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The termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine will seriously hit consumers in the EU, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday.

The funds are to come from interest garnered by Russian assets immobilized in the West, a move that Moscow calls illegal

Beijing hopes that China and the United States will cooperate for the benefit of the entire world, instead of conflicting with each other, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during the meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. “Amid the unstable and entangled international situation, the countries must unite and cooperate, instead of dividing and countering each other,” the Chinese leader said, according to CCTV. Being two major powers, China and the US must bear their responsibility before history, before their nations and the world, Xi Jinping said. According to the Chinese leader, China and the United States must become “stable…

European Union foreign ministers have voiced grave concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire that would end the Israeli war on the territory. Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin described the Israeli aggression on the region as essentially a war against the Palestinians, condemning the civilian casualties as unacceptable to conscience. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström emphasized that the immense suffering of Gaza’s civilian population must come to an end. Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib labeled the Israeli actions in Gaza as “a tragedy and a humanitarian disaster,” and warned of the potential escalation of violence…

Russia will not hold any negotiations with the Kiev regime following Ukraine’s terrorist attack on the Kursk Region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told a news briefing. “In June this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, I think we can even say, in a gesture of good will, put forward quite realistic proposals. They were aimed at a long-term and fair settlement. However, the criminal terrorist regime of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky, instead of seriously considering them – it seems to me, to put it mildly, the most generous proposals by the Russian side – carried out a bloody…

The Wafa news agency, citing its correspondent, said at least eight people, including a child, have been killed following the Israeli attack on the building near al-Amal Hotel. Earlier, Palestinian civil defense crews said they had recovered the bodies of six people from the site and that three people had been wounded. The bombing caused a huge fire that trapped several people on the building’s second floor, they said. source: AlJazeera

The Palestinian Telecommunications Company and Ooredoo Thursday announced that communications and the Internet network were cut off in Jenin due to the ongoing aggression for the second day in a row. They explained in two separate statements that the main and backup routes feeding the communications network in Jenin were damaged due to the Israeli massive destruction of the infrastructure. The two companies indicated that technical crews have been trying since yesterday to reach the affected areas, but the field conditions prevent this. The central operations room of the Red Crescent clarified that contact with the Jenin Ambulance Center and its…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said that the process of asking member states whether they want to impose sanctions on some Israeli ministers has officially begun. Borrell said in press statements today that some Israeli ministers are sending “hate messages” against the Palestinians and putting forward ideas that constitute a call to commit war crimes. Borrell had called in a post on X on August 12 to impose sanctions on extremists Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. “While the world is pressing for a ceasefire in Gaza, Ben-Gvir is calling for cutting off fuel and aid to…

Israel must “immediately” end its large-scale military offensive in the occupied West Bank, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. Guterres strongly condemned “the loss of lives, including of children,” and called for “an immediate cessation of these operations.” The secretary-general “calls on Israel to comply with its relevant obligations under international humanitarian law and to take measures to protect civilians and ensure their safety. He urges security forces to exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when it is strictly unavoidable to protect life,” his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement. Guterres emphasized that the injured “must have…