Pressure piles on Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting international and domestic pressure after the killing in Gaza of six captives, with...Geostrategy
Turkey, Azerbaijan hope for ‘lasting peace’ in South Caucasus
Years of diplomacy between the Caucasus rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia had failed to reach a breakthrough, but negotiations have resumed...Geostrategy
Israeli strike near Gaza’s Rafah hospital kills 11
A paramedic was among those killed and children were wounded in the blast close to the Emirati Maternity Hospital, ministry...The Israeli army said it had carried out a "precision strike" in the area of the hospital
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the strike was "outrageous and unspeakable"
Trump wins vote in 3 states, edging toward nomination
The voting Saturday in Missouri, Michigan and Idaho were hybrid internal elections with differing rules, in some cases reflecting rifts...Trump has now won every state nominating contest heading into next week's "Super Tuesday"
The former president has gained huge momentum in the race to capture the Republican nomination
SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather
Hours before Saturday night's scheduled launch, SpaceX posted on X that "elevated winds" forced the delay. It was the latest...The company announced that the launch was delayed, and NASA said the agency would now target Sunday at 10:53 pm for liftoff
The SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Israelis take to streets to demand release of hostages
As the peaceful demonstration was underway in Jerusalem, a senior US official said a truce deal which may see hostages...Netanyahu's government has faced mounting calls to bring home the 130 captives
In almost five months of Israel's war on Gaza at least 30,320 people have been killed
Israel accepts ceasefire deal with Hamas: US official
A senior US official told reporters that the framework agreement envisages a six-week cessation of hostilities, which could begin immediately...The announcement came after US military cargo planes dropped aid into Gaza
The UN has warned of famine in Gaza as Israel killed more than 100 people collecting food
US military begins dropping aid into war-torn Gaza
Israel's top ally the United States said it began air-dropping aid into war-ravaged Gaza, as the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry...It also comes as negotiations continue for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
US Central Command said the operation was conducted together with Jordan and saw planes drop “over 38,000 meals along the coastline of Gaza.”
Hamas team heads to Cairo for new truce talks
Palestinian Territories - A Hamas delegation was expected to fly to Cairo on Saturday for talks on a truce in...The source said the delegation would submit Hamas's "official answer" to a proposal thrashed out with Israeli negotiators in Paris late last month.
A Hamas source told AFP that under the proposal, a truce would last for six weeks, with Hamas releasing 42 hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Conservatives tipped to win in Iranian elections as counting begins
Tehran, Iran - Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local...State TV reported early Saturday the "start of vote counting" after polling stations closed at midnight.
The present parliament is dominated by conservatives and ultra-conservatives
Three Hizbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon killed three Hizbollah fighters, a security source said, the latest in...Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that "an enemy drone targeted a car this morning on the road to Naqura".
The cross-border violence has raised fears of all-out conflict between Hizbollah and Israel, which last went to war in 2006.
AU head seeks probe into massacre of Gazans waiting for aid
Nairobi, Kenya - African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of "the mass killing of Palestinians" and urged..."Mahamat strongly condemns an attack by Israeli forces, that killed and wounded more than 100 Palestinians seeking life-saving humanitarian aid," the bloc said.
"The Chairperson calls for an international investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to account," the statement by the African Union said.