Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid comes out in full support of the soldier who shot dead Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May, saying the regime’s forces have the “full backing” of Tel Aviv.

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Muqtada al-Sadr says he has not received a tangible response from the Iraqi political parties to his proposal to hold a public debate.

Russian forces continue to push for full control of the breakaway Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as the military operation completes 100 days.

UN experts say the US move to freeze Afghanistan's assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country.

Yemeni activist and political commentator Hussain al-Bukhaiti says the Saudi-led coalition has repeatedly violated a truce that came into effect earlier this month, but the United Nations has only expressed concern. 

Yemenis have staged a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in Sana'a to slam the Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of seven Yemeni oil ships.