Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the US to stop Israel from carrying out an attack on Rafah, saying Washington will be held responsible if the occupying regime invades the city.

The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of Iraq’s Armed Forces denounces the recent US strikes against sites and facilities of the Iraqi army and anti-terror groups as “unacceptable” and a “blatant” violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty.

A French lawmaker has denounced as “unacceptable” the participation of French nationals in Israel’s war on Gaza, stressing that they should be held accountable if found guilty of committing war crimes in the besieged enclave.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian strongly criticizes France’s intervention in Iran’s internal affairs in a meeting with his counterpart from Paris.

Russia says Ukrainian negotiators have changed demands since last month's talks in Istanbul.

The European Union (EU) has rejected Russia’s security demands for stopping NATO’s eastward expansion as “unacceptable.”