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Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met with a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al Hayyeh on Friday. According to a Hezbollah statement, Nasrallah and the delegation discussed the current situation in Gaza and other “support fronts” in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq. The discussions also included ongoing truce negotiations, with both parties reaffirming their commitment to continued political and military coordination …

Iranians began voting on Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. The election takes place amid widespread public apathy due to years of economic hardship, mass protests, and regional tensions. Voters are choosing between Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, and Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon …

Britain’s Labour Party has returned to power after more than a decade in opposition, with voters handing them a landslide victory. The task ahead is daunting: revitalize a stagnant economy and uplift a dispirited nation. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, is set to become the prime minister later today. This marks Labour’s return to government less than five years after …

After months of impasse in efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to send a delegation for negotiations aimed at releasing hostages taken during Hamas’s attack on October 7, which ignited the ongoing conflict. A source informed about the discussions stated that an Israeli team, led by intelligence chief David Barnea, was heading to Doha …

Denmark has charged the Nordic bank Nordea with laundering 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) for Russian clients, according to a statement released by the country’s financial prosecutors on Friday. Denmark’s National Special Crime Unit stated that Nordea failed to properly investigate transactions made by its Russian clients and ignored warnings regarding foreign exchange trades conducted in Copenhagen. These alleged laundering …

For the first time, Tesla cars have been included on a Chinese government procurement list, as reported by state-owned media outlet Paper.cn. Tesla is the only foreign-owned electric vehicle (EV) brand featured on the procurement catalog released by Jiangsu province in eastern China. Other brands on the list include Volvo, owned by China’s Geely, and state-owned SAIC. This listing means …

NASA is advancing the search for extraterrestrial life with the development of an “alien-hunting” telescope, set to be launched soon, with the goal of identifying at least one inhabited planet by 2050. The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is designed to search for a wide variety of biosignatures, which are signs of life provided by living organisms. The telescope is expected …

Spain shattered Germany’s hopes in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals with a dramatic victory in Stuttgart on Friday, July 5. Mikel Merino emerged as the hero, scoring the decisive goal in the 120th minute, securing a 2-1 win for Spain. This loss also marks the end of Toni Kroos’s illustrious career, as he had previously announced his retirement from all forms …