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Iran has strongly rejected any attempt by the UK, Germany, and France to reimpose sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, saying they have no legal, political, or moral right to do so.

Quake hit 111 kilometres east of Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 39.5 kilometres, says USGS.

UN General Assembly adopts France-Saudi resolution backing Palestinian state, two-state solution; 142 countries vote in favour.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that there would be “no Palestinian state,” speaking at a signing ceremony for a settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

Larry Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Elon Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years running.

The UAE has barred Israeli defence firms from participating in a defence conference set to be held in Dubai next month, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday pushed for a common air defence system with Kiev’s European allies as he accused Russia of “deliberately targeting” neighbouring Poland by flying drones.

US job growth was significantly weaker than previously reported in the year through March, the government estimated on Tuesday, ahead of a central bank policy meeting next week.

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s strikes as a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar.”

Israeli PM says demolitions are a “prelude” to a major ground operation in Gaza City; Hamas condemns remarks as “criminal sadism”.