Israel’s Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he had instructed the military to intensify pressure on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group this week rejected an Israeli proposal for another temporary truce, instead demanding a deal to end the war in exchange for the release of hostages. In a late-night televised […]
Hamas armed wing says it lost contact with group holding Israeli-US hostage Alexander
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip. Abu Ubaida, the armed wing’s spokesperson, said on the Telegram that it lost contact after the Israeli army attacked the place where the militants were holding […]
Russia and US bring ballerina and tech smuggler back home in prisoner swap
Moscow, Russia/Washington DC, US Reuters Russia released a ballerina from Los Angeles on Thursday who had been sentenced to 12 years in jail for donating to a charity aiding Ukraine, in exchange for a man the US had accused of crafting a global smuggling ring to spirit sensitive electronics to Russia’s military. The exchange, which […]
Trump repeats threat to use military force if Iran does not agree to nuclear deal
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his threat to use military force if Iran did not agree to end its nuclear program, saying Israel would play a key role in any military action. Trump said Iran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and if it declined to […]
Ukraine, US teams hold talks in Saudi Arabia, US envoy hopeful on ending war
Kyiv/Riyadh Reuters Ukrainian and US delegations discussed on Sunday proposals to protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure, Ukraine’s defence minister said, part of a diplomatic push by US President Donald Trump to end three years of war. The meeting in Saudi Arabia, which precedes talks on Monday between the US and Russian delegations, came as […]
Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five, Israel says target was Hamas militant
Updated: 9:20am (AEDT) Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters An Israeli airstrike at a hospital in Gaza on Sunday killed five people, including a Hamas political leader, Palestinian medics and Hamas said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group. The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at […]
Hamas studies US ‘bridge’ proposal for truce as Israel escalates return to war
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Hamas said on Friday it was reviewing a US proposal to restore the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified a military onslaught to press the Palestinian militant group to free remaining Israeli hostages. US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s “bridge” plan, presented last week, aims to extend the ceasefire into April, […]
Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 200, Palestinian health authorities say
Updated: 4:45pm (AEDT) Reuters Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January. The Palestinian militant group Hamas issued a statement accusing Israel of breaching the ceasefire. Mourners […]
Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in talks to end Ukraine war
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks. “What’s happening in Ukraine is not good, but we’re going to […]
Israeli strikes kill 15 people in Gaza over past day, Palestinian medics say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli military strikes have killed at least 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the enclave’s health ministry said on Sunday, as Arab and US mediators work to shore up a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian officials say dozens of people have been killed by Israeli […]