Moscow and Kiev each agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war during Friday’s peace talks in Istanbul, the first direct sit-down between the warring states in more than three years. Little progress was made toward a broader truce, however. Speaking after the meeting,...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that President Donald Trump has become “concerned” about the Palestinians in Gaza. In March, Tel Aviv imposed a total blockade on all goods and aid entering the Strip, leading to...
President Donald Trump wrapped up his first trip abroad since returning to the Oval Office by sending Iran a proposal for a nuclear agreement and threatening that something “bad” would happen if Tehran did not quickly make a deal with Washington. On Friday, Trump said...
Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set to hold negotiations in Istanbul on Friday, which will mark the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since 2022. Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will lead the Russian side, and...
Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced on Thursday a missile attack against Israel as the Yemeni group has continued its attacks in support of the Palestinians in Gaza after reaching a ceasefire with the US. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree...
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has told Arab mediators that the US will not force Israel to end its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, according to a report from The Times of Israel. The report, which cited Arab officials, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The UN on Thursday rejected a US and Israeli-backed Gaza aid plan, which has been condemned as a transparent effort to use aid to force Palestinians into a tiny area of southern Gaza. "This particular distribution plan does not accord with our basic principles,...
President Trump said on Thursday that the US and Iran were close to reaching a nuclear deal, though the details of a potential agreement remain unclear. The president said that the US wouldn't be "making any nuclear dust in Iran," referencing his previous threats that...
President Trump said on Thursday that he wants the US to "take" Gaza and turn it into a "freedom zone," signaling he hasn't given up on his idea for a US takeover of the territory. The president made the comments during a meeting with business leaders in Qatar before...
Israel continued its attacks against various sites in southern Lebanon today, with at least four different airstrikes being reported overall. One person has been confirmed killed according to the Lebanon Health Ministry. The fatal strike was against a bulldozer...
