Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday confirmed that Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas leader in Gaza and brother of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this month.
2025-05-29 00:50:46Hamas has agreed to a proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian official close to the group told Reuters on Monday, paving the way for a possible end to the conflict.
2025-05-27 15:40:01Russia and Ukraine completed the exchange of 1,000 prisoners each on Sunday, wrapping up the largest prisoner swap under an agreement reached during their recent talks in Istanbul.
2025-05-26 15:31:10The South African parliament on Saturday marked Africa Day by calling for a commitment to a conflict-free continent and universal education for African children.
2025-05-26 10:58:24The Russian forces fired a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at the Ukrainian capital early Saturday, leaving at least 15 people injured, the Kyiv city military administration said in a statement.
2025-05-25 15:55:49Israel has rejected a new proposal aimed at halting its offensive in Gaza and securing the release of 10 more hostages, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported on Monday.
2025-05-26 22:17:20Russia's air defenses shot down 112 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 24 over the Moscow region, the defense ministry said Friday.
2025-05-23 17:43:52An investigation group from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) began a "full-scale investigation" into the serious destroyer launch accident that occurred at the Chongjin Shipyard on Wednesday.
2025-05-23 15:28:48As Israel escalates its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, a growing number of European countries are voicing strong criticism and calling for concrete consequences.
2025-05-22 15:21:46Israeli forces killed at least 87 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said, continuing to bombard the enclave despite mounting international pressure to halt military operations and allow unimpeded deliveries of aid.
2025-05-21 15:22:24Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday a decision to lift the blockade on Gaza to allow the entry of limited aid, as international criticism mounts over the severe humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
2025-05-19 18:44:17Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel resumed on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha, according to senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi.
2025-05-18 15:13:35Delegations of Russia and Ukraine concluded their meeting in Türkiye's Istanbul on Friday, agreeing to hold a new round of negotiations and have a large-scale prisoner exchange.
2025-05-17 15:08:35Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a Ukrainian delegation would attend the upcoming peace talks in Istanbul with a commitment to ending the conflict with Russia, though he would not personally show up at the negotiating table.
2025-05-16 15:14:55Hamas said Thursday that the Israeli government is indifferent to the ongoing mediation efforts on the Gaza ceasefire, because it wants "an endless war."
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