US President Donald Trump has announced that Hamas and Israel have agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal, according to Al Jazeera. Qatar, a key mediator in the ceasefire negotiations, confirmed the development, stating that an agreement has been reached on “all the provisions and implementation mechanisms” of the first phase of More
Hamas officials have said they are seeking firm guarantees that Israel will end the war in Gaza and withdraw from the Palestinian territory, as part of United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, Al Jazeera reports. Speaking at the White House on the second anniversary of the war’s outbreak, President Trump said there was More
US President Donald Trump has called on Israel to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept parts of a US peace plan aimed at ending the war, Reuters reported on Saturday. “Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the hostages out safely and quickly!” More
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured after a temporary structure under construction collapsed in Ethiopia, international media reported on Thursday. According to the Associated Press, the incident occurred in the morning at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where worshippers had gathered for an annual celebration in honor More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned NATO and the European Union that any “aggression against his country would be met with a decisive response.” Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday, Lavrov said Moscow had no plans to attack the West but was prepared to act if provoked, More
At least 39 people have been killed and more than 50 others injured in a stampede during an election rally in Tamil Nadu state of India, reports said on Sunday. Reuters reported the rally was organized in Karur city by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, led by Tamil actor Vijay. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin explained: More
US President Donald Trump says negotiations on Gaza with Middle Eastern countries are ongoing and intense, with both Israel and Hamas kept informed, Reuters reports. “Intense negotiations have been going on for four days and will continue as long as necessary to achieve a successful agreement. All countries in the region are involved,” Trump wrote More
US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed regional security among other matters, as the two met for the first time at the Oval Office in Washington on Friday morning, Dawn.com reported. Sharif was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir, while the US President was joined More
United States President Donald Trump has said he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his ultranationalist government have been pressing for annexation of the Palestinian territory. Trump made his surprise remarks while speaking to reporters on Thursday, ahead of Netanyahu’s arrival in the More
The leaders of six countries, including France, have moved to formally recognise the State of Palestine at a high-level summit ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York, Al Jazeera reports. Alongside France, which co-convened the meeting with Saudi Arabia on Monday in New York, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and More
