Author: Steven Sahiounie

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was intended to prolong the conflict in Gaza and will complicate talks on resolving the crisis, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA state news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.“There is no doubt that the purpose of Mr. Haniyeh’s assassination is to prolong the war and expand its scope,” RIA cited Abbas as saying.“It will have a negative impact on the ongoing negotiations to end the aggression and withdraw Israeli troops from Gaza.”Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran last week, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and…

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday accused TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp of “cyber fascism” and hate-mongering against the country in the aftermath of the election. Maduro declared that he accuses the platforms of “spreading hatred aimed at dividing the Venezuelan people, inciting massacre and division in Venezuela and spreading fascism in Venezuela,” describing the attempt as a “criminal coup d’etat.” During a visit to Venezuela’s national military headquarters, Maduro informed top army personnel that the country’s opponents aimed to destroy the force from within, sowing division, demoralization, and destabilization. Maduro stated, “This is why there is a cyberbullying campaign underway on WhatsApp – calls, messages.…

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Iran’s acting foreign minister Bagheri Kani says the Israeli regime should be rendered incapable of intensifying its acts of aggression in the region. Ali Bagheri Kani made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday. Bagheri was addressing the recent assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, which took place in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran has blamed the Israeli regime for the assassination, with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warning of a “harsh response,” and reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s duty to avenge the…

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