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Ukrainska Pravda

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Hungary lifts its veto: what the deal means for Ukraine’s EU accession

Hungary has lifted its veto on Ukraine's EU accession negotiations following an agreement where Ukraine amended its education law to protect minority rights. This deal, brokered quietly after a public dispute, will unblock two negotiation clusters for Ukraine on October 13, marking a significant step towards EU membership.

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Middle East Eye

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Netanyahu's UAE visit highlights Arab leaders' dangerous gamble with Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly met with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi following reports that bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu about an impending Hamas attack prior to October 7, 2023. This visit highlights Arab leaders' continued engagement with Israel despite ongoing conflict, a dynamic analysts suggest enables Israeli aggression.

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DW News

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Ethiopia: Who could bring the warring sides to the negotiation table?

Following the collapse of the 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement, multiple Ethiopian armed groups including the Oromo Liberation Army and Amhara Fano militias have formed an alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's federal government. Analysts suggest this alliance, potentially supported by Eritrea, signals significant strategic coordination and raises fears of prolonged instability in Ethiopia's northern regions, though widespread national conflict is considered unlikely.

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Middle East Eye

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Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article

Israel's Supreme Court backed the disqualification of Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh from the upcoming parliamentary election, citing an article he wrote on October 8, 2023, analyzing the Hamas-led attack. Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy after the court recommended he do so, with his party stating the decision undermines Arab representation in the Knesset.

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Ukrainska Pravda

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Lithuania deploys Ukrainian system to detect drones

Lithuania has begun deploying a pilot version of Ukraine's SkyFortress drone detection system to monitor low-flying airborne threats. This acoustic and radio signal detection system is designed to classify objects in real-time, strengthening Lithuania's air defense chain in response to evolving threats.

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Middle East Eye

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Morning update

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington could request European countries to release diesel from their emergency stockpiles, amid the war on Iran's impact on global fuel supplies. "We may ask them to do that," Trump told reporters on Thursday.

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Middle East Eye

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Why Russia remains stubbornly insignificant to the Middle East

Submitted by Joseph Massad on Thu, 10/01/2026 - 12:45 Moscow's call for Palestinian statehood is empty rhetoric from a state that chose Israel in 1948 and stands by it today through genocide in Gaza and war on Iran Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 26 September 2026 (Charly Triballeau/AFP) Off In his address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasised: "The ti

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Middle East Eye

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South Lebanon: 'It's torture, they are razing our lives before our eyes'

Day after day, the Israeli-occupied village of Mansouri, perched on a green hill a few kilometres south of the coastal city of Tyre, is slowly disappearing. Already heavily damaged during the war, it is now quite literally being wiped off the map, in a final twist of cynicism, during the ceasefire.

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Middle East Eye

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Trump says US may request Europe to release diesel from emergency stockpiles

US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington could request European countries to release diesel from their emergency stockpiles, amid the war on Iran's impact on global fuel supplies. "We may ask them to do that," Trump told reporters on Thursday.

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Al Jazeera

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FAO official says he lost his job for criticising Israeli policies in Gaza

A senior UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director, Ben Davis, stated he lost his job for organizing protests and contributing to a report critical of Israeli policies in Gaza, allegedly breaching impartiality rules. FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu publicly warned staff against "playing the game of human rights" and stated he would fire those against the law, which Davis believes was directed at him.

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The Guardian Europe

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I went curtain shopping during a Kyiv air raid. And not because I’m ‘resilient’ | Diana Berg

We can’t count on tomorrow so it would be rational to own less. Yet we make our homes nicer, just to anchor ourselves in the here and nowI was standing in front of a locked basement door in a building in our neighbourhood, laughing, as Ukrainian air defence shot down drones directly above me.

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Ukrainska Pravda

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Russia loses 1,520 soldiers and 37 artillery systems over past day

Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia lost approximately 1,520 military personnel and 37 artillery systems in the past day. These figures contribute to the cumulative estimated losses of 1,537,390 Russian personnel since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, though the information is still being confirmed.

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BBC Europe

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Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung threatened unspecified 'further action' against Ukraine if Kyiv does not apologize for publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the situation as a 'diplomatic misunderstanding' and stated Kyiv is working to resolve it, but Lee rejected this, citing national dignity and accusing Ukraine of potentially provoking conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

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Middle East Eye

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IRGC official says US faces 'humiliating situation' amid growing 'resistance' in the region

The commander of the Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that the US is faced with a "humiliating situation" across the Middle East. "Today we are witnessing the unity of the areas in the resistance front, and each of its parts is surprising the enemy with its strategy and calculated actions," Esmail Qaani said.

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The Guardian Middle East

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US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran war

The US military is dispatching a third aircraft carrier strike group, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, along with an amphibious attack group to the Middle East as President Trump warned of potential new strikes against Iran. This deployment brings the US naval presence to an unusually high number of over 20,000 sailors and Marines, underscoring the evolving dynamics of the conflict as midterm elections approach.

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Al Jazeera

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Israeli drone kills Palestinian in Gaza, settlers kill another in West Bank

An Israeli drone strike killed a Palestinian man and wounded others in al-Mawasi, Gaza, while Israeli settlers shot dead Mashhour Yassin, 51, and wounded another man in the occupied West Bank village of Yasuf. These incidents occurred amid ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza and a reported surge in settler violence in the West Bank.

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Al Jazeera

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Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out a ceasefire with Ukraine during a speech in Moscow on Thursday, stating Russia is responding in kind to Ukrainian strikes on its refineries. Putin also warned the West against escalating the conflict, pledging to deploy nuclear weapons if Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad is threatened.

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Al Jazeera

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Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move

Eritrea announced it is severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia on Thursday, reciprocating Ethiopia's earlier decision to close its embassy in Asmara and declare ten Eritrean diplomats persona non grata. This diplomatic rupture occurs amidst intensifying clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and a coalition of armed opposition groups, with both nations accusing each other of hostility and supporting rival factions.

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Jerusalem Post — Iran News

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In their own voice: How Iran’s citizens documented January's massacres in Manoto documentary

IRAN AFFAIRS: There is now another account of those weeks by the Iranians who were living through them, one that was recorded as events unfolded live.

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Middle East Eye

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Kushner's financial stake in Israeli defence firms raises conflict of interest concerns: Report

Jared Kushner's investment firm, Affinity Partners, holds significant stakes in Israeli defense companies supplying munitions for conflicts in Gaza and elsewhere, according to a CNN report. This revelation raises conflict of interest concerns as Kushner was involved in Middle East negotiations, and Gulf states are invested through his firm in these arms manufacturers.

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