- Israel said a Friday meeting involving civilian and military representatives from both Lebanon and Israel was part of broader efforts...
Earlier this month, Lebanon and Israel agreed to send civilian representatives to the committee's meetings
It was the second time civilian representatives from both countries had taken part in a meeting as part of the committee
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he still planned to visit New York despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani's threats...
Mamdani has vowed to send the NYPD to enforce arrest warrants against leaders wanted by the ICC, including Netanyahu
Despite Mamdani's statements, an arrest of Netanyahu is considered unlikely, and it is debatable if the mayor-elect has the authority
- Under the agreement, Israel will increase the total volume of gas supplied to Egypt to 130 billion cubic meters, according...
Egypt has struggled with energy supplies in recent years, having sought to both meet its domestic needs and position itself as a regional energy hub.
Egypt was the first country in the region to sign a peace deal with Israel in 1979, and the two countries have since had decades of close security collaboration.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Moscow would "certainly" achieve its goals in the offensive in Ukraine, including seizing...
"The goals of the special military operation will certainly be achieved," Putin told a meeting with defence ministry officials in Moscow
His hawkish comments come as Ukraine on Monday hailed "progress" made on the question of future security guarantees for Kyiv
- Other countries newly subjected to the full travel ban came from some of Africa's poorest countries -- Burkina Faso, Mali,...
The Trump administration has promised to let in athletes for football's signature competition, but has made no such promises for fans of blacklisted countries.
Global Refuge, a Christian-based group that supports refugees, warned that the travel ban would push vulnerable people further into harm's way.
- In its annual report on the coal industry, the International Energy Agency said demand was on course to rise by...
China and India are usually the main drivers of growth in coal consumption as the two emerging economies race to meet rising demand for electricity.
The IEA sees demand in China, the top coal consuming nation, decreasing somewhat over the next five years.
- The Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp later this...
In early 2025, Israel's military launched an operation it says is aimed at rooting out Palestinian armed groups from refugee camps
During the operation, Israel has destroyed hundreds of houses in the dense network of alleys that make up the refugee camps
- Kyiv's negotiator Rustem Umerov wrote on social media that the marathon diplomacy in the German capital had been "constructive and...
Ukraine hopes to convince Washington that a ceasefire must be agreed without prior territorial concessions to Russia
Trump has pushed strongly for an end to the war but an initial 28-point plan last month was seen as favouring Moscow's position
- Police declared the shooting a "terrorist incident" and said they had found suspected "improvised explosive devices" in a vehicle near...
The shooting took place during an anncual "Hanukkah by the Sea" event at Bondi Beach which police said was attended by over a thousand people
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australia's government of having fuelled anti-Jewish sentiment in the period leading up to the shooting




















