Hamas has agreed to a draft deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases, officials say

Jan 15, 2025

Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, causing sirens to blare and people to flee...

UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees challenges

Jan 15, 2025

Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was busy preparing to expand humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip under a...

A look at the terms and tensions in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire draft

Jan 15, 2025

Jerusalem [Israel], January 15: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and...

Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

Jan 15, 2025

Washington DC [US], January 15: Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions got under way on Tuesday,...

South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

Jan 15, 2025

Seoul [South Korea], January 15: Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early...

World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan health services

Jan 14, 2025

Khartoum [Sudan], January 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday they had received 82 million U.S....

Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions

Jan 14, 2025

Caracas [Venezuelan], January 14: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday denounced attacks on several of the country's diplomatic missions, describing them as "a coordinated...

EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports

Jan 14, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], January 14: European Commission officials on Monday expressed concern over new U.S. measures restricting access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports to...

Biden says he left a strong foreign policy legacy for Trump

Jan 14, 2025

New York [US], January 14: In his final foreign policy speech at the State Department on January 13, Mr. Biden praised his administration's foreign policy...