Israeli strikes on Gaza have been relentless since it was announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which is expected to take effect on Sunday. Al Jazeera reported that as of Thursday night in Gaza, at least 87 Palestinians had been...
According to a report from Haaretz, the Israeli security cabinet will now convene on Friday to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the vote. Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that Hamas had "reneged" on parts of the deal, an...
Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday after the news that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which still needs final approval by the Israeli government and is expected to take effect on Sunday. Medical sources told Al Jazeera...
During Senate confirmation hearings this week, senior members of the incoming Trump administration named China as the "biggest threat" facing the US, which has been the official position of the Pentagon for several years. "The Communist Party of China … is the most...
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, did more to pressure Israel to agree to a hostage and ceasefire deal in one meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu than President Biden did in an entire year, two Arab officials have...
On Wednesday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich slammed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and said his Religious Zionism party would quit the coalition government unless they were sure Israel's genocidal war would resume at "full force." Smotrich wrote on X, "A...
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump have conceded that a deal to end the war in Ukraine will likely take months or potentially even longer, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Two unnamed Trump "associates" who spoke with Reuters described Trump's promise to end the...
Update on January 16, 2025, at 8:01 am EST: Netanyahu delayed the cabinet vote on the ceasefire deal on Thursday, claiming Hamas reneged "on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators." However, Hamas reiterated its commitment to the deal that was announced...
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the "state sponsor of terrorism" list, a move that will likely be reversed by the incoming Trump administration. According to US officials, the move is the result of a deal brokered by the...
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and discussed the idea of a possible deployment of French troops to Ukraine as part of a potential future security guarantee. Zelensky said he and Macron...
