* Head of Russian NSC to meet with Livni Igor Ivanov, the head of Russia’s National Security Council and one of the Kremlin’s leading figures in regard to the Iranian nuclear issue, arrived in Israel Tuesday for talks expected to focus on Teheran.

* Russia threatening new cold war over missile defence Russia is preparing its own military response to the US’s controversial plans to build a new missile defence system in eastern Europe.

* Hizbullah not ruling out another confrontation with Israel Hizbullah has not ruled out another confrontation with Israel this summer and is rearming.

* Israel must quit Arab land to ‘coexist with Muslims’ Jordan’s King Abdullah II urged Israel to end its occupation of Arab land to guarantee peaceful coexistence with the world’s Muslims.

* EU expected to unveil space policy before summer After two years of political wrangling among governments, the EU is finally set to unveil a collective space policy for the 27-nation bloc, including implications for the military use of space.

* Russian doubts over Iran claims Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has no evidence Iran has made the advances needed to produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale.

* Peretz orders evacuation of disputed Hebron building The occupants of a Hebron building whose ownership is disputed received orders Wednesday morning to evacuate themselves within 24 hours from the building.

* Mogadishu clashes ‘killed 1,000’ More than 1,000 people have been killed in recent clashes in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to elders from the city’s main clan.

* ‘Releasing Terrorists Perpetuates Terrorism’ Meir Indor, chairman of the Almagor terror victims organization, told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday that releasing terrorists in exchange for Israeli hostages simply perpetuates terrorist attacks in Israel.

* Chinese premier heads to Japan Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is travelling to Japan for a summit that is being hailed as an important sign of improved bilateral relations.