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al-Sharaa [Getty]
Sudani and Sharaa stressed the importance of 'respecting the sovereignty" of their countries and 'refusing foreign interference'.
Israeli Minister of finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, speaks to the press during a party meeting on February 5, 2024
Israel's extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called for an intensification of Israel's horrific war on Gaza and the expulsion of Palestinians
Ahmed al-Sharaa is still viewed by the US with suspicion
The US is set to toughen its demands on Syria's new government, to include the banning of Palestinian groups which have long operated in Syria
Mike Huckabee Western Wall [Getty]
In his first public appearance since his official appointment as ambassador to Israel, Huckabee visited the Western Wall in East Jerusalem
"Gaza's eye" killed: Who was Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hasouna?
"She tried to catch moments of happiness as if they were butterflies," Abu Asi added.  "Even when the world around her was burning, Fatima planned for joy."
US troops Syria [Getty]
The US's plan to withdraw 600 troops from Syria comes amid the country's transitional period, and fears of a resurgence of Islamic State.
Steve Bannon, media personality and political strategist, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Speaking on his podcast, Steve Bannon said Netanyahu "forced his way" into meetings with Trump in a bid to win backing for a strike on Tehran's nuclear sites.
Boys stand through strewn papers and debris as they look inside a damaged building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 18, 2025
22 people, including 10 members of one family, have been killed in the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza, as a poll found most Israelis support ending the war
Gaza [Getty]
Israel continues to relentlessly bomb Gaza, killing dozens of people across the enclave on Friday, including 10 members of the same family.
Ras Issa port [Getty]
The Ras Issa fuel port attack in Yemen, which killed at least 74 employees, is one of the deadliest of their kind by the US on the Houthis.