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French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Wednesday to the 42 French and Franco-Israeli victims of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel during a sombre ceremony in the heart of Paris.

Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the annual event.

All three of Sudan's main internet operators were offline on Wednesday, internet observatory Netblocks said on X, cutting communications for millions of people stuck in conflict zones or fleeing for their safety.

A new report by technology giant Microsoft shows how hackers from Iran sided with Hamas after the October 7 massacre.

The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget the civilians caught up in the war in Sudan, appealing for $4.1 billion to meet their humanitarian needs, as well as support those who have fled to neighbouring countries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to U.S. television host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday because his approach differs from the one-sided reporting of many traditional Western news media, the Kremlin said.

The European Parliament on Tuesday afternoon stripped its former vice-president Eva Kaili of her immunity, clearing the way for an investigation of Kaili's alleged involvement in a 150,000 euro ($161,355) EU budget fraud case from 2015.

Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators and backed by the United States and Israel.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia's de facto leader had reaffirmed his "strong interest" in ties with Israel but would first like to see the end of the conflict in Gaza and a "timeline" for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Saudi Arabia plans to add 250,000 hotel rooms by 2030, with the private sector signing contracts to build 75,000 of them, according to the minister of tourism.

Former Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy was found guilty on Tuesday of forging election documents and ordered to pay a fine and barred from upcoming elections, four security and judiciary sources said.

Argentine President Javier Milei landed in Israel on Tuesday for his first political visit since taking office.