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Netanyahu Says to Visit Hungary Despite War Crimes Warrant

A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
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Netanyahu Says to Visit Hungary Despite War Crimes Warrant

A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary on April 2, his office said on Sunday, defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

During his visit, Netanyahu is set to hold talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other senior Hungarian officials before returning to Israel on April 6, AFP reported.

Orban extended an invitation to Netanyahu despite the ICC's arrest warrant issued last year.

One day after the ICC decision in November, Netanyahu thanked Orban for his show of "moral clarity" in extending the invitation.

Netanyahu's office at the time published what it said was a letter from Orban in which the Hungarian premier denounced the ICC decision as a "shameful" move.

The ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes -- including starvation as a method of warfare -- in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Russia Is Trying to De-Escalate Iran Tensions, the Kremlin Says

26 July 2023, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace. (Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin/dpa)
26 July 2023, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace. (Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin/dpa)
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Russia Is Trying to De-Escalate Iran Tensions, the Kremlin Says

26 July 2023, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace. (Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin/dpa)
26 July 2023, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace. (Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin/dpa)

The Kremlin said on ​Monday that Russia was still trying to de-escalate tensions around Iran, and that it had long ago offered its services to process or store ‌Iran's enriched ‌uranium.

Asked ‌if ⁠Russia ​was ‌discussing with Iran and the United States the possibility of taking Iranian enriched uranium, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "This topic has ⁠been on the agenda for a ‌long time."

"Russia has ‍been ‍offering its services for ‍quite a long time as a possible option that would lead to the removal ​of certain irritants for a number of countries," ⁠Peskov said.

"Right now, Russia is continuing its efforts, continuing its contacts with all interested parties, and maintains its readiness to de-escalate tensions around Iran to the best of its ability," he said.

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US Envoy Witkoff to Visit Israel, Meet Netanyahu, Israeli Officials Say

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (AFP)
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (AFP)
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US Envoy Witkoff to Visit Israel, Meet Netanyahu, Israeli Officials Say

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (AFP)
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (AFP)

US President Donald Trump's ​senior envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Israel for meetings ‌with Prime ‌Minister ‌Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu ​and ‌Israel's military chief, two senior Israeli officials said on Monday.

The ⁠officials said Witkoff's ‌visit to ‍the ‍country was expected ‍to begin on Tuesday.

It comes amid ​heightened regional tensions with Iran, ⁠and as the Trump administration presses ahead with its plan to end the Gaza war.

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Iran Arrests Four Foreigners for 'Participation in Riots'

Iranian flag is pictured in front of Iran's Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS)/File Photo
Iranian flag is pictured in front of Iran's Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS)/File Photo
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Iran Arrests Four Foreigners for 'Participation in Riots'

Iranian flag is pictured in front of Iran's Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS)/File Photo
Iranian flag is pictured in front of Iran's Foreign Ministry building in Tehran November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS)/File Photo

Iranian authorities have arrested four foreigners of undisclosed nationalities for "participation in riots", state television said Monday.

"These individuals were apprehended during a raid on their hideout" in Tehran province, national television said, without specifying the date of the arrests.

"During a search of one suspect's bag, four homemade stun grenades, used during the riots and unrest in the area, were discovered," it added.

Iranian authorities accuse Israel and the United States of having had a hand in "riots".

NGOs based abroad have accused the security forces of intentionally targeting protesters in a movement that rocked Iran in January.

On January 24, the official IRNA news agency reported that two foreigners had been arrested in western Iran.