Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday’s elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to first TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) followed in second place with 19.5 to 20 percent, roughly doubling its result in the last election in 2021, based on initial figures…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that southern Syria must be completely demilitarized, warning that Israel would not accept the presence of the forces of the new Syrian government near its territory. “We will not allow forces from the HTS organization or the new Syrian army to enter the area south of Damascus,”…
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said 47 ships have rerouted to use the waterway since the start of February, a tentative recovery after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas prompted Houthis to scale back attacks on Red Sea shipping. The vessels elected to use the Egyptian canal instead of the longer Cape of Good Hope route…
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa received an invitation on Sunday to attend an Egyptian-hosted Arab League meeting on Gaza, the Syrian presidency said. “The president of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa, received an official invitation from the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt… to participate in the extraordinary Arab League summit” on March 4 in…
Tens of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a stunning blow to the Iranian-backed group. Carrying pictures of Nasrallah and Hezbollah flags, supporters from Lebanon and other countries in the…
Hamas on Sunday said Israel has gravely endangered a five-week-old Gaza truce by delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners under the deal because of the manner it has freed Israeli hostages. The first phase of the truce ends early in March and details of a planned subsequent phase have not been agreed. With tensions again hanging over…
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund chief, Kirill Dmitriev, has been appointed as President Vladimir Putin’s Special Envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, the Kremlin announced on Sunday. Dmitriev, who remains CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has long been a key architect of Russia’s international investment strategy, overseeing the fund’s multi-billion-dollar…
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun told a visiting Iranian delegation on Sunday that the war-scarred country was “tired” of external conflicts playing out on its territory. The high-level delegation was in Beirut for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of Tehran-backed Hezbollah which fought a war with Israel last year that ended in a November…
President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday the US expects the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to go forward and that he would visit the Middle East in the coming week. Witkoff made the comments in a CNN ‘State of the Union’ interview after being asked about Israel’s decision…
The Kremlin on Sunday hailed dialogue between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin – two “extraordinary” presidents – as “promising,” and vowed it would “never” give up territory seized in eastern Ukraine. Trump broke with Western policy earlier this month by phoning Putin to discuss how to end the Ukraine conflict – a call hailed by…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he would “immediately” quit as Ukraine’s president in exchange for the country gaining NATO membership. “If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. … I can exchange it for NATO,” Zelenskyy told a press conference in Kyiv, adding he would depart…
Dew and fog could make toss more crucial than ever in Sunday’s Champions Trophy showdown Dubai: As the much-anticipated India-Pakistan match looms, it’s not just the strategies and playing XI that will determine the outcome. Weather conditions could play a decisive role, with dew and fog raising the stakes for both teams. In a contest…
Russian President Vladimir Putin Release a video statement on the Day of Defender of Fatherland of Russia, in which he has congratulate the veterans, personnel and civilian staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, who have received harsh combat, military torture, and have gone through difficult challenges. He has Specially congratulate to the Russian soldiers…
US President Donald Trump fired the top American military general in a social media post late Friday, with the Pentagon chief announcing the ousting of several senior officers. “I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he wanted to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine’s war against Russia, as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal. “I’m dealing with President Zelenskyy. I’m dealing with President Putin. I’m trying to get the money back or secured,” Trump said. “Europe…
