Gaza ceasefire agreement under threat again. Although the second phase of negotiations with Hamas were supposed to begin on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly reversed course. He has decided not to send a delegation to Qatar for negotiations on this day. However, experts fear that Netanyahu’s decision will lead to a new war […]
Read MoreOil prices jumped at the market open on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of a trade war and disruption in crude supply from two of the United States’ biggest suppliers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $74.27 a barrel, up $1.74, or 2.4%, by […]
Read MoreThe truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. North Korea on Monday criticised U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue state” in a media interview, saying his comments do not help U.S. interests, state media KCNA said. North Korea’s foreign ministry said the country will […]
Read MoreSyria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on his first foreign trip since being named president of the transitional government earlier this week, reports Al Jazeera. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) showed al-Sharaa meeting MBS – Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader – after the Syrian […]
Read MoreThe response stopped short of the immediate escalation that had marked China’s trade showdown with Trump in his first term as president and repeated the more measured language Beijing has used in recent weeks. China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump has called for the third time for displaced Palestinians to be given shelter in Egypt and Jordan. Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday (January 31), “I’ve heard some say they won’t do it, but I think they will. I’m confident they will.” Trump claimed that Egypt and Jordan would […]
Read More183 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons were released on Saturday. Israel released them in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office confirmed the release of 183 in a new statement. The statement said that 18 of these 183 Palestinian prisoners were serving life sentences. 54 were […]
Read MoreGaza’s lifeline Rafah border crossing reopened after 9 months. The initiative is being taken to improve medical care for sick and injured Palestinian patients in the besieged territory. This will allow Palestinians to travel to Egypt very easily. Egyptian television showed a Palestinian Red Cross ambulance approaching the crossing gate. Several children were also taken […]
Read MoreThe watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its government and are under sanctions. In its latest report issued Friday, the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, […]
Read MoreNew Delhi hopes that all existing agreements reached between India and Bangladesh on the border based on mutual consent will be respected. Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in a regular briefing on Friday. The Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson highlighted the country’s position ahead of the Director General-level conference of Border Guard Bangladesh […]
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