Kishida, Macron agree to start negotiations on new security pact
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Thursday to initiate negotiations on a reciprocal access agreement so the two countries can facilitate closer defense cooperation such as joint...
Palestinian security force kills Islamic Jihad gunman in rare internal clash
Al-Foul was “treacherously ... targeted in his car” without provocation, the brigades said in a statement. “This crime is just like any assassination by Israeli special forces.”
Palestinian Embassy seeks temporary status for Gazans who entered Egypt during war
Diab Al-Louh stressed that residency permits would only be for legal and humanitarian purposes
Displaced Palestinians in Egypt lack papers to enrol their children in schools, open...
India, UAE mark two years of free trade with 16% growth
Technology, innovation, and energy are main drivers behind the growth
UAE ambassador welcomes increase in trade as ‘resounding success story’
A broad...
US Fed leaves rates unchanged, flags ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation
Policy rate remains in 5.25 percent-5.50 percent range
Fed policymakers concerned by recent inflation data
Markets take ‘dovish’ view of Fed chief’s remarks
Iran slaps sanctions on US, UK over Israel support
Sanctions targeted seven Americans
British officials and entities targeted include Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps
Iran announced on Thursday sanctions...
South Korea parliament approves bill on new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush
An earlier bill was vetoed by President Yoon Suk-yeol
South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and...
Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says ‘the time is now’ for...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages...
Resurgent terror groups in Afghanistan will strike West, warns resistance leader
Exiled head of National Resistance Front says Al-Qaeda, Daesh presence growing in country
Taliban emboldened by Western commitment to Ukraine, focus on Middle East
Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders
Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire
Israel said it would wait for Hamas’ response to the truce before sending delegation to Cairo