Hamas has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, as part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement, a media report said on Tuesday. Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living US citizen held captive in Gaza, was handed over to Red Cross representatives in Khan Younis on Monday, NBC news reported. The 21-year-old was then transferred More
Senior military officials from Pakistan and India on Monday conferred on ways of defusing tensions between the neighbours. For the first time since a tenuous truce went into effect between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Pakistani and Indian directors-general of military operations (DGMOs) spoke over the telephone. India’s DGMO Lt. Gen. Rajeev Ghai and his Pakistani counterpart More
Amid efforts for a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Hamas says it will free the last living hostage with US nationality in its custody. The Palestinian group’s decision to release Edan Alexander comes before President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East on Tuesday, the BBC reported. Hamas confirmed to the broadcaster that it was holding More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday. The Ukrainian leader voiced his willingness after US President Donald Trump told him to immediately accept Putin’s proposal of direct peace talks. On Sunday, Zelensky had responded cautiously to the proposal after the Russian president, in a late-night More
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct peace talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey, Reuters reported. Speaking from the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin said Moscow was offering negotiations in Istanbul to address the underlying causes of the conflict. He added the proposed negotiations would enable the two sides More
About 21 people have been killed and 14 others injured when a bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims careened off a cliff in Kotmale town of Sri Lanka, a media report said on Sunday. Associated Press reported: “The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of More
Iran and the United States are expected to resume direct nuclear negotiations in Oman on Sunday, with the Trump administration waning of pulling out if the discussions make no headway. Oman, which mediates the negotiations, had sought Iran’s viewpoint about the date for the fourth round of talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said. IRNA More
The Group of Seven (G7) countries have urged India and Pakistan to initiate direct dialogue to end the war and exercise restraint, Reuters reported on Saturday. World powers have raised the alarm over the latest escalation in the decades-old India-Pakistan rivalry. India hit Pakistan with air strikes and missiles on Wednesday and since then both More
Pakistan launched a counter-offensive against India early Saturday, blaming the neighbour for striking three of its military bases with missiles. The retaliatory attacks began soon after India fired surface-to-air missiles from fighter jets at Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) air bases. But all assets of the air force More
Six military personnel have been killed after a helicopter crashed in Sri Lanka, the country’s Air Force confirmed on Friday. According to Reuters, a Bell 212 helicopter carrying 12 armed forces personnel crashed into the Maduru Oya reservoir during a training mission. Sri Lanka Air Force spokesman Group Captain Eranda Geeganage said that six of More
