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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget and stave off early elections he would likely lose, with the war in Iran so far doing little to improve his standing in the polls.

Turkey’s central bank is reportedly exploring new ways to stabilize its currency as regional tensions linked to the conflict in Iran ripple through global markets.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem declared Wednesday in a televised speech that negotiating with Israel "under fire" amounted to imposed surrender, calling for unity and vowing his fighters were prepared to continue "without limits."

A Berlin court has sentenced four members of the Hamas terrorist movement to between four and six years in prison for establishing a logistics network intended to carry out attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets across Europe.

While Donald Trump's teams are reportedly engaged in discussions over a potential ceasefire with Iran, covering the critical issues of nuclear capabilities, ballistic missiles, and proxy forces including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, Tehran is publicly denying any such talks are underway. 

Libya’s coast guard has begun towing away a damaged liquefied natural gas tanker that several Mediterranean countries warned posed an environmental risk after drifting unmanned for weeks, the Tripoli‑based Government of National Unity (GNU) said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told lawmakers Wednesday that the current Middle East conflict is "far worse" than the Iraq War of 2003, a dramatic claim that says more about his domestic political calculations than any genuine diplomatic insight.

Turkey "is playing a role passing messages" between Iran and the U.S. to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, told Reuters on Wednesday. 

Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Wednesday, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's assertion the U.S. was in negotiations to end the war which has roiled energy and financial markets, saying the U.S. is negotiating with itself.

Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in an airstrike on a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces near an army medical centre in western Anbar, security sources and the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Moldova's parliament approved the introduction of a 60-day energy state of emergency after Russian attacks in neighbouring Ukraine knocked out of service a power line providing most of the country's energy.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro will serve prison time under house arrest after he is released from a hospital where he is being treated for pneumonia, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided on Tuesday.