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Germany's AfD party leader calls for Ukraine to compensate Berlin for Nord Stream pipeline attack

Berlin, Jun 10 (UNI) The co-leader of Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, has called on Ukraine to compensate Germany for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, arguing that the country should be held accountable for the economic damage caused by the 2022 sabotage.
Speaking at a party event on Tuesday, Weidel criticised Chancellor Friedrich Merz's proposal to grant Ukraine associate membership of the European Union, describing the country as a "bottomless pit" whose financial requirements see no end.
"Germany has already transferred more than €100bn to Ukraine over the past four years alone," she said.
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GCC condemns Iranian attacks on member states as 'war crimes'

18 Jul 2026 | 7:58 PM

Riyadh, Jul 18 (UNI) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has condemned Iran's attacks on member states, calling the attack "war crimes" and accused Tehran of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.

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Gulf states watch intensifying US-Iran war with apprehension amid fears of a greater regional conflict

18 Jul 2026 | 7:42 PM

Tehran/Washington, Jul 18 (UNI) Gulf states are watching with growing concern the intensifying conflict between the US and Iran, as a sustained cycle of strikes and retaliatory attacks have increasingly raised fears of a wider regional war.

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UN Chief urges inclusive AI governance, says tech shaping humanity’s future must be shaped by all humanity

18 Jul 2026 | 7:40 PM

Shanghai, July 17 (UNI) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global cooperation to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all countries, warning that AI could either become humanity’s greatest opportunity or one of its greatest risks. Addressing the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Guterres said the future of AI must not be determined by a small group of nations or companies.

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Lebanese President Aoun departs for US amid persisting violence in southern borders between IDF & Hezbollah

18 Jul 2026 | 6:25 PM

Beirut, Jul 18 (UNI) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun departed for the US, accompanied by First Lady Nehmat Aoun, tonday for holding talks with President Donald Trump revolving around the parallel conflict going on in the country's southern borders between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.

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Kuwait reports interception of Iranian missiles, drones after damage to water desalination plant

18 Jul 2026 | 6:10 PM

Kuwait City, Jul 18 (UNI) Kuwait today said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones after a water desalination plant was struck, triggering a fire in the second such attack in two days on the Gulf nation, which relies on desalination for about 90 per cent of its drinking water.

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