Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 1

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that Israel has accepted an updated U.S.-mediated proposal for a hostage release deal, while accusing Hamas of stalling progress by rejecting the framework.

"Hamas' response is unacceptable and brings the situation backward," the statement read, citing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. "Israel will continue its action for the return of our hostages and the defeat of Hamas."

Hamas, however, said it had submitted a "positive" response to the U.S.-backed plan but sought amendments, including a demand for a longer-term ceasefire. (Israel-Hamas-Ceasefire)

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TEHRAN -- Iran on Saturday dismissed a report by the UN nuclear watchdog as "politically motivated and lacking balance," saying it failed to "accurately reflect the scale of Tehran's cooperation" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In a joint statement issued by the Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Tehran criticized the report -- compiled by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at the request of the agency's 35-member Board of Governors -- as misleading. The report was leaked to media outlets earlier in the day. (Iran-IAEA-Report)

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YAOUNDE -- Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said on Friday that peace and stability are gradually returning to the country's Anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest, where an armed separatist conflict has been in progress since 2017.

"Thanks to the efforts made on the socioeconomic and security fronts, peace is gradually returning to those regions. Life is gradually returning to normalcy in the villages and towns of the Northwest and Southwest regions with the unwavering support of the populations and various stakeholders," Ngute said in Buea, the chief town of the Southwest Region. (Cameroon-Anglophone Regions-Peace)

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NEW DELHI -- The Indian military on Saturday confirmed for the first time that it lost fighter jets during the clash with Pakistan in May.

The confirmation was made by India's Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan in an interview with foreign media in Singapore, Indian media reported. However, Chauhan did not specify the number of fighter jets that India lost. (India-Pakistan-Jets) Enditem