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Iraq 2025 budget remains on hold
Iraq’s 2025 budget remains on hold, as the government has yet to finalize and submit it to parliament.
Iraq’s 2025 budget remains on hold, as the government has yet to finalize and submit it to parliament.

The Gaza Government Media Office has warned that while direct Israeli bombardments have largely paused, Palestinians in the besieged territory continue to face “slow genocide.”

Thom Yorke said he “wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime."

Israeli entity Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich recently humiliated Saudi Arabia with his infamous remark.
Iran hosted the second Technology Olympics, uniting top innovators from home and abroad.
Francesca Albanese has condemned the abuse of international law by certain states to uphold Israel’s genocide in Palestine.

Hezbollah survived 2024 decapitation strikes, defended Lebanon, and rebuilt a resilient, underground, community-backed movement, marking a new phase of resistance and strategic strength.
The idea, first raised at the 2024 Doha meeting and followed up in Tehran in 2025, could create a gas bloc with influence similar to OPEC, which has long shaped global oil markets.

Israel has geopolitical motives for improving ties with Arab states, yet beneath the surface lies deep-rooted racism toward Arabs, says an Israeli-American analyst.

Iran and Saudi Arabia stress need to deepen their cooperation in healthcare, medicine, and medical technology.

The 'Prisoners for Palestine' campaign group has staged a demonstration outside the UK's Home Office ahead of a planned hunger strike by pro-Palestine activists imprisoned for their actions against UK arms industry sites linked to Elbit Systems.

At least three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces as they expanded their deadly raids across the occupied West Bank.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT on October 28, 2025.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounces the US military provocations around Venezuela as a threat to regional peace and security.

Iran’s President stresses the need to establish and implement a coherent, stability-creating, endogenous, and development-oriented security architecture by ECO member states.

China and ASEAN have signed an upgraded version of their free trade pact as part of concerted efforts to confront US tariffs.

Hamas has handed over the remains of another Israeli captive to the Red Cross as a drone strike kills two Palestinians in Khan Yunis.

A US military cargo plane loaded with electronic devices, heavy weapons and a number of military personnel has landed at Kharab al-Jir Airport in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah.