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Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions
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BBC Asia
center43d ago

Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions

Leaders including China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian gathered in Delhi for a Brics summit, highlighting the group's role as a counterweight to Western influence. The summit produced a joint declaration by urging "maximum restraint" in the Middle East and condemning attacks on civilian infrastructure, but notably omitted mention of the war in Ukraine and assigned no blame for Middle East conflicts.

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Iran says agreement with Oman would not mean the reopening of Hormuz
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Middle East Eye
center43d ago

Iran says agreement with Oman would not mean the reopening of Hormuz

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that Iran's anticipated agreement with Oman to govern the Strait of Hormuz will not trigger a reopening of the waterway. In comments to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Araghchi said Iran will provide details of the agreement and the new route maps to countries participating in a meeting with Gulf states in the Omani capital tomorrow, adding that the agreement does not “in any way” signal that the strait will reopen, which is conditional on the US hono

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Israeli attack on Gaza kills two Palestinians
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Al Jazeera
center43d ago

Israeli attack on Gaza kills two Palestinians

An Israeli air strike in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighborhood on Sunday killed two Palestinians and wounded 13, according to medics, who stated the bodies were dismembered. The Israeli military claimed it targeted two Hamas fighters, with the strike occurring despite a US-brokered ceasefire that health authorities say has seen over 1,300 Palestinians killed since October.

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‘I’ve lost everything – my child, my house, my money’: how Israel’s war on Gaza has changed men
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The Guardian Middle East
left43d ago

‘I’ve lost everything – my child, my house, my money’: how Israel’s war on Gaza has changed men

The Israeli war on Gaza has profoundly impacted Palestinian men like Ahmed, Nidal, and Hussein, stripping them of their livelihoods, homes, and sense of self-worth. Displaced and facing extreme hardship, these men describe a loss of privacy and emotional connection, struggling to provide for their families and grappling with a shattered sense of purpose.

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Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on two Russian oil refineries
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Ukrainska Pravda
center43d ago

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on two Russian oil refineries

Ukrainian forces struck the Slavyansky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and the TANECO refinery in Tatarstan on the night of September 12-13, with the General Staff confirming damage to a storage tank at TANECO and a fire at Slavyansky. The General Staff also confirmed that a September 11 strike damaged the ELOU-AVT-6 unit and a pipeline at the Saratov oil refinery.

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Russians attack Ukraine's second-largest pharmaceutical warehouse twice
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Ukrainska Pravda
center43d ago

Russians attack Ukraine's second-largest pharmaceutical warehouse twice

Russian forces attacked Ukraine's Universal Logistic pharmaceutical warehouse in Kyiv Oblast's Boryspil district for two consecutive days, damaging facilities that serve major distributors. Suppliers have been unable to remove goods due to the attacks and air-raid warnings, though the extent of casualties and impact on national medicine supply remain unclear.

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Several Palestinians detained, two injured during raids by Israeli forces, settlers
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Several Palestinians detained, two injured during raids by Israeli forces, settlers

Israeli forces and settlers conducted multiple raids across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, detaining at least eight Palestinians in Jenin governorate and two children in Bethlehem, while a Palestinian man was injured by gunfire in East Jerusalem. The incidents included settler attacks on homes and property, the seizure of a bulldozer, and tightened military measures at checkpoints, with two individuals injured during a raid in Marka.

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Palestine welcomes Brics declaration calling for two-state solution
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Palestine welcomes Brics declaration calling for two-state solution

The Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs welcomed the BRICS declaration supporting a two-state solution, the full UN membership for Palestine, and an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. The ministry also praised the declaration's rejection of forced displacement and its call for an end to the Israeli occupation, emphasizing the need for practical steps to implement these positions.

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Putin would rather keep killing than admit he’s lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall
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The Guardian Europe
left44d ago

Putin would rather keep killing than admit he’s lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall

The Russian leader is ploughing on with his forever war – and each day is a crime against humanity. Western democracies cannot simply sit on their handsUkraine’s people face a winter from hell.

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Israeli gunfire kills pregnant Palestinian woman, her unborn baby
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Israeli gunfire kills pregnant Palestinian woman, her unborn baby

Israeli gunfire killed Iman Shalouf, 27, and her unborn baby on Saturday in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Shalouf was struck in the head while inside her family's tent, and both she and the fetus later died at Nasser Hospital.

