Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but…
Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo for talks on maritime security, cyber
Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States — a grouping known as the “Quad” — met in Tokyo on Monday for talks expected…
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between…
Biden and Japan’s Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their…
U.S. pushes for U.N to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault.
The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a…
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, Reuters reports
Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier, four sources said, in…
U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan…
U.S. says Houthis launched missiles at tanker ship but no damage caused
The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker ship late on Thursday that hit the water near the vessel but caused no injuries…
China calls for Gaza peace conference; Hamas to disclose fate of Israeli hostages
China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war in Gaza, while the militant group Hamas aired…
Israel to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court
Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top U.N. court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the…
