would keep imposing "devastating" economic costs on Iran, saying it had options beyond war or agreeing to unacceptable Iranian demands, four G7 diplomats said.

UN alarms on Egypt press crackdown - silent on far worse

Egypt

UN alarms on Egypt press crackdown - silent on far worse

The UN human rights office condemned Egypt this week for arresting the entire Matsaddash fact-checking newsroom (six journalists) on terrorism charges and ordering the closure of independent site Mada Masr. 

Back at the table

Abu Dhabi

Back at the table

Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump's envoys launched a new push to end the war in Ukraine.

Eisenkot wants a “wide” coalition, but who will join?

Israel

Eisenkot wants a “wide” coalition, but who will join?

Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot said on Monday he will work to form a wide government as quickly as possible, but his path to power was uncertain following a deadlocked election that failed to dislodge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Smart fridges hacked: Paris points finger at Tehran

Iran

Smart fridges hacked: Paris points finger at Tehran

French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran.

Iran’s Baha’is face harshest crackdown in decades

Iran

Iran’s Baha’is face harshest crackdown in decades

An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced two young members of the banned Baha’i faith to long prison terms in connection with January’s anti-government protests, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) said on Monday.

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