Islamist group release new video apparently showing two hostages as UN warns famine thresholds will be breached within six weeksHamas has said it is studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from Egypt had arrived in Israel in an attempt to jumpstart stalled negotiations.The signs of renewed truce talks come as the UN warned that “famine thresholds in Gaza will be breached within the next six weeks” unless...
Hopes of a ceasefire have ebbed, concerns about an assault on Rafah endure, and aid remains wholly insufficientThe Middle East is “on the precipice” and “one miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake, could lead to the unthinkable,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, warned on Thursday. Israel has vowed to retaliate to Iran’s weekend barrage of missiles and drones – itself a response to Israel’s killing of two generals at an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus. It is hard to...
Palestinian girl Sabreen is alive following her incredible birth in the wake of an Israeli strike.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received a phone call from US President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the ongoing Gaza crisis, including Egypt’s role in brokering a ceasefire and facilitating a potential exchange of hostages. Ahmed Fahmy, the spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency, stated that the discussion highlighted the need for a peaceful resolution […]
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The secretary of state calls Israel's latest offer for a hostage release "extraordinarily generous".
After a violent clash with campus and local police Monday night, students
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Liverpool's title chances were washed away on a blue tide of desire. Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in a 2-0 win for Everton. Prejudice and bias are dangerous claims from these clubs. Liverpool, Arsenal and now Forest. It's embarrassing – Listen to the
After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both
To the editor: I've lived in the L.A. area since 2007 and have been a champion of public transit. Yet, in the last five years, I've seen the degradation throughout the system as reported in your recent articles on Metro safety. Yes, we have to make our bus drivers and other personnel safe. But we're also dealing with a problem occasioned by our nation's failure to deal with poverty. As more and more people become homeless, drug-addicted, frightened and broken, violence grows. We can't make life...
Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.