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Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives…
- World
Yoon defends his martial law decree in two South Korean courts
Seoul: Travelling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts on Thursday, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and fighting…
- World
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel
Panama: Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported under US President Donald Trump, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organise a…
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US top diplomat visits UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war
Abu Dhabi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wednesday with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States…
- Middle East
Egypt plans to rebuild Gaza, rejecting Trump’s depopulation proposal
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take…
- Middle East
Israeli drone strike hits car in southern Lebanon, killing 1
Jerusalem: An Israeli drone targeted a car in the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon on Monday, killing one person, in the deepest strike in the country since a ceasefire between Hezbollah…
- Middle East
Watchdog: Israel plans nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement watchdog said Monday. Peace Now says the development of 974 new…
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Top Russian officials will hold talks with US in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Moscow: Top Russian officials will hold talks with US counterparts on restoring ties, Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said Monday.…
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European leaders regroup in Paris after Trump diplomatic blitz on Ukraine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace on Monday for an emergency meeting on how to deal with…
- Middle East
Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that he was moving ahead with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan…
- Middle East
Relatives of Israeli hostages terrified as Gaza ceasefire teeters
Tel Aviv: After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing…
- Middle East
Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering
Jerusalem: An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage…
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Khamenei pardons journalists who reported woman’s death, sparking protests
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned two female journalists who reported the death of a woman in police custody in 2022, state media reported. A report by Mizanonline, affiliated with the country’s…
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Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip unless its hostages in Gaza are released. The ceasefire has been called into question as Hamas…
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UN announces death in Yemeni prison of aid worker detained by Houthi
Cairo: The United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a…
