Netanyahu’s government under pressure from opposition to return hostages ‘quickly’

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on the Netanyahu government to “bring back as soon as possible” the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He made the call on the social media site X on Saturday (February 15). In the X post, Yair Lapid wrote, “Yair, Sagui and Sasha are on their way home. […]

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Rubio says U.S. wants stable relationship with South Korea, South Korean ministry says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told South Korea’s Foreign Minister that the United States wants to maintain a stable trust relationship with South Korea regardless of the domestic situation of either country, the South Korean ministry said in a statement on Friday. Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul agreed in a meeting […]

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Cook Islands signs partnership deal with China

The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed the deal in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Brown’s […]

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Macron rejects Trump’s proposal, calls for ‘respect’ for Palestinians

French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan for “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, calling for “respect” for the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors. He made the call in an interview with US media outlet CNN. French President Emmanuel Macron said, “You can’t tell two million people, ‘Okay, now guess what? You’re going […]

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Trump’s Gaza ‘occupation’ proposal ‘ridiculous’: North Korea

North Korea’s state media has condemned US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “occupy” Gaza as “ridiculous”, the North’s state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary on Wednesday (February 12) without directly mentioning Trump by name, saying that the proposal was destroying the Palestinians’ faint hope for security and peace. The […]

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Israel has failed to keep its promises ‘as always’: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israel has failed to keep its promises in the Gaza ceasefire agreement ‘as always’. He also called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and compensate for the destruction in Gaza. He made the remarks at a joint press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar […]

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No one has the power to evict Gazans: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza, saying that no one has the power to evict Palestinians from war-torn Gaza. AFP reports. Speaking at a press conference at Istanbul airport before departing for Malaysia on Sunday, Erdogan said that Gaza, the West Bank and East […]

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