Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ceasefire is an urgent priority in settling the conflict in the Middle East, and the use of force is not the right way to resolve international disputes, according to the Xinhua News Agency. During phone talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the situation in the…
US forces have struck more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since Washington launched the latest round of its air campaign against the Houthi militants in mid-March, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Houthis began targeting shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in late 2023 and the United States responded with strikes against them starting early…
Iran has the right to peaceful atomic energy and is acting in line with international law, the Kremlin said on Friday as the United States and Israel prepare for high-level talks on Tehran’s nuclear program next week. Russia has said it is ready to mediate between Iran, with which it signed a strategic partnership treaty in January that includes closer defence…
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday that Israel is trying to push things back to square one by asking to extend the first phase of their Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday it had adopted a proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy for a temporary ceasefire in…
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes. Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as “a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted… prior to crossing into Israeli territory,” the Israeli military said….
The UN General Assembly is set to vote Wednesday on a draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the release of all hostages. The non-binding resolution also demands unrestricted humanitarian aid access to Gaza, particularly in the north, which has suffered over a year of conflict. This…
Israel is closer to reaching an arrangement over fighting with Hezbollah than it has been since the start of the war, but it must retain freedom to act inside Lebanon should any deal be violated, said an Israeli security cabinet minister. “I think we are at a point that we are closer to an arrangement…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction “like Gaza” as Israel ramps up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along the southern section of the Lebanese coast. Netanyahu’s stark warning came as the Israeli military deployed more troops and urged civilians in coastal areas to evacuate. “You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it…
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics Strategists said it was unclear whether Kennedy’s endorsement would help Trump, who is locked in a tight contest…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt on Tuesday, but major areas of dispute are still to be resolved in talks planned for later this week. Blinken’s visit to the region included meetings in Israel on Monday and he is now…
The figure given by the strip’s health officials does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses, excluding those missing or buried in rubble Dalia Hawas was 24 years old when an Israeli airstrike flattened the apartment building where she lived in February, burying the young mother with her 10-month-old daughter, Mona. They are not…
The president of the Palestinian Authority tells Turkish legislators he will stand by the Palestinian people even at the cost of his life. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has promised to go to the besieged Gaza Strip, saying he will stand by the Palestinian people even if it costs him his life. Speaking to Turkey’s…
“My tenure as the keeper of the holy sites of Islam will not be secure if I don’t address what is the most pressing issue of justice in our region,” the crown prince was quoted as saying. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has reportedly expressed concerns for his personal safety as he pursues…
