‘It feels like we are in the end game’ for the war in Gaza says Sky’s Mark Stone. It’s after Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages in accordance with the framework set out under Donald...
Syria heads to historic parliamentary elections
Syria is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday – its first since the fall of the Assad regime last December. The new government has called for inclusion, but there are some challenges on the ground...
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan’s first woman prime minister. She won the leadership of Japan’s ruling...
US shutdown deepens as Trump vows political punishment
Americans continue to weather a sweeping shutdown of the government as Republicans and Democrats fight over how to allocate federal funds. President Donald Trump says he’ll use the shutdown to punish his political...
Trump says ‘everybody will be treated fairly’ in Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump has issued a recorded statement in which he seemed to welcome Hamas’ response to his proposal for ending the war on Gaza. Trump’s brief message leaves room for interpretation but appears to...
Families seek dignity as Israel refuses to return bodies
More than 700 Palestinian bodies from the occupied West Bank are currently held in Israeli custody, with some buried in secret military graves. Rights groups say the number has surged sixfold in recent years, leaving...
Trump thanks Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan for Gaza ceasefire deal
"In many ways, it is unprecedented" In a short video posted on Truth Social, US President Trump thanked all countries that "helped me put this together — Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and so...