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Drones attack oil refineries in Russia's Tatarstan – photo, videos
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Ukrainska Pravda
center44d ago

Drones attack oil refineries in Russia's Tatarstan – photo, videos

Drones attacked the industrial zone of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on the night of September 12-13, targeting major oil refineries including TANECO and TAIF-NK. Local residents reported hearing drones and explosions, with Russian air defence systems reportedly active, though authorities have not yet confirmed damage or casualties.

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Israeli forces carry out explosion in Lebanon's Khiam town
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Israeli forces carry out explosion in Lebanon's Khiam town

Israeli forces have carried out a big explosion in the town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, shattering windows in several nearby towns, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. Despite a ceasefire, Israel has relentlessly bombed and carried out ground operations, which includes demolition of homes, in southern Lebanon.

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Russia loses 1,520 soldiers over past day
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Ukrainska Pravda
center44d ago

Russia loses 1,520 soldiers over past day

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,520 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

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Bahrain won't attend meeting on Hormuz in Oman
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Bahrain won't attend meeting on Hormuz in Oman

Bahrain has announced it would not participate in the meeting scheduled for Monday in Oman between Iran and Gulf states regarding the Strait of Hormuz, according to AFP. In a statement, Bahrain's foreign ministry said that Bahrain "will not be a party to any collective meeting involving Iran prior to the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries".

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Kremlin calls Putin-Zelenskyy meeting at G20 summit in Miami "impossible"
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Ukrainska Pravda
center44d ago

Kremlin calls Putin-Zelenskyy meeting at G20 summit in Miami "impossible"

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G20 summit in Miami is "impossible," asserting that Putin is only ready to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow. Zelenskyy had previously expressed readiness to meet Putin at the summit if both leaders attended, emphasizing the need for results-driven discussions and Ukraine's strengthened battlefield position.

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OCHA: West Bank schooling disrupted by displacement, pending demolitions
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

OCHA: West Bank schooling disrupted by displacement, pending demolitions

More than 830,000 Palestinian boys and girls returned to school this week in the occupied West Bank, but thousands face continued disruption to their education, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In a statement, OCHA said more than 4,000 students among those returning to school had been displaced from refugee camps in the northern West Bank and have not been allowed to return.

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Risk of humanitarian catastrophe: UN "very worried" about upcoming winter in Ukraine
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Ukrainska Pravda
center44d ago

Risk of humanitarian catastrophe: UN "very worried" about upcoming winter in Ukraine

The UN Development Programme Administrator, Alexander De Croo, stated that Ukraine faces its toughest winter since the 2022 invasion due to Russia's systematic attacks on energy infrastructure. De Croo expressed extreme concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe if critical shortages of electricity, heating, and water occur as temperatures drop.

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Ukraine war briefing: Nine killed and dozens wounded in Russian strikes as Kyiv braces for harsh winter
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The Guardian Europe
left44d ago

Ukraine war briefing: Nine killed and dozens wounded in Russian strikes as Kyiv braces for harsh winter

Russian airstrikes killed at least nine people and injured dozens across Ukraine on Saturday, targeting civilian cars, a grocery store, and infrastructure in cities including Kramatorsk, Zviahel, and Odesa. Ukrainian officials stated these attacks aim to cripple the economy and break resistance as the country braces for a difficult winter amid intensified strikes on energy and export facilities.

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Palestinian man brutally assaulted by settlers in West Bank village
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

Palestinian man brutally assaulted by settlers in West Bank village

Israeli settlers brutally beat a 23-year-old Palestinian man during a settler raid on the central West Bank village of Beitillu on Saturday evening. An image shared by Looking the Occupation in the Eye, an Israeli activist movement ‘working to end the occupation’, shows Mahmoud Abu Radwan bruised and bloodied in an ambulance as he was taken to Al-Ishraqati Hospital in Ramallah.

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NAZA director: Palestinian journalists have documented Gaza truth from day one
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Middle East Eye
center44d ago

NAZA director: Palestinian journalists have documented Gaza truth from day one

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham has said that Palestinian journalists have been documenting truth from the first day of Gaza conflict. “More than 200 of them were killed by Israel in Gaza,” Abraham said at the Venice Film Festival, where he and his fellow filmmaker Rachel Szor received the Special Jury Prize for their documentary NAZA.

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