Demonstrators attack several foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Demonstrators attack several foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Demonstrators attack several foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Israeli officials have suggested the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi territory. Netanyahu appeared to be joking on Thursday when he responded to an interviewer on pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 who mistakenly said "Saudi state" instead of "Palestinian state", before correcting himself.
Demonstrators at the proposed site included Hongkongers who fear it could be used to illegally detain dissenters
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israel delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for more Gazatruce talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson said, as its military withdrew from an important crossing point in the enclave, as agreed under the truce with Hamas. Indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the next stage of the ceasefire are set to start this week following Netanyahu's visit to the United States last week. However, a source in Netanyahu's office said the Israeli delegation at this point will only discuss technical issues, rather than the bigger matters which are supposed to be hammered out, including the administration of post-war Gaza.
A released Israeli hostage told a Hamas crowd he hoped to see his wife and daughters after his release - suggesting he did not know they had been killed on 7 October.
Three more hostages will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
Three male Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners were freed in the fifth round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas Saturday, but the gaunt, frail appearance of the released captives was condemned as “shocking” by Israel.
Palestinians find moment of respite in going out to dinner or relaxing in cafes as devastated territory seeks to rebuild
New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages renewed pressure Sunday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the first phase ending in three weeks. Talks on the second phase, meant to see more hostages released and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, were due to start Feb. 3.
Kyiv had indicated last week the North Koreans may have been withdrawn due to heavy losses in battle.
North Korean soldiers had been missing from combat, fueling speculation they were pulled back after taking heavy losses.
Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, was among thousands of people who demonstrated against the plans on Saturday.
Israel's "lack of commitment" is putting the Gaza ceasefire in danger of collapse, a senior Hamas official told AFP on Saturday with talks yet to start on its second phase.Basem Naim: What we see from delay and lack of commitment in implementing the first phase and the attempt to create a political, international, diplomatic, and media environment to pressure the Palestinian negotiators upon entering the second phase, certainly exposes this agreement to danger and thus it might stop and collapse
None of Zawadi Sifa's seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. “Each time I give birth ... we are fleeing,” Sifa said as she rocked a baby, her youngest, in her arms. Several weeks ago, the M23 rebels — the most prominent among more than a 100 armed groups vying for dominance in the region — began their advance toward Goma, North Kivu’s provincial capital, in a major escalation of the yearslong fighting with government forces.
Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day.- Talks in Doha - Palestinian militants, led by Hamas, have so far freed 18 hostages in exchange for around 600 mostly Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails.
The three hostages are now back in Israel, whilst dozens of Palestinians who had been held in Israeli prisons have now returned to the West Bank.View on euronews
The clashes took place in Chhattisgarh state, which has seen a long-running insurgency by Maoists.
The frail condition of the latest three Israeli hostages released by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday as part of the fragile three-weeks-old ceasefire agreement has raised concerns. Hamas handed over Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy to the Red Cross before they were transferred to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). In exchange,…
Defiant Gazans reject Trump’s resettlement plan after enduring 15 months of conflict
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli hostages whose gaunt appearance shocked Israelis, and Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinians in the latest stage of a ceasefire aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, who were taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, who was abducted that day from the Nova music festival, were led onto a Hamas podium by gunmen. The three men appeared thin, weak and pale, in worse condition than the 18 other hostages already freed under the truce agreed in January after 15 months of war.
Ukraine's claim came just days after South Korea's intelligence service stated that North Korean troops had been pulled back from the front lines.View on euronews