USS Abraham Lincoln carrier’s arrival is ‘not going to affect Iran’s determination to defend the nation’, Tehran warns.


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USS Abraham Lincoln carrier’s arrival is ‘not going to affect Iran’s determination to defend the nation’, Tehran warns.

Donald Trump’s threat comes after Canada reached deal with China last week on trade of agriproducts, electric vehicles.

Government says forces will not enter Hasakah city if plan can be agreed to during ceasefire period.
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Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region kills at least one and injures three, according to its governor.

Ukraine returns fire as Russia says intercepted 29 drones, two days after US-led peace talks end in Miami.

European leaders gather in Brussels to decide on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine for the next two years.

Israel has continued to launch attacks across Gaza in violation of the ceasefire with Hamas, injuring at least 11 people

Israel says senior Hamas leader killed in north Gaza as army threatens to bomb southern Lebanon.

Storm Byron has caused a number of houses, walls and tents to collapse across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

A storm threatens hundreds of thousands of displaced people as Israel continues genocidal assaults in northern Gaza.
