Update US and Russia meet for talks in Riyadh on Ukraine war

US and Russia meet for talks in Riyadh on Ukraine war

  • Two sides were expected to discuss ways to end the conflict in Ukraine and restore American-Russian relations
  • Conversation could pave the way for a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
By Arab News - Reuters ·

Update Israel army pulls out of Lebanon border villages, holds five positions: source

Israel army pulls out of Lebanon border villages, holds five positions: source

  • Israeli troops had started withdrawing Monday from some border villages, but they seemed poised to stay in key areas
  • Israel’s military said Monday it would remain temporarily ‘in five strategic points’ dotted along the length of the shared border
By AFP ·

UN peacekeepers report deadly clashes in South Sudan

UN peacekeepers report deadly clashes in South Sudan

  • Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and “armed youth” in Nassir in Upper Nile state
By AFP ·

South Korea’s parliament presses for Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal as impeachment trial winds down

South Korea’s parliament presses for Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal as impeachment trial winds down

  • Lawyers for both sides summarize their arguments and evidence at the Constitutional Court
  • Yoon Suk Yeol has argued that he had a right as president to issue his martial law decree
By Reuters ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

West Bank booksellers say arrests reflect intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian culture

  • Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed were arrested on Sunday after Israeli police raided the family-owned bookshops on accusation of selling books that supported terrorism
  • “Case is not isolated event, but part of series of attack against Palestinian cultural institutions,” Mahmoud said
By Arab News ·