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Here are Press TV’s latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on May 8, 2024
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REPORTS
Grossi calls for further Iran-IAEA cooperation
Iran and the UN energy agency continue their cooperation, focusing on “restoring process of confidence building and increasing transparency.”
REPORTS
Putin sworn in as Russian president for 5th term
Vladimir Putin has been sworn into his fifth term as Russia’s president in a ceremony in Moscow.
REPORTS
Syria holds conference on solidarity with Gaza, global youth awakening
The Syrian capital hosts an event to show support for Palestinians and bring attention to the worldwide youth uprising for Gaza.
POLITICS
Oxford, Cambridge join Palestine solidarity encampments
Students showing support for Palestinians set up camps outside Oxford and Cambridge universities in the UK.
PALESTINE
Egyptian group kills 'Israeli agent' in Alexandria
An “Israeli agent” in the guise of a businessman has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, according to reports.
IRAQ
Iraq resistance strikes in Israeli port city
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted a new retaliatory attack on an Israeli position in the occupied lands.
PALESTINE
Police break up pro-Palestine protest at Swiss university
Anti-Israel protests have already spread to at least three more sites in Zurich, Geneva and Lausanne.
NEWS BULLETIN
Tensions high as recession-weary Argentines march to president's residence
Riot police were deployed against a protest march seeking to head to the president's residence of Olivos.
PALESTINE
Forced displacement of Palestinians a war crime: UN rights office
The office said according to international law, Israel must ensure civilians have access to medical care, adequate food, safe water and sanitation.
PALESTINE
Congresswoman Tlaib urges ICC to issue Netanyahu arrest warrant over Gaza genocide
Tlaib is the only Palestinian-American lawmaker in the US Congress.
PAKISTAN
Pakistan rejects foreign dictation on Iran gas project: FM
Pakistan FM says that the country will make its own decisions on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline case.
PALESTINE
Netanyahu confronting not only Palestinians but entire world by Rafah invasion: Official
Mustafa Barghouti, the head of the Palestinian National Initiative party, underscored the Israeli regime’s failure in its months-long US-backed war in Gaza.
NEWS BULLETIN
French university students set up tents, protest against Israel's attack on Rafah
Dozens of student protesters demonstrated in front of Sciences Po University in Paris, denouncing Israel's recent attack on Gaza
PALESTINE
UN chief urges Israel to halt escalation, engage in ceasefire talks
The Israeli regime has seized control of the Rafah border crossing.
PALESTINE
Hamas warns Israel’s invasion of Rafah pushing region toward disaster
Israeli forces killed at least 35 civilians, including women and children, in Rafah in 12 hours.
RUSSIA
Putin sworn in for 5th term as Russia’s president, begins 6-year tenure
The ceremony was widely boycotted by Western diplomats.
PALESTINE
World on edge as Israel steps up attacks on Rafah
The regime’s military sent tanks into Rafah and established control over the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt.
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