Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say

  • Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 90 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours.
  • The dead include at least 15 people killed overnight, among them women and children, some of who were sheltering in a designated humanitarian zone, according to hospital staff
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Update Iran and US conclude second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in Rome

Iran and US conclude second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in Rome

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Rome
  • Tehran and Washington have had no diplomatic relations since shortly after Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution
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Syria president hosts Republican US congressman in Damascus

Syria president hosts Republican US congressman in Damascus

  • Al-Sharaa meets with US Congressman Cory Mills in Damascus
  • Washington has already eased some sanctions on Syria affecting essential services
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Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

  • Once the shell has been removed, the meat is cut up, boiled and cooked in a mix of onion, pepper, tomato and spices
  • “The children were afraid of the turtle, and we told them it tasted as delicious as veal,” said Majida Qanan
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Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China’s special use

Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China’s special use

  • Tokyo has developed increasingly close ties with Cambodia in recent years
  • China and Cambodia have close political, military, and economic ties
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Italy’s far-right League faces complaint over ‘racist, Islamophobic’ AI-generated images

Italy’s far-right League faces complaint over ‘racist, Islamophobic’ AI-generated images

  • Opposition parties have filed a complaint with the communications watchdog, accusing the party of using AI-generated images as part of a strategy to ‘incite hate’
  • ‘If denouncing crimes committed by foreigners means ‘xenophobia’, perhaps the problem is not the word but those who use it to censor debate’ — League spokesperson
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Italy’s far-right League faces complaint over ‘racist, Islamophobic’ AI-generated images

Italy’s far-right League faces complaint over ‘racist, Islamophobic’ AI-generated images

  • Opposition parties have filed a complaint with the communications watchdog, accusing the party of using AI-generated images as part of a strategy to ‘incite hate’
  • ‘If denouncing crimes committed by foreigners means ‘xenophobia’, perhaps the problem is not the word but those who use it to censor debate’ — League spokesperson
By Arab News ·