Israel vows to keep targeting Hamas, destroy tunnels inside Gaza

November 5, 2025

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that the military will continue to strike Hamas and destroy tunnels within the “Yellow Line,” a demarcation marking areas where Israeli forces remain deployed in Gaza, “without any limitations,” Xinhua reports. “Israel’s policy in Gaza is clear: the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is Continue Reading

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

November 5, 2025

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns, AP reports. These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated gas disks surrounding black holes. The flares help illuminate researchers’ understanding of the […]Continue Reading

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington, FT reports

October 31, 2025

The United States cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday, REUTERS reports. The decision came after a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats, the Financial Times said, citing Continue Reading

Turkey says Pakistan-Afghanistan talks to resume

October 31, 2025

Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week and will maintain a ceasefire until then, Turkey’s foreign ministry confirmed late Thursday, AFP reports. The talks, set for November 6, come in the wake of the deadliest clashes between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to power in […]Continue Reading

Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

October 23, 2025

A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday. The vote was the first of four needed to pass the law and it coincided with the visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance […]Continue Reading

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory, AP reports. But thornier issues such as whether Hamas will disarm […]Continue Reading

Hamas releases all 20 living hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as President Donald Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an […]Continue Reading

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could open the way to ending a bloody two-year-old war that has upended the Middle East, Reuters reports. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants’ cross-border attack that […]Continue Reading

Gaza aid flotilla presses on despite Israeli interception

October 2, 2025

A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said dozens of its ships were still “sailing strong” towards the war-battered Palestinian territory on Thursday despite an interception by Israeli naval forces, AFP reports. The Global Sumud Flotilla — involving around 45 vessels carrying politicians and activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg — Continue Reading

Israeli PM Netanyahu apologises to Qatar over Doha attack

September 30, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Qatar for the killing of a Qatari citizen during an unprecedented Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha this month, which drew global condemnation. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received the apology on Monday in a joint call from United States […]Continue Reading