- World
Trump tells Israel to halt Gaza strikes as Hamas backs peace plan
Gaza Strip: US President Donald Trump on Friday, October 3, ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the…
- Middle East
Over 2 million rally across Italy in strike backing Gaza aid mission
Rome: More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest…
- Middle East
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of all remaining hostages, but that others require further negotiations. US…
- Middle East
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 pm ET on Sunday and threatened that the group will suffer more…
- Middle East
White House highlights Modi’s support for Trump’s ‘game-changing’ Gaza plan
New York: The White House has highlighted the “global support”, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for President Donald Trump’s “visionary” plan for peace in war-battered Gaza. President Trump’s “groundbreaking plan for…
- Middle East
Magnitude 5 quake shakes Istanbul, triggers school evacuations
Istanbul: A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkiye on Thursday, Turkiye’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but…
- World
Four injured after car ramming, stabbing outside synagogue in Manchester
London: Police say four people have been injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue in the north of Manchester. In…
- Business
Gold prices soar to new records amid US government shutdown
New York: As uncertainty deepens amid the US government’s first shutdown in almost seven years, the gold frenzy continues to climb to new heights. The going price for New York spot gold…
- World
EU leaders consider using seized Russian assets to fund loan to Ukraine
Copenhagen: European Union leaders on Wednesday weighed a new scheme to provide longer-term financial and military support to Ukraine using hundreds of billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets held in Europe.…
- Middle East
Hamas says it will study Trump’s peace plan before responding
Gaza Strip: Hamas said Tuesday it will discuss US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza within the militant group and with other Palestinian factions before responding. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
- World
Pope Leo XIV urges Hamas to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
Vatican City: History’s first American pope repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire and the release of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. But Pope Leo also expressed hope for…
- Middle East
Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday claimed the attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlined the range of their weaponry and their campaign…
- World
US government headed to shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Washington: Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in…
- Middle East
Netanyahu, Trump to meet as calls intensify to end Gaza conflict
Washington: Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to confer with his most important supporter.…














