US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his support for a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government to oversee Gaza during a transitional period, as Washington moves into the second phase of a ceasefire brokered in October. Read More: Global leaders eye seat on Trump’s Gaza peace board Trump, speaking on social media, said the body — officially […]
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire, UN says
GENEVA/Gaza City: The United Nations has reported that at least 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the start of a fragile ceasefire three months ago. Unicef said 60 boys and 40 girls lost their lives due to Israeli airstrikes, drone attacks, tank shelling, and live ammunition. Read More: Ceasefire fails as Gaza children continue dying “More […]
Trump touts role in ending Pak-India conflict, pushes for Nobel Peace Prize
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday once again highlighted his role in brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India during the May 2025 conflict, arguing that his intervention saved millions of lives and merited the Nobel Peace Prize. Read More: Pakistan backs Trump for 2026 nobel peace prize over India-Pakistan mediation Speaking to the media after a […]
Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza, threaten to unravel ceasefire
CAIRO: Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed 13 Palestinians in multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, medics said, revising the earlier toll of seven. Four people, including children, were killed and three others wounded in a strike on a tent in western Khan Yunis, while another strike east of the city claimed one life near […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill seven, including four children
Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on Thursday killed seven people in the Palestinian territory, including four children, despite a ceasefire that has largely held since October. A drone strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, killing four, including three children, agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said. Read More: Israeli strike kills five […]
Lebanese army claims exclusive control over arms in south
BEIRUT: The Lebanese army on Thursday said it had achieved a state monopoly on arms in southern Lebanon in what it described as an “effective and tangible” manner, while noting that additional work was needed to remove unexploded ordnance and dismantle tunnels. Read More: Three killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon The military had set a […]
Israel carries out airstrikes on Lebanon after evacuation warnings
BEIRUT: The Israel military conducted airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, targeting what it described as Hezbollah and Hamas sites, Lebanese state media reported. The strikes followed Israeli warnings to residents of four villages to evacuate prior to the attacks. Read More: Israeli strikes shake Southern Lebanon again The villages hit included Kfar Hatta and Annan […]
72-hour ceasefire with Cambodia leaves Thai readiness unchanged
Thai military forces have stressed that a newly agreed 72-hour ceasefire with Cambodia does not signal any reduction in military readiness, with troops remaining on full alert to safeguard national territory and sovereignty. Read More: Thais, Cambodians fear returning home despite border truce Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the joint press centre on […]
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end border clashes that killed dozens of people. The European Union called on both sides to implement the truce “in good faith”, while UN human rights chief Volker Turk hoped it would lead to more […]
Thailand, Cambodia agree truce to end border fighting
Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday agreed to halt weeks of intense border clashes, marking an end to the worst fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbours in years. The violence had involved fighter jet sorties, rocket exchanges and heavy artillery fire along disputed stretches of their shared frontier. Read More: Thailand and Cambodia push for lasting ceasefire The […]