Iran arrests 20 people suspected of being Israeli spies
Iran has arrested 20 people suspected of being part of Israel's spy agency, Mossad. Iranian investigators have said that the arrested individuals have been collaborating with Israeli intelligence in recent months.
Last week, Iran executed a nuclear scientist convicted of spying for Israel. He allegedly shared information with Israeli intelligence, along with another nuclear scientist who died in Israeli airstrikes in June.
Peace talks between Russia & Ukraine: Zelensky speaks
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, reacted after the statement of the US President, Donald Trump, that he will meet with Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. According to Zelensky, not even an agreement that includes the cession of Ukrainian territories, to achieve peace, will be accepted.
"Of course, we will not give Russia awards for what it has done. The Ukrainian people deserve peace. The answer to the territorial issue of Ukraine is already expressed in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this! No one will be able to do this. Ukrainians will not give their land to the invader," he said, adding that Ukraine needs real decisions that will bring peace and attempts to make an agreement that does not include the presence of Ukraine are unacceptable and ineffective.
Recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state / Trump administration reacts
Donald Trump's administration in Washington has said that it has no plans to recognize a Palestinian state and that it considers the destruction of Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization, to be its primary concern.
Vice President JD Vance said: "We have no plan to recognize a Palestinian state. I don't know what it would mean to actually recognize a Palestinian state when there is no functioning government."
Meanwhile, France and the United Kingdom have said they will recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, thus helping to reduce terror and war in Gaza.
Greece/ Country engulfed by wildfires
Wildfires in Greece have killed one person and plunged the country into chaos. More than 200 firefighters, 11 aircraft and 7 helicopters are battling the blazes in Keratea, an area southeast of Athens, and residents have been evacuated.
The fires are also being fanned by strong winds, making it difficult for firefighters and aircraft to douse the flames. Residents' homes are in constant danger and the situation is dangerous.
