KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kiev would not participate in the upcoming U.S.-Russia negotiations set to take place in Saudi Arabia this week, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

"Ukraine will not take part. Ukraine knew nothing about this," Zelensky was quoted as saying, emphasizing that Kiev will not accept the results of the negotiations that do not involve Ukraine. (Ukraine-U.S.-Russia Negotiation)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the possibility of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing post-war Gaza.

In a response to media reports that Hamas had expressed willingness to relinquish control of the enclave to the PA, Netanyahu said in a statement: "As I promised -- the day after the war in Gaza, there will be no Hamas and no Palestinian Authority." (Israel-Gaza)

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KHARTOUM -- The United Nations (UN) has launched a 6-billion-U.S dollar humanitarian appeal to assist nearly 26 million Sudanese affected by the ongoing conflict, both inside Sudan and in neighboring countries, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced in a statement on Monday.

The statement announced the launch of the 2025 Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the Regional Refugee Response Plan, requiring 6 billion to assist nearly 21 million people inside Sudan and up to 5 million refugees in neighboring countries. (UN-Sudan-Humanitarian Appeal)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces killed a Hamas military official in an airstrike in Lebanon, Israeli security officials said on Monday.

In a joint statement, the Israeli military and Shin Bet domestic security agency said warplanes "struck and eliminated" Mohammad Shaheen in Sidon, a coastal city in southern Lebanon. (Israel-Hamas Military Official) Enditem

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