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Putin, Trump hold crucial call on Ukraine ceasefire
The call came amid concerns in Kyiv and European capitals that Trump may concede too much to the Russian president, reports AFP. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a critical phone call on Tuesday, speaking for at least an hour and a half about a Ukraine ceasefire plan that could require Kyiv...

Malaysia willing to accept 15 released Palestinians, says Tok Mat
Malaysia is prepared to accept 15 Palestinians recently released from Israeli prisons as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan announced, according to a Star report. Under the deal, which took effect on January 19, some freed...

Putin discusses Ukraine in call with Saudi crown prince
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the telephone to discuss a possible settlement of the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said today (March 14). The call took place shortly after Putin on Thursday (March 13) said he had serious questions about...

Ukraine ready to accept one month ceasefire with Russia
War-torn Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would present the offer to Russia and that the ball is in their court. Ukraines President...

Ukraine will have to give up territory – Rubio
US Senator Marco Rubio has suggested that Ukraine might need to abandon its goal of reclaiming territories in order to make progress in peace talks with Russia. Speaking ahead of a scheduled meeting between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Rubio acknowledged the difficulty of...

US-Ukraine talks planned in Saudi Arabia – Trump’s envoy
US and Ukrainian negotiators are preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday, reports Al Arabiya, and RT. His remarks follow a public rift between Trump and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, whom Trump accused of refusing to seek...

Trump threats endanger ceasefire with Israel: Hamas
TheHamasmilitant group on Thursday said US PresidentDonald Trumpsultimatum promising more destruction in Gaza ifIsraeli hostagesare not immediately returned threatens to upend an already fragileceasefire agreement. On Wednesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform what he called a last...

France, UK propose Ukraine ceasefire plan
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country and the UK are pushing for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine war, as Europe tries to shift peace negotiations away from US control. In an interview with Frances Le Figaro newspaper, Macron said on Sunday the proposed ceasefire will include...

Hamas demands implementation of second ceasefire phase: statement
Hamas has told AFP it insists on implementing a second ceasefire phase after Israel endorsed a temporary extension of the initial phase. The only way to achieve stability in the region and the return of the prisoners is to complete the implementation of the agreement starting with the...

Hamas rejects Israel’s proposal to extend phase one of ceasefire
Hamas has rejected Israels proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, calling on the international community to pressure the occupying regime to proceed to the second phase of the deal as originally planned. Spokesman of the Palestine resistance movement Hazem Qassem made the...

No progress in second ceasefire phase talks: Hamas
Hamas has stated that no progress has been made in the indirect talks with Israel regarding the second phase of the ceasefire. It is uncertain whether the talks will resume on Saturday, as reported by a senior Hamas official. The first phase of the ceasefire halted 15 months of conflict in Gaza,...

Israel has no choice but to start negotiations: Hamas
Hamas has expressed its full commitment to a ceasefire deal, emphasizing that negotiations are the only way to secure the release of the remaining Israeli captives. The resistance group made the announcement on Thursday, as Israel began releasing 642 Palestinians after the resistance group...

Hamas says talks with Israel contingent on release of prisoners as agreed
Talks with Israel through mediators on further steps in a ceasefire agreement are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being released as agreed, Hamas official Basem Naim said on Sunday, reports Reuters. Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it...

Hamas to free 6 Israeli hostages as Israel releases 600 Palestinians
Hamas is set to release six more Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday, though the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is overshadowed by heightened tensions that threaten the fragile ceasefire, reports AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged retaliation after what he...

Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says
The Israeli military has confirmed that one of four bodies returned from Gaza on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, as previously claimed by Hamas. This update was reported by BBC, CNN, and other global outlets. The tragic news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, were...

US, Saudi Arabia reaffirm commitment to Gaza ceasefire and regional security
The United States and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to a ceasefire in Gaza and efforts to secure the release of hostages, including American citizens. Talks also focused on regional stability, economic ties, and defense cooperation, according to a press statement. The US...

'Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas doesn’t free hostages by Saturday'
Israels prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas it will end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume intense fighting if the Palestinian group does not return our hostages by Saturday noon. Netanyahu said he had ordered Israeli forces to amass inside and around Gaza in response to Hamass...

Hamas to halt hostage releases, jeopardizing Gaza ceasefire
Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group called Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict. Hamas was to release more Israeli hostages on Saturday in...

Hamas hails ‘heroic’ anti-Israeli operation in West Bank
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed as heroic the retaliatory operation carried out against Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, where the occupying regime has intensified its raids after the Gaza ceasefire. On Tuesday, two Israeli occupation troopers were killed and six...

Turkey slams 'inhumane' US proposal to relocate Gazans
Speaking in Qatar on Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan condemned the U.S. proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza, calling it inhumane. He expressed Turkeys strong opposition to the idea, which was first suggested by former U.S. President Donald Trump, and reiterated Turkeys...

Indonesia's Baznas sets target of Rp750 billion for Gaza reconstruction
Indonesias National Alms Agency (Baznas) is aiming to raise Rp750 billion (US$46 million) in charitable funds to help rebuild essential public infrastructure in Gaza, including hospitals, schools, and mosques. Baznas Head for National Digital Transformation, Nadratuzzaman Hosen, stated that an...

Israel to release 110 Palestinians in exchange for 3 captives
Israel is set to release 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 30 minors, in exchange for three Israeli captives as the third phase of the prisoner swap under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, Press TV reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the...

Israel continues to attack Palestinians despite ceasefire
The Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza, Press TV reported. Israeli tanks opened fire on some Gazans in the vicinity of Gaza Citys al-Zaytoun neighborhood on Tuesday....

Four Israeli women to be released in return for 200 Palestinians
Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinians in exchange for four female Israeli soldiers, a Hamas media official said, Press TV reported. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Nader Fakhouri, an official with the Prisoners Media Office affiliated with Hamas. Fakhouri said, The second...

Israeli snipers kill two Palestinian children despite ceasefire
Israeli gunfire has killed two Palestinian children and injured several others in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire currently in effect between Israel and Hamas. Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh was fatally shot on Monday near al-Awda Square in southern areas of Rafah city,...

First aid trucks enter Gaza Strip after ceasefire begins
The first trucks carrying humanitarian aid have entered into the Gaza Strip as the ceasefire between the Israel and Hamas begins on Sunday. The humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt on Sunday as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire started taking effect. The 42-day first stage of the...

‘Gaza ceasefire deal ‘biggest defeat’ for Israel’
The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmail Qaani has lauded the ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel as the biggest defeat for the occupying regime,. Qaani said on Sunday that the ceasefire,...

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect
A ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas has gone into effect after a nearly three-hour delay during which Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians, Al Jazeera, Times of Israel and Press TV reported. The deal stipulates a pause in fighting and the release of three Israeli captives...