The pause that began Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, with over 100 Palestinian civilians released by Israel in return. Attention now has turned to whether the truce will be extended before its scheduled end early on Tuesday morning.
Israeli-Palestine war: US president calls Saudi Crown Prince
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and US President Joe Biden discussed on Tuesday the military escalation in Gaza and efforts made to address it. Receiving a telephone call from Biden, the Crown Prince underlined the necessity of immediate work to explore...
Biden to visit Israel, will also meet King Abdullah II, Sisi, Abbas in Jordan
Biden will visit Tel Aviv, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in Washington. He also announced that Biden would travel to Jordan where he would meet Jordanian King Abdullah II, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Blinken said that the United States also secured assurances...Israel, Lebanon strike ‘historic’ maritime border deal
UN chief Antonio Guterres said he "strongly" believed the deal can promote stability in the region and create "enhanced prosperity for the Lebanese and Israeli peoples". The deal comes as Lebanon hopes to extract itself from what the World Bank calls one of the world's worst economic crises in modern...
King to host world leaders as UK counts down to queen’s funeral
After witnessing the sombre scene in parliament's Westminster Hall, Biden, Japan's Emperor Naruhito and other world leaders were due to attend a reception with the late queen's successor, King Charles III. Biden, who flew in late Saturday, has said that Elizabeth, who was queen for a record-breaking 70 years, "defined...
US launches Asia economic forum to counter China
The two-day event is the first face-to-face meeting between members of the new Indo-Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework (IPEF), an initiative launched in May by US President Joe Biden. With this new trade partnership, the Biden administration hopes to reinforce its presence in a region that felt cold-shouldered under former president...
UAE president calls for global collaboration at Biden’s climate summit
The UAE president emphasised that the UAE, as an active partner of the global community, is determined to hold a COP28 in 2023.
Biden, Mexican president warn of ‘unprecedented’ migration flow
US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned of "unprecedented" pressure from migration in a call Friday that highlighted a major political headache for the White House ahead of November elections. "In view of the unprecedented flows of migrants from throughout the hemisphere to our...
