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The portrait, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times, shows nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024.
Portrait of injured Gazan boy named press photo of the year
LONDON — A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.The portrait, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times, shows nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024.Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in late 2023, lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, Qatar.She has documented the lives of several wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment."This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly," said World Press Photo executive director Joumana El Zein Khoury."It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations."Two finalists were selected as runners up...
April 17, 2025

Portrait of injured Gazan boy named press photo of the year

A worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant outside the southern city of Bushehr, 26 October, 2010
US-Iran nuclear talks venue confirmed as Rome following confusion over location
TEHRAN — Iran has confirmed that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over the location of the negotiations.Officials initially identified Rome as hosting the negotiations, only for Iran to insist early on Tuesday that they would return to Oman.An Iranian state TV announcement said Oman will again mediate the talks on Saturday in Rome. Oman's foreign minister served as an interlocutor between the two sides at talks last weekend in the capital Muscat.The stakes of the negotiations couldn't be higher for the two nations closing in on half a century of enmity.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to unleash airstrikes targeting Iran's nuclear program if a deal isn't reached.Iranian...
April 17, 2025

US-Iran nuclear talks venue confirmed as Rome following confusion over location

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader says he's not 'overly optimistic' about talks with US
TEHRAN — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed the progress of talks with the US while speaking to high-ranking officials in Tehran on Tuesday but remained skeptical about their success.“We shouldn’t be overly optimistic about this dialogue, nor overly pessimistic," 85-year-old Khamenei said."The first steps have been taken well and executed properly. From here on, the process should be followed carefully," he added.He stressed that "red lines are clear - both for the other side and for us. We may or may not reach a result, but either way, it’s worth pursuing.”He also urged officials “not to tie the country’s affairs” to the talks, which are scheduled to have a second round on Saturday.“Of course, we don’t fully trust them - we...
April 16, 2025

Iran's supreme leader says he's not 'overly optimistic' about talks with US

Iranian army cadets march during an annual military parade just outside Tehran, 21 September 2024
Iran and Armenia simulate border threats in joint military drills
TEHRAN — Iran and Armenia conducted two days of joint military drills, involving high-level military personnel, which the two said involved simulated terrorist threats targeting border checkpoints.The exercises were conducted last week on Iranian and Armenian territory along their 44-kilometer shared border, involving both light and heavy weaponry, as well as sniper scenarios.For the drills, Tehran had sent in Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) elite forces, based in Tabriz, overseen by General Valiollah Madani, Deputy Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces.Iranian officials said the exercise was conducted "to consolidate the security of the borders based on the shared interests of the two countries," according to Iranian state media.Armenia's Ministry of Defense said...
April 16, 2025

Iran and Armenia simulate border threats in joint military drills

Edan Alexander was one of the hostages to be released in Israel's latest proposal for a renewed ceasefire with Hamas
Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage
GAZA — Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location.The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander, has appeared in videos released by the group in recent days.Israel had asked for him to be released on day one of a new 45-day ceasefire proposal put forward last week which has been rejected by Hamas.Hamas on Tuesday did not indicate when contact had been lost and has not produced any evidence for their claim. Israel regularly asserts it avoids hitting locations where it believes hostages are being held."We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location," Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida said...
April 16, 2025

Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter hovers over the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East, 12 April, 2025
Confusion surrounds US-Iran nuclear talks venue as Tehran points to Oman over Rome
TEHRAN — Iran insisted on Tuesday that the next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would take place in Oman, contradicting earlier reports that negotiations would take place in Rome.However, American officials have not confirmed the location of the talks yet.On Monday, US President Donald Trump separately expressed frustration about the pace of the nuclear discussions."I think they're stringing us along," he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with El Salvador's president.Satellite photos show a second US aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, is now operating in Middle East waters ahead of the talks as Trump insists Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons and has threatened military action if negotiations fail.The Vinson's arrival came as Iran's...
April 16, 2025

Confusion surrounds US-Iran nuclear talks venue as Tehran points to Oman over Rome

Palestinian rescuers check the site of Israeli bombardment on a residential building in Gaza City's Shujaiyya neighborhood on April 9
Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says
GAZA — Hamas is “studying” an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would see 10 hostages released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, an official with the militant group told CNN.The proposal, received by Hamas on Monday, outlines an initial framework for a 45-day truce in the Palestinian enclave during which the two sides would aim to negotiate a permanent ceasefire, according to the official.The Israeli proposal also calls for the disarmament of Gaza, previously a red line for Hamas. It does not include a guarantee of a permanent end to the war, which Hamas has demanded as part of a comprehensive agreement.The Hamas official said the group will not agree to any Israeli ceasefire proposal that calls for its disarmament or sees Israeli forces...
April 15, 2025

Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says

Volunteers and emergency workers search for bodies and survivors from the rubble of a house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, 13 April, 2025
EU unveils €1.6bln in aid for Palestinian Authority for West Bank, Gaza projects
BRUSSELS — The European Union has unveiled a financial aid package of up to €1.6 billion to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.The offer comes as Israel expanded its military offensive across Gaza over the weekend.More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop."Our program aims to support the Palestinian people in building a sustainable future," said EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica."It's about the governing capacity. It's about advancing economic recovery. It's about strengthening the...
April 15, 2025

EU unveils €1.6bln in aid for Palestinian Authority for West Bank, Gaza projects

Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
ISTANBUL — Judicial officials in Turkey on Monday rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from jail pending the outcome of his corruption trial, the country's state-run Anadolu Agency reported.Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure and a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more than two-decade rule, was detained on 19 March and formally jailed on corruption and terrorism charges four days later. That triggered the biggest protests in Turkey in more than a decade, with nearly 2,000 people detained for taking part.The arrest of Imamoglu is widely considered as politically motivated ahead of presidential elections, which currently are set for 2028 but could take place earlier.The Turkish government has maintained that the judiciary...
April 15, 2025

Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami
Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Rome, diplomatic sources say
ROME — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly developing nuclear program seemed set to depart the Middle East on Monday, as diplomatic sources announced that the Italian government had given the go-ahead to hold the next round of negotiations.Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told journalists in Japan that the Italian government had agreed to host the talks, while his Iranian counterpart on Monday said the next round of talks will "probably be held somewhere other than Oman.""It's not an important matter," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told journalists at a press conference in Tehran.Neither Iranian nor US officials immediately acknowledged the venue of the second round of negotiations but Dutch...
April 15, 2025

Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Rome, diplomatic sources say

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