Category: World

Hamas has rejected the disarmament plan of a top figure in President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace efforts, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC. He accused Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza on the US-led Board of Peace, of bias towards Israel. Last month, Mladenov outlined a framework for...

At least six people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, state media reports, as the Israeli military claims to have surrounded a main town there. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said one person was killed and nine others injured when fighter jets attacked the town of Bazouriyeh. Elsewhere, Israeli...

 Iran has announced it will observe a two-week ceasefire, paving the way for negotiations to begin Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan. The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that American attacks would be suspended if Tehran agreed to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Foreign Minister confirmed that safe passage through the vital waterway...

 President Donald J. Trump has made a striking statement regarding Iran, suggesting that the nation is on the brink of historic transformation. In a message posted online, Trump declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” while also expressing hope that new leadership could usher in “something revolutionarily wonderful.”...

At least 34 people have been killed, including six children, as the United States and Israel carried out massive attacks across Iran, targeting a top university as well as residential areas, after US President Donald Trump set a Tuesday deadline for Tehran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and...

Washington and Tehran are once again at odds over the prospect of peace. This week, US President Donald Trump declared that “very good and productive conversations” had taken place with Iran about ending the war. Within hours, Iranian officials flatly denied any such talks, with one military spokesperson mocking the claim, saying Americans had been...

Sri Lanka has announced that every Wednesday will be a holiday for public institutions as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel, with the country bracing for possible shortages triggered by the ongoing war between the US, Israel, and Iran. “We must prepare for the worst, but hope for the best,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake...

Lebanon faces “a moment of grave peril” as Israel continues to launch deadly attacks across the country, forcibly displacing hundreds of thousands of people, the United Nations humanitarian chief has warned. Speaking to the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, Tom Fletcher said “mass displacement is accelerating” across Lebanon as a result of the Israeli...

 President John Dramani Mahama has held bilateral talks with the President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, reaffirming what he described as the “strong ties and shared values” that continue to define relations between Ghana and South Korea. During the discussions, President Mahama highlighted the historic connection between the two nations, noting their common commitment...

Top Iranian official Ali Larijani has stressed that his country is prepared to confront a possible invasion from the the United States, pledging to capture and kill US troops if they enter the country. Thursday’s statement comes as US officials, including President Donald Trump, refuse to rule out deploying forces inside Iran. Larijani, who serves...