Russia and Ukraine have each released 390 military and civilian prisoners under an agreement, a media report said on Saturday. Reuters reported: “Russia and Ukraine each released 270 soldiers and 120 civilians, the first and largest exchange prisoners of the war so far”. Last week, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners in More
Around 107 humanitarian aid trucks from the United Nations and other organizations have been allowed into Gaza, Reuters reports. The aid, which includes flour, food, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals, was confirmed by the Israeli military. This aid delivery comes amid reports that 29 children and elderly people have recently died from starvation-related causes. Earlier, Al More
At least 29 children and elderly people have died of starvation in the Gaza Strip in recent days, says a media report. Al Jazeera quoted Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan as saying that thousands more are at risk as only limited aid continues to trickle into the besieged enclave. He described recent remarks by More
Czech President Petr Pavel has granted pardons to four members of the country’s special forces facing prosecution over the death of a detained Afghan soldier. Reuters reported the soldiers, all from the 601st Special Operations Forces Group, were set to stand trial on charges including extortion, insubordination, dereliction of duty and failure to provide aid. More
Two Israeli embassy staff members — a “young couple about to be engaged –have been killed in an overnight shooting in Washington. CNN reported police had arrested a suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez, who chanted “Free Palestine” and pretended to be a witness. In a social media post, US President Donald Trump sent his condolences More
At least five people, including three children, were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack on a school bus in Balochistan province on Wednesday, a media report said. Dawn reported a bomb exploded on a school bus in Khuzdar district this morning, leaving five people, including three children, dead and 38 others injured. The More
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones, a media report said on Monday. Biden, who left office in January, was diagnosed on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms, the BBC reported. The cancer is a more aggressive form of the More
The US embassy in Libya has denied reports that it is working on a plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to the country. Reuters reported: “On Thursday, NBC News said the Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as many as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya”. Views: More
Ukraine peace talks are set to take place in Istanbul today (Thursday), with Russian and US leaders staying away, media reports say. Proposed by President Vladimir Putin, the negotiations mark the first direct contact between Russia and Ukraine since March 2022, TASS reported. With Putin opting for a no-show, the Russian delegation would be headed More
US President Donald Trump met his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, says a media report. Trump praised Gulf countries for creating “a stable, peaceful and prosperous Middle East”, as he joined regional leaders for a summit of US and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported. Trump met More
