Iran's top diplomat said Friday that his country's missile and defence capabilities would "never" be on the negotiating table, as US...
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and...
The decision brings the total number of settlements approved over the past three years to 69, according to a statement...The latest approvals come days after the UN said the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank had reached its highest level since at least 2017.
Excluding east Jerusalem, which was occupied and annexed by Israel in 1967, more than 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank.
- Macron is due to meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss "strengthening the strategic partnership" between...
The French president traditionally celebrates the end-of-year holidays with troops deployed abroad, of whom there are more than 900 in the UAE.
France cooperates with the UAE on areas including artificial intelligence and trade, and now wants to secure the Gulf state's support in its war on drug trafficking.
Ganzhou, China -- Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of...The hills of Jiangxi province are home to most of China's rare earth mines, with the materials used in a range of products, including smartphones and missile guidance technology.
The flourishing industry is closely protected by Chinese authorities and media access is seldom granted.
- Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, initially said on Friday that the Israeli...
Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal updated the toll to six, including children, on Saturday, adding that two people were unaccounted for under the rubble.
The director of Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, told AFP the victims were a four-month old infant, a 14-year-old girl, two men and two women.
- Houston, United States -- A German woman engineer on Saturday became the first wheelchair user to blast into space, taking...
Benthaus suffered a spinal cord injury after a mountain biking accident and now uses a wheelchair.
"After my accident, I really, really figured out how inaccessible our world still is" for people with disabilities, she said in a video released by the company.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Washington had proposed the first face-to-face negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in...The last time Ukrainian and Russian envoys held direct talks was in July in Istanbul, which led to prisoner swaps
Russian and European involvement marks a step forward from when America held separate negotiations with each side
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged the disarmament of Hamas but voiced hope for headway on reaching...
Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons
Rubio acknowledged difficulties in achieving peace in Gaza, saying that the ceasefire amounted to a "miracle".
- A top Hamas official said Friday that talks in Miami to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must...
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said that at least 395 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire came into effect
Israel also accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire, with the Israeli military reporting three soldiers killed since the truce entered into force
- 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
