After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on Sunday, pending Israeli government approval.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two of the Afghan Taliban’s most senior leaders.
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of international news. Israel and Hamas finally reach a deal, Ukraine war heats up before Trump inauguration, Bangladesh could junk secularism altogether,
AFTER 466 DAYS OF GRUELING and deadly conflict, Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. The deal the two sides agreed on has reportedly not changed much from the framework crafted last year, which would mean that it will proceed in three separate phases.
By the time Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, announced a ceasefire deal last Wednesday evening, mediators had scrambled again to defuse objections by both sides. Even then, disagreements and delays continued over the two days that followed.
Israel's top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel meanwhile launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank,
I have been asked quite a bit about my reaction to the ceasefire deal announced that evening. The first batch of hostages are due to be released on Sunday.
Donald Trump should remove the major non-NATO ally status from undeserving nations such as Qatar and Pakistan.
Qatar’s success in helping to broker the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire has enhanced its reputation as an international mediator, with officials now considering which other conflicts they could help resolve.
Qatar’s Prime Minister, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has announced that Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement that
When President Biden took office four years ago, he sought to reassure global allies and reestablish foreign treaties from which the Trump administration had withdrawn.