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  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the press in Jordan's southern city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024. (photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL VIA REUTERS) Blinken called a conversation between him and Qatari Emir al-Thani a "complete fiction" after Haaretz claimed that he told the emir to wait to make a deal between Israel and Hamas. Former secretary of state Antony Blinken outright denied on Wednesday that he told Qatar to wait to broker a deal between Hamas and Israel, as was attributed to him in a Tuesday Haaretz article. Haaretz reported on Tuesday that UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel days before the October 7 massacre.  Since then, Netanyahu has denied the report and has threatened to sue the left-leaning Israeli daily. 

  Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a press conference during his visit, in Ljubljana, Slovenia September 9, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/BORUT ZIVULOVIC) Sa’ar was present in Slovenia for the opening of the first Israeli embassy in the capital of Ljubljana and to meet with his Slovenian counterpart for the signing of a cooperation agreement Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar affirmed that Israel is not planning to expel any Palestinians from the Gaza Strip when asked if Slovenia would support efforts to move Gazans out of the territory, during a joint press conference with Slovenian Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer on Wednesday. “First of all, we are not planning to expel or to deport anyone from the Gaza Strip,” Sa’ar emphasized, stating that his position is in line with international norms and laws. He added that Israel would not force anyone to stay in Gaza and would not oppose Palestinians choosing to leave Gaza of their own volition if they are provided with an opportun...

  Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Several areas in Sirik, southern Iran, were hit by projectiles on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. Further details regarding the strikes, including the extent of the damage or potential casualties, were not immediately available.

  A lot of Nigerians have given their thoughts to the actions of the Benue state institutionalised thugs against Peter Obi on his humanitarian tour, and had concluded that the Benuens are directly requesting that Nigeria be divided and let the Igbo have their Biafra. Imagine if it was  Igbo youths  that blocked someone like  Tinubu or Atiku not to enter any Igbo state for visitation  , by now the Nigeria media would have gone wild ,the military would have  killed many innocent Igbo youths , burnt houses & tag them IPOB/ESN members.   Some of these so called ignorant youths do not know that those path  they’re threading  or using as a tool of intimidation or harassment  to an Igbo person can trigger  what they cannot control .  That’s why I said , we cannot continue this rubbish , year in , year out because of these rubbish elections that never better the lives of those trapped in that contraption called Nigeria . Disin...

  Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky, conducted the random selection from [20,822,624 qualified entries] submitted during the 37-day application window, which ran from October 2, 2024, to November 7, 2024. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/people/1729263-us-green-card-lottery-2026-full-list-countries-selected-americas-diversity-visa-programme/ Selectees have until September 30, 2026, to complete their applications. Those who do not secure a visa or adjustment of status by that date will lose all benefit from their DV-2026 selection. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/people/1729263-us-green-card-lottery-2026-full-list-countries-selected-americas-diversity-visa-programme/   Africa recorded a strong showing across the programme. The countries and their registered prospective applicants include: Algeria (5,457),  Egypt (5,527),  Sudan (5,226),  Morocco (3,670),  Cameroon (3,533),  Ethiopia (3,287),  Kenya (3,949),  Togo (2,473), ...

  IDF troops operate within Syria in early March. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The Israeli mission in Geneva accused the Commission of conducting an "Israel-bashing session" and said Israel had no territorial aspirations in Syria. A UN commission investigating Syria said on Tuesday it was deeply alarmed over Israel's military activity inside Syrian territory, warning that some actions, including the detention of civilians , could amount to war crimes. Presenting an update to the UN Human Rights Council, Commissioner Fionnuala Ní Aoláin said Israeli military operations in southern Syria had become "increasingly sustained and entrenched," with recurring ground incursions, patrols, raids and searches affecting civilians.