Qatar: US, Iran agree to hold further negotiations following Khamenei funeral

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Man shot dead in Haifa, 2 others seriously wounded * Explosive-laden drone hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group camp in Iraq, sources say

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold.

Fire erupts in central Kyiv following explosion

A fire breaks out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert, an AFP reporter saw.

The journalist heard a detonation and saw a cloud of smoke and flames. Fire crews and ambulances arrived promptly at the scene.

About 50 minutes after the first blast, AFP journalists witness a second explosion near the initial impact site, with debris hurled into the air.

In the streets, residents are making their way to shelters, carrying sleeping mats under their arms.

The capital suffers frequent deadly air strikes, more than four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Explosive-laden drone hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group camp in Iraq

Iraqi security sources say an explosive-laden drone targeted a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Koysanjaq district, east of Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, causing a fire at the camp.

There was no immediate information on casualties or who was responsible for the attack.

Man shot dead, 2 others seriously wounded in Haifa

A man has been shot dead and two others seriously wounded in Haifa, police and medics say, amid a spiraling crime wave across the country.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says that three men who are all around age 25 were seriously wounded in the shooting, and that paramedics were treating them at the scene. One was later confirmed dead.

Police say that officers have opened an investigation into the shooting and began gathering evidence and searching for suspects. Police say they believe the incident is criminal in nature and not linked to terrorist activity.

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US, Iran made progress at Doha talks, agree to regroup after Khamenei funeral — Qatar

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari confirms that Qatari and Pakistani mediators have concluded separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators in Doha.

“Positive progress [was] made on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, building on the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit,” Ansari tweets, referring to the MOU inked last month and a subsequent summit held by negotiators in Switzerland.

“The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time, following the funeral processions of the former Iranian supreme leader,” the Qatari spokesperson adds.

Funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli strike on the opening day of the recent Iran war, are set to begin on Saturday and last for several days, concluding with an official burial at his hometown of Mashhad on July 9.