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Turkey to hand over contentious Bashiqa base to Iraq

Iraq

Turkey to hand over contentious Bashiqa base to Iraq

Turkey and Iraq agreed on Wednesday for Turkish forces to hand over a military camp in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government gradually, they said after talks in New York, adding they also agreed to end the presence of "outlawed armed elements" in northern Iraq.

A government praised abroad, questioned at home

Syria

A government praised abroad, questioned at home

"Last year, I said that Syria had returned. Today, I say that Syria is rising," Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, one year after becoming the first Syrian leader in nearly six decades to address the body.

"We will never bow": Pezeshkian defies Trump at UN

Iran

"We will never bow": Pezeshkian defies Trump at UN

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a speech at the UN on Wednesday that Tehran would never surrender to the US but still believes in diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump used the same forum to threaten to "annihilate" Iran.

Squeezed by sanctions, Iran eyes retaliatory airspace shutdown

Iran

Squeezed by sanctions, Iran eyes retaliatory airspace shutdown

If neighbouring countries cooperate with the United States by stopping Iranian flights, Iran will ensure their airports cannot function, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview with state TV on Wednesday.

US, Iran trade mediated messages at UN, neither side budges

Iran

US, Iran trade mediated messages at UN, neither side budges

The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make progress towards ending the Middle East war, although neither side spelled out any change in its position.

Burhan's UN trip in doubt as US links visa to 90-day truce

Sudan

Burhan's UN trip in doubt as US links visa to 90-day truce

The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to a US-backed ceasefire proposal that Khartoum has resisted.

Board of Peace unveils $2.45B six-month Gaza recovery blueprint

Gaza

Board of Peace unveils $2.45B six-month Gaza recovery blueprint

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion plan on Wednesday to begin rebuilding Gaza, but officials acknowledged it faces an uncertain future as Israel and Hamas remain at odds over terms of a US-backed ceasefire.

Morocco votes for new Parliament

Morocco

Morocco votes for new Parliament

Moroccans vote in an election on Wednesday that will shape the government overseeing the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030 World Cup and projects to direct economic gains towards the country's disenchanted youth.

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