Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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December 21, 2023 10:18 AM

Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas, Israel assert demands

The U.S. said "very serious" negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel'...

December 19, 2023 10:35 AM

U.S.-led Red Sea patrol force to respond to attacks by Houthis

Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to try to safeguard commercial shipping against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who say they are supporting Palestinians under siege by Israel i...

December 18, 2023 11:32 AM

Israeli forces launch strikes up and down Gaza strip; hospital hit

Israeli forces launched deadly attacks up and down the Gaza Strip on Sunday, hitting a refugee camp in the north, a hospital in the south and killing a teenage girl who had lost her leg in an earlier strike, according to Palestinian officials, media ...

December 15, 2023 3:01 PM

US, Japan defence ministers engage with ASEAN counterparts

Defence ministers and officials from the U.S., China and Russia, among other countries, gathered in Jakarta on Thursday (November 16) with their counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where they are expected to discuss ...

December 14, 2023 11:50 AM

Israel strikes southern Gaza, faces calls to reduce civilian toll

Israel kept up its barrage of the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite intensifying international calls to reduce civilian casualties and address a mounting humanitarian catastrophe. In central Rafah, in the south of the coastal enclave, 24 people were ki...

December 11, 2023 11:54 AM

UN appeals for $46 bln to meet humanitarian needs in 2024

The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in the occupied Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine. In its Global Humanitarian O...

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