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Djibouti has officially endorsed Khaled El-Enany, Egypt’s candidate for Director-General of UNESCO, during a meeting between Presidents Abdelfattah Al-Sissi and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has extended heartfelt condolences on behalf of the State of Israel to the Catholic Church and its global faithful following the death of Pope Francis.

The U.S. military said on Thursday a blast on Sunday near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa was caused by a Houthi missile and not an American airstrike.

The Palestinian leadership approved the creation of the position of vice president of Mahmoud Abbas, and possibly his successor, on Thursday, a step widely seen as needed to assuage international doubts over Palestinian leadership.

The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom in May.

The International Monetary Fund plans to work with Syria to help it reintegrate into the global economy, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, citing a meeting on the war-scarred nation held this week.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, with France indicating European powers were also ready for dialogue if Tehran showed it was seriously engaged.

An Israeli airstrike struck on Thursday a police station in Jabalia, located in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, according to local health authorities.

Department of State policy planning director Michael Anton will lead a team of about a dozen U.S. government officials to negotiate with Iran in upcoming nuclear talks, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday passed amendments to its banking secrecy laws, a critical reform demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to unlock billions in aid for the country’s struggling economy. 

Britain said on Thursday it would support efforts to rebuild Syria's financial system by removing sanctions to encourage investments in financial services, energy production and other sectors.

President Donald Trump turned his criticism on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday after Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, saying "Vladimir, STOP!"