Turkey says Ukraine, Russia want ceasefire ahead of possible talks
NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid...Geostrategy
US suspends student visa processing in fresh swipe at foreign applicants
President Donald Trump's administration is seeking unprecedented control over leading US universities, including revoking foreign student visas and deporting some...Geostrategy
Foreign governments paid Trump firms millions as president, claims US report
NEW YORK, US - Former US president Donald Trump's businesses received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments including China during...The authors of the report said that revenues from overseas governments violated a constitutional ban on "foreign emoluments."
The report alleged that Beijing as well as businesses including ICBC bank and Hainan Airlines spent $5.5 million at Trump-owned properties.
Israel border violence displaces 76,000 in Lebanon: IOM
More than 80 percent of the displaced Lebanese are staying with relatives, according to the report, and only 2 percent...Cross-border violence has left 175 people dead in Lebanon, including 129 Hezbollah fighters and more than 20 civilians, including three journalists, according to an AFP count.
In northern Israel, nine soldiers and five civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.
Responding to Arabian Sea vessel hijack, says India navy
According to the navy, it "responded swiftly to a maritime incident in Arabian Sea involving a hijacking attempt" of a...Local media reported that around 15 Indian crew members are aboard the ship
The navy said five or six "unknown armed personnel" had boarded the vessel
Sudan paramilitary leader Daglo holds talks in Pretoria
The commander of Sudanese paramilitary forces Mohamed Hamdan Daglo wrote on X, previously Twitter, that he had apprised South African...Daglo has shown an openness to ending the fighting during his visits abroad
The war has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian crisis, with 12,000 dead
Japan earthquake death toll jumps to 92, missing 242
Battling aftershocks and roads littered with gaping holes and blocked by frequent landslides, thousands of rescuers from all over Japan...Wajima, the port city on the Noto Peninsula, was one of the worst hit
At least 330 people were injured in the powerful main tremor
Israeli defense minister unveils plan for post-war Gaza
The unveiling of Gallant's plan comes on the eve of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who...Under the plan, Israel's war in the territory will continue until it has secured the return of the hostages taken on October 7
After that, the outline says, a new phase will begin during which "Hamas will not control Gaza and will not pose a security threat to the citizens of Israel."
US, France call to ‘avoid escalation in Lebanon and Iran’
Washington, United States - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna agreed to seek steps to...The US diplomat Antony Blinken and France's foreign minister Catherine Colonna discussed the situation in Lebanon and Iran
The two top diplomats "discussed the importance of measures to prevent the conflict in Gaza from expanding.
Iran-backed Iraqi group says top commander dead in US strike
Baghdad, Iraq - A "US strike" in Baghdad on Thursday killed a military commander of the Hashed al-Shaabi, the ex-paramilitary force...The strike killed "two members and wounded seven others", said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A Hashed source, asking not to be named, confirmed the death toll and charged that the United States was behind the attack.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar denounce Gaza’s residents emigration plan
Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned comments by two Israeli ministers calling for Palestinians to emigrate from the Gaza Strip. Israel's...Saudi Arabia "categorically condemns and rejects the comments of the two ministers," the foreign ministry said in a statement
Saudi called on the global community to act in the face of the Israeli government's "persistence" in violating international law "through its statements and actions"
New PM announced by Kuwaiti ruler to end political stalemate
Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who was sworn in as emir last month, named Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah, a popular...Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who was sworn in as emir last month, named Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new premier.
The Harvard-educated Sheikh Mohammed, also son of a former emir, was Kuwait's ambassador to the United States for 10 years.
