Russia will directly bomb HMS Defender if it sails too close to Crimea again, its deputy foreign minister warns as MP Tobias Ellwood says tensions could spiral into an actual engagement after Black Sea stand-off

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Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov warned against NATO from taking ‘provocative steps’He vowed that Russia will bomb any ships who ‘violate the state borders of the Russian federation’ HMS Defender sailed within the 12-mile zone of Crimea which Russia claims but the West does not recognise Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the Defence Select Committee, admitted […]

Honduras opens embassy in Jerusalem

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Honduras opens embassy in Jerusalem Honduras to become fourth country to inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem. President of Honduras arrives especially for the event. Arutz Sheva Staff , Jun 24 , 2021 8:19 AM   President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez REUTERS Honduras will open its embassy in Jerusalem today, joining the United States, Kosovo and […]

EU Must Create a Format for Dialogue With Russia to Settle Differences, Merkel Says

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Diplomatic sources told the Financial Times this week that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were willing to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a summit of European leaders. The two didn’t confirm the report. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the European Union had to create a “format for […]

Taliban overrunning key districts as American troops pull out

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Taliban overrunning key districts as American troops pull out The Taliban offensive continues as terrorists overrun large swathes of Afghanistan with U.S. forces slated to leave by September. Tags: Taliban Afghanistan   Arutz Sheva Staff , Jun 24 , 2021 9:45 AM   Taliban iStock [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk9Wn8euflY?autohide=1&rel=0] Video: France 24 English

Iran nuclear site hit Wednesday was on list of targets Israel gave US – report

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NY Times says facility manufactured centrifuges to replace those destroyed in April attack on Natanz; strike was carried out by drone launched from within Islamic Republic By TOI staff and AP Today, 9:33 am Edit The Iranian centrifuge production site said targeted in a drone attack Wednesday was reportedly on a list of targets that […]

Iran: U.S. government has agreed to remove nearly all sanctions

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Iran: U.S. government has agreed to remove nearly all sanctions Iran announced the U.S. has agreed to lift all sanctions on its oil and shipping industries, days before Raisi takes office. Tags: Sanctions Iran Hassan Rouhani   Arutz Sheva Staff , Jun 24 , 2021 10:10 AM   Ebrahim Raisi Reuters/Majid Asgaripour/WANA [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwO0HO5ngNM?autohide=1&rel=0] Video: […]

Palestinians warn Gaza won’t be silent until border restrictions eased

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United Nations and Egyptian mediators have reportedly told Hamas that the issue of rebuilding the Gaza Strip should be linked to a prisoner exchange agreement with Israel. KHALED ABU TOAMEH JUNE 22, 2021 22:41 The Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday warned Israel against “procrastination” in lifting the restrictions imposed on the Hamas-ruled […]

Biden administration says it’s pushing Ramallah to reform terror payment policy

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Senior State Department official says US closely tracking requirements under existing law that bars direct aid to PA so long as it awards stipends based on time served By Jacob Magid Today, 11:50 pm Edit NEW YORK — The Biden administration is committed to pushing the Palestinian Authority to reform its welfare policy that includes […]

Russia Says It Chases British Destroyer Out of Crimea Waters With Warning Shots, Bombs

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British warship to chase it out […]

Breaking silence, Abbas says willing to work with new Israeli government, but…

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‘We will deal with whoever the Israeli people choose,’ says Abbas, before adding that relations must be based on Israel stopping its ‘aggression’ By Aaron Boxerman 24 June 2021, 12:39 am Edit In his first public remarks about the new government in Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday he is willing to work […]

Iran’s Chief of Staff Claims US Agreed to Remove Numerous Sanctions During Vienna Talks

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The Chief of Staff to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed that the US, during the nuclear discussions in Vienna, agreed to remove over 1,000 sanctions that were implemented under the Trump administration. In the aftermath of the failed nuclear discussion(s) in Vienna over the past several weeks, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s Chief of Staff, […]

Israel’s top soldier must overcome Biden’s downgrade of the Iranian peril for fast action against a nuclear-armed Iran

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Jun 19, 2021 @ 14:17 These assurances were delivered to the Biden administration before they were cleared by the incoming security cabinet, which holds its first meeting on Sunday, after the IDF chief arrives in Washington. But meanwhile, the US landed a surprise in the form of a Wall Street Journal report that the US […]

Scoop: U.S. and Israel huddle on drone threat from Iran

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, author of from Tel Aviv The Biden administration and the Israeli government held talks recently on countering the proliferation of Iranian drones and cruise missiles among its proxies in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, Israeli and U.S. officials tell me. Why it matters: After several drone attacks from pro-Iranian militias in recent weeks, some of […]