News | French MP calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador; Iranian scientists participate in BRICS biotechnology event

Pars Today - A French lawmaker has called on his government to expel the Zionist regime ambassador and close the Israeli embassy in Paris.

A French lawmaker’s request for expulsion of Israeli ambassador, a US Senator's warning about US complicity with the Zionist regime in Gaza crimes, the expulsion of an Indian diplomat by Pakistan, Trump's admission of Russia's possible victory in the Ukraine war, and the participation of Iranian scientists in the BRICS biotechnology event, are among the most important world and Iran news headlines featured in this Pars Today news package:

French MP calls on his government to expel Israeli ambassador

Thomas Portes, a French lawmaker has called on his government to expel the Zionist regime ambassador and close the Israeli embassy in Paris following Israeli soldiers firing near foreign diplomats at the entrance to a West Bank refugee camp on Wednesday.

Portes stated on X: Israeli war criminals shoot diplomats, including a Frenchman... and France summons the Israeli ambassador.

The Canadian Foreign Minister also said that she would summon the Israeli ambassador to express her concern about the Zionist regime military's firing near four Canadian diplomats.

According to Palestinian reports, the delegation included diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the EU, Portugal, China, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Japan, Romania, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Canada, India, Chile, France, and the UK.

US Senator: History will not forget US complicity in Gaza crimes

US Senator "Bernie Sanders'', a critic of the Zionist regime, stated on X: Almost the entire population of Gaza is acutely malnourished and many are on the brink of starvation. History will not forget US complicity in enabling this horrific humanitarian disaster. 

The United States provides at least $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel annually, and since the start of the bombing of Gaza by Zionists in October 2023, it has provided billions more to this regime. Last month, Sanders introduced resolutions in the US Senate aimed at suspending the sale of ''offensive weapons'' to Israel, but these resolutions failed to pass.

Pakistan expels Indian diplomat in retaliation to India

Following the expulsion of a Pakistani embassy diplomat in New Delhi on Wednesday, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reciprocated by expelling an Indian embassy diplomat. A statement from the spokesperson's office of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government declared one of the employees of the Indian embassy in Islamabad ''persona non grata'' for engaging in activities inconsistent with diplomatic status and ordered him to leave Pakistan within 24 hours. This is the second instance of formal expulsion of Indian diplomats from Pakistan this month.

US media: Trump believes Russia is winning the war

American Publication Bloomberg reported that US President ''Donald Trump'' explicitly stated in discussions with senior European officials that he believes Russia is winning the war in Ukraine. According to Bloomberg's report, Trump echoed some of the Kremlin's talking points, thereby signaling to European leaders his willingness to acknowledge Russia's military superiority in the conflict with Ukraine.

Trump had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The two presidents mainly discussed the resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The Russian president also announced that Moscow is ready to cooperate with Kyiv on a memorandum addressing the provisions of a potential future peace agreement.

Iranian scientists participate in BRICS biotechnology event

The sixth meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Biotechnology, focusing on neuroscience for health, was held at the Brazilian National Energy and Materials Research Center at the University of Campinas in São Paulo, with the participation of experts from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Delegations from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the United Arab Emirates also attended the meeting.

The outcomes of the meeting include an agreement on developing a framework for group cooperation in the field of neuroscience under the responsibility of Russia, and determining priority topics for study, including in the field of neuroscience, advanced medicine, combating emerging diseases, and the application of biotechnology in climate change.

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