Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday called on the government to begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip if Palestinian militant group Hamas stands by its refusal to lay down its weapons.
Zelensky rules out surrender, presses Putin for talks
"Ukraine cannot fulfil Russian ultimatums," Zelensky said. "We should be destroyed first."Russia says ready for talks if Ukraine ‘lays down arms’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin "took the decision to conduct a special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine so that, freed from oppression, Ukrainians themselves could freely determine their future".
Afghan general takes Taliban fight to social media
36-year-old Sadat commands 20,000 men and remains optimistic of a win against Taliban.
