Negotiations between Tehran and Beijing began at least two years ago but gained momentum after a 12-day conflict between Israel...
Indirect talks in Geneva have yielded what officials call “guiding principles” for a possible agreement, but the framework remains skeletal...
A separate campaign is urging supporters to write Biden's name on the ballot in exactly the same manner that "Vote...The group "Vote Ceasefire" says the effort allows Americans to give voice to their anger at the Democratic president over the mounting toll of civilian deaths in Gaza
"Vote Ceasefire" organizers have not indicated what kind of turnout would constitute a success for the campaign and it is unclear how much affect it will have
- The US news site Axios reported, citing unnamed Israeli officials, that the deal would take place in multiple stages, the...
The deal would also see the release of a number of Palestinian captives
The proposal does not include promises to end the war in the Gaza Strip
- Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange...
Monday saw air strikes and artillery shelling targeting Lebanese border villages, with a high school damaged in Taybeh near the Israeli border.
More than 83,000 Lebanese have been forced to flee their homes since hostilities began, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Abdelrahman Iyad, wounded in Gaza and now being treated aboard the French helicopter carrier Dixmude, docked in Egypt, said he...While fighting is concentrated in the south it has not ended in the north, where Hamas authorities reported shelling in the Gaza City area and witnesses heard explosions.
UN agencies have warned of famine and disease as Gazans, at least 1.7m of whom are displaced, struggle with shortages of water, medical care during bombardments.
"Breaking the shackles of slavery, the country should rise, taking lessons from the past," Modi said, speaking outside the temple..."January 22, 2024 is not merely a date in the calendar but heralds the advent of a new era", PM Modi said.
The Temple has been built on grounds where a mosque stood for centuries before it was torn down in 1992 by Hindu zealots incited by members of his party.
Shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO's 194 member states decided more than two years ago to start negotiating an...But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the momentum had been slowed down by entrenched positions and "a torrent of fake news, lies, and conspiracy theories".
Failure to strike an agreement would be "a missed opportunity for which future generations may not forgive us," he said.
- Paris, France -- While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that sub-Saharan Africa,...
In 2022, African public debt stood at $1.8 trillion, a 183-percent jump from 2010, having grown at around four times as fast as economic output, according to UN figures.
Private investors -- including investment funds and pension funds -- have in recent years risen to become the top lender to African nations.
Davos, Switzerland -- Thdfe potential dangers of AI, particularly its influence on upcoming elections and the escalation of military conflicts,...Elections emerged as a focal point of discussion: 3 billion people across 40 countries, representing 60% of global GDP, are set to vote this year.
"Misinformation can destroy trust through an election and undermine society at large," said one CEO.
The bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell risked incurring Israel's wrath by accusing it on Friday of having "created" and...EU ministers will first meet with Israel's FM and then with the PA's top diplomat Riyad al-Maliki
A high-ranking EU official said there were no expectations of any breakthroughs
- Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 25,105 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to...
French warship began treating patients in November, off the coast of the port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Egyptian border with Gaza
French doctor Marine, who is serving aboard the Dixmude said the warship has so far received 120 patients, all serious cases who needed long periods of hospitalization
