and the US on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by US President Donald Trump that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment…
At least 70 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday, after Israel resumed its bombing campaign on the enclave, a Gaza health official said. Medics said Israeli strikes targeted several houses in northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Hamas said…
President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant expected to feature prominently in the talks. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” the US president told reporters…
Trump confirmed Zelenskyy would visit Washington on Friday but suggested the United States would not be making far-reaching security guarantees Ukraine said on Wednesday it was set to approve a framework minerals deal with the United States but that its success would depend on talks with President Donald Trump. The deal, under which Kyiv would hand some…
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Wednesday that the Palestinian fighers group was prepared to release all remaining hostages in a single swap during the second phase of the Gaza truce. “We have informed the mediators that Hamas is ready to release all hostages in one batch during the second phase of the agreement,…
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…
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday announced who would replace him in an interim period when the post becomes vacant, effectively removing Hamas from any involvement in a future transition. Abbas, 89, still rules despite his term as head of the Palestinian Authority ending in 2009, and has resisted pressure to appoint a successor or a…
Britain’s royal family is facing calls for more transparency and reform of their private estates after an investigation alleged they have been profiting from public bodies while benefiting from major tax exemptions. The UK media probe also accused the estates of King Charles III and his eldest son Prince William of making big profits from…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Lebanese border on Sunday, his office said, as the Israeli military continued to pound Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. “Netanyahu visited the Lebanon border today,” his office said in a statement, his second such visit to the frontier in less than a month. Netanyahu’s visit came as more…
According to the Russian foreign minister, the treaty will outline the parties’ commitment to closer cooperation in the areas of defense and in the interests of peace and security both regionally and globally. MOSCOW: A treaty that Russia and Iran intend to sign shortly will include closer defense cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said…
Hamas official says terror group relayed its response to American ‘bridging proposal,’ denies hostage-ceasefire agreement could be imminent; lower-level negotiators to reconvene. There was no agreement on Sunday in the hostage-ceasefire talks that took place in Cairo, with neither Hamas nor Israel agreeing to several compromises presented by mediators, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters,…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to accept a U.S. bridging proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after what he said was a “very constructive” meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He had earlier said the latest push for a deal was probably the best and possibly last…
