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Netanyahu vows Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons, says Trump is in ‘complete agreement’

Jerusalem, Jun 12 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday that as long as he is premier, "Iran will not have nuclear weapons," adding that he and US President Donald Trump were in “complete agreement on this issue."
"For over 30 years, I have been at the forefront of the international struggle against Iran's nuclear program. If it weren't for this struggle, Iran would have had atomic bombs to destroy Israel long ago," Netanyahu said in a statement, adding that the Islamic Republic was "working to destroy the Jewish state, and I am dedicating my life to preventing them from doing so."
The Israeli PMO said that the Israeli PM spoke with Trump Thursday night, with the US leader saying that an agreement had been reached with Tehran on "all points”, with a deal likely to be signed next week.
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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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US welcomes Iraq-Syria deal to revive crude oil pipeline with 2 million bpd capacity

18 Jul 2026 | 6:09 PM

Washington/ Baghdad, July 18 (UNI) The United States welcomed Iraq and Syria's decision to rehabilitate and reconstruct the Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, describing it as a key regional infrastructure project that would restore a critical energy corridor linking Iraqi oil production to Mediterranean export markets.

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