Hamas will release all hostages only if there is a permanent ceasefire

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has announced a new proposal to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. The organization’s spokesman Hazem Qassem said that all Israeli hostages will be released on the condition of a permanent ceasefire. Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported this news on Wednesday. Hamas said that in the second phase, all remaining […]

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Gaza is not a bargaining chip in any political transaction: China

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN Security Council that Gaza and the West Bank are the homeland of the Palestinian people. They are not a bargaining chip in any political transaction. Speaking at a Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday (February 18), Wang Yi said that the future of Palestine must […]

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‘Nobody can argue with me’, Trump tells Modi

US President Donald Trump has made it clear that India will not be exempt from Washington’s reciprocal tariffs. In a recent interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump explained his position on global trade and the US tariff structure. Elon Musk was also present at the time. NDTV reported. Donald Trump said, “I told Prime […]

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Palestinians, not Israel or US, will determine Gaza’s future: Qatar

Qatar, one of the mediators in the Gaza war, has said that the power to determine the future of Gaza should lie with the Palestinians, not with any outside party. At a press conference in Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said that this is a Palestinian question that will be determined by the […]

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Delay in Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, UN strongly reacts

The UN envoy to Lebanon and the peacekeeping force said on Tuesday that Israel’s delayed withdrawal is in violation of a UN resolution that ended the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war and formed the basis for the recent ceasefire. “Today is the last day of the deadline for the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and […]

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Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement 266 times

Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times since it was signed on January 19, Palestinian security sources told Al Jazeera. At least 132 Palestinians have been killed in the violations, 26 of whom have died from injuries. More than 900 people have been injured in Israeli shelling and attacks on refugee camps. The highest […]

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India-Bangladesh Ties In Deep-Freeze

Political and diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka have adversely affected cultural relations between the two countries. What till recently was a historically important piece of real estate on Dhaka’s urbanscape now lies in ruins — and buried under the rubble is a part of Bangladesh’s cultural ethos deeply linked to India. The razing of Bangladesh […]

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PM Shehbaz reaffirms ‘strong desire’ to work closely with Trump administration for improved ties

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s intention to work closely with the Trump administration for stronger bilateral ties with the United States. A press release issued from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the premier expressed Pakistan’s “strong desire” to work towards the endeavour while recalling the “decades-long history of close cooperation” […]

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China’s central bank governor says stable yuan key to global financial stability

China’s central bank governor said on Sunday a stable yuan currency has been key to global financial and economic stability and Beijing will continue to let the market play a decisive role in deciding the exchange rate. People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng told a conference in Saudi Arabia that while most currencies have […]

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