Written by A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. There was no such optimism in the Gaza Strip, where the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsened an already severe food crisis. Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration’s pointman on […]
On the eve of the 16th Brics summit, China and India announced an agreement on border patrol arrangements, allowing both sides to disengage after a high-profile 2020 skirmish between troops from India-controlled eastern Ladakh and China-controlled Aksai Chin. This was an important step towards bringing China-India relations back on the track of stable development, and […]
Hezbollah’s new leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the group would agree to a ceasefire with Israel under acceptable terms, but added that a viable deal has yet to be presented. Qassem, who was named Hezbollah secretary general on Tuesday, did not explicitly link a Lebanon ceasefire to an end to fighting in Gaza, […]
Israeli protesters have interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech during a memorial to remember the victims of the October 7 attack as the Gaza ceasefire talks restarted in Doha, Qatar. Netanyahu stood motionless at a podium during the ceremony on Sunday as audience members in the crowd shouted, interrupting him for more than a […]