Israel’s cabinet was expected to meet Thursday to approve a ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas, Israeli media reported, a day after mediators announced an agreement they hope will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war. The truce would take effect on Sunday and involve the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, after which…
In a fiery session at the Future Minerals Forum, Alcoa CEO William Oplinger dropped a warning about what he forecasts could be dire consequences of former US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on minerals, just days before he returns for a second term. The forum, the largest of its kind, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
Gaza’s civil defense agency said at least 20 people were killed in Israeli strikes after a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was announced on Wednesday. Agency spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP that several strikes hit the territory, killing at least 20 people, including 18 in Gaza City. The raids “did not stop despite the…
A senior Biden administration official said Wednesday that the key to reviving talks on a deal to end the Gaza war was the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon last September. “The catalyst for this intensive diplomacy was the defeat of Hezbollah, the ceasefire in Lebanon and the massive isolation of Hamas,” the official told reporters in a…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including ISIS and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria. Since last month’s fall of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey has said repeatedly it was time for the Kurdish YPG militia to…
The US, Egypt and Qatar announced a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza in return for the release of hostages and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave. The deal is for six weeks and will go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19. The details of the agreement, which were publicized by President…
Saudi Arabia hailed the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday, calling for the end of “Israeli aggression” in Gaza following 15 months of conflict. “The Kingdom stresses the need to adhere to the agreement and stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It called for “the complete withdrawal of the…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal had been reached to release hostages held in Gaza. His comments, made on his Truth Social platform, came after an official said that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal in the Gaza war. “WE HAVE A DEAL FOR THE HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE…
The EU’s leadership “has long had no right to speak for many its members, such as Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Romania and some other European countries interested in stability in Europe and holding a well-reasoned policy on Russia,” Nikolay Patrushev said The settlement of the situation in Ukraine should be negotiated between Moscow and Washington without…
The Russian Prime Minister arrived in Vietnam on an official visit the day before and has already held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with the participation of delegations from both countries Russia and Vietnam expect to reach $15 bln in trade turnover by 2030 by implementing a comprehensive cooperation plan, Russian Prime…
Russian News Agency TASS has put together the Russian foreign minister’s key statement The global community is now witnessing an all-out battle between supporters and opponents of multipolarity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference recapping Russian diplomatic efforts in 2024. The minister took aim at the US President Joe Biden’s administration…
Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated at talks in Qatar. Ben-Gvir, whose departure would not bring down Netanyahu’s government, urged Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a…
The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that 61 people were killed in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking the overall war death toll to 46,645. The ministry said at least 110,012 people have been wounded in more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by the Palestinian…
Donald Trump will speak online to the annual meeting of the global political and business elite in Davos next week, days after taking office as US president, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. Trump will be sworn in at the US Capitol in Washington on Monday, January 20, the first day of the WEF gathering…
