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Relatives transport a body of a victim who was killed in clashes in Kurram district in Parachinar, November 22, 2024. — AFP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has confirmed that the a seven-day ceasefire was agreed between the two warring tribes in the Kurram district after days of clashes that killed at […]
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah. Source link
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the negotiating lines for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Israel and Hezbollah inching closer to a truce, and a major national security trial in Hong Kong. Land, Troops, and NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a cease-fire deal with Ukraine once U.S. President-elect Donald […]
The U.S. veto at the U.N. came as the Biden administration’s envoy in Lebanon reported “additional progress” on cease-fire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Source link
Braslia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “more voices” to end the Ukraine war and a ceasefire in Gaza, as he conducted a state visit to Brazil’s capital, Chinese state media said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva echoed those points as he met with Xi in a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia, and stressed a […]
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023. The UN Security Council voted 14-1 in favour of the resolution sponsored by the 10 elected members […]
Israel’s 13-month campaign in Gaza has killed nearly 44,000 people. (AP pic) UNITED NATIONS: The US today vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise. The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by its 10 non-permanent […]
Five people were killed in the Lebanese capital and one in northern Israel. Source link
Israel has stepped up strikes on the city’s southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah militants and infrastructure. Source link
France, with its historical ties to Lebanon, has sought to play a role in securing a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country. (AP pic) PARIS: Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France’s foreign minister said on […]