Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive
In the days before the trip, the White House has played an instrumental part in hammering out a ceasefire between...Geostrategy
Hamas to release hostage as part of direct talks with US
In a joint statement Egypt and Qatar, who along with the US have mediated talks between Hamas and Israel, also...Geostrategy
EU expansion: who’s in and who wants to join?
Founded in 1957, the European Economic Community (later renamed the EU) started out with six members Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West...In 1973, Britain, Denmark and Ireland joined, followed by Greece, Portugal and Spain in the 1980s.
In 1995, the bloc began expanding eastwards, admitting Austria, Finland and Sweden in a leap that gave it a shared border with Russia for the first time.
G7 supports ‘pause’ in Gaza war but stops short of calling for ceasefire
"We stress the need for urgent action to address the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza... we support humanitarian pauses and...Israeli PM Netanyahu said Monday there would be no fuel delivered to Gaza and no ceasefire unless more than 240 hostages seized by Hamas were freed
He also said Israel would assume "overall security" in Gaza after the war ended, while allowing for possible "tactical pauses" before then to free captives
Ahead of likely Xi-Biden summit, China says ready to improve ties with US
Both sides appear willing to patch things up, with Washington sending a number of top officials to Beijing this year...Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said recent high-level meetings between Beijing and Washington were sending "positive signals" that relations were improving
Relations between Washington and Beijing sunk to some of their deepest lows in recent years over a host of issues including export controls, human rights and national security
Blinken says Israel should not ‘reoccupy’ Gaza
"The United States believes key elements should include: no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the...Speaking to reporters after G7 foreign ministers held talks in Japan, Blinken listed what he said were "key elements" in order to create "durable peace and security."
The United States believes key elements should include: no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the war, Blinken added
Turkey sidelined as EU prepares to open door to others
As when the European Union published its annual reports on candidate countries' progress towards EU norms on Wednesday, all eyes...Turkey's ambassador to the EU reaffirmed Turkey's commitment to accession, but acknowledged it was not going to be easy
"Turkish government is committed to EU membership," said Faruk Kaymakci adding they expect equal treatment among candidate countries
IS claims Kabul bus bombing that killed at least 7
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion occurred in the capital's Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood -- an enclave of the historically...The IS-affiliated news outlet Amaq later announced its fighters had "detonated an explosive device" on a bus carrying Shiites in west Kabul
The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021
MSF says staff member killed in Gaza bombing
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing figures from the Hamas-run ministry of health,...Mohammed Al Ahel, a laboratory technician, was killed in his home in the Shati refugee camp when the area was bombed and his building collapsed
Claire Magone, General Director of MSF France, told reporters on Tuesday that Gaza's people had been "bled dry" and rescue workers are "practically powerless"
‘Gulf nations should unite for Palestinian cause’
"Our stance on the Palestinian issue is unequivocal. The Palestinian people's right to resistance, including reclaiming their occupied land and...GCC parliament heads condemn violence against Palestinians, support their struggle for statehood and rights.
As part of global diplomacy, GCC seeks to to strengthen relations with European and Latin American parliaments.
18 hospitals forced to close their doors in Gaza: report
Dubai, UAE - Eighteen hospitals in the Gaza Strip were forced to end their work in the Gaza Strip amid...The situation in Gaza hospitals is catastrophic, particularly so in northern regions, Al-Jazeera reported
Israel has declared a complete siege of the Gaza Strip and has been hitting it with airstrikes and also parts of Lebanon and Syria
US opposes reoccupation of Gaza by Israel: State Dept
In a rebuke to the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu who vowed to have "overall security" of Gaza after the war,...Netanyahu told ABC News on Monday that Israel would assume security of Gaza for an indefinite period
The Israeli military has relentlessly bombarded Gaza and is scaling up ground operations into the enclave
