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  • Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza ceasefire deal begins as British citizen among first hostages set for release

    The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip

  • Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region

    A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show, one of several built in a nation mired in a stalemated war threatening to reignite. The airstrip on Abd al-Kuri Island, which rises out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden, could provide a key landing zone for military operations patrolling that waterway.

  • Demonstrators Gather in DC for 'People's March' Ahead of Inauguration

    Protesters marched in Washington DC on Saturday, January 18, ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.Footage filmed by Ben Von Klemperer shows protesters gathering in Franklin Park before starting their march, which culminated in a rally at Lincoln Memorial, according to local reports.The demonstration, dubbed the People’s March, was expected to draw thousands to DC.DC police warned of heavy traffic around several squares and the White House. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful

  • Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks

    Ukrainian military officials dismissed suggestions that Russian forces had breached Pokrovsk, a critical transport hub

  • Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine

    Discovery of two injured servicemen sent from Pyongyang and disguised as Russian fighters blows apart myth that Zelenskyy’s fight is solely with Moscow

  • Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire

    Israel's prime minister says his country is ready to go back to war in Gaza if negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas collapses.

  • Gaza ceasefire has a test to overcome before it's even begun

    The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened. Seconds later, black smoke started rising above northern Gaza in what must have been a message from the IDF to Hamas: this is what is at stake; abide by terms of the deal, release the names of the three hostages due to be handed over today, otherwise the war will continue. Hamas blame "technical field reasons", which I understand might relate to their difficulties passing messages between their leadership in Gaza.

  • What to know about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

    After more than a year of devastating war, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the 15-month conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip. It requires cooperation between Palestinian militant groups, the International Red Cross, the Israeli military, mediators from multiple countries and an Israeli government whose coalition is starting to fray as hard-line ministers express their disapproval. The pause has lifted spirits in Gaza, where 90% of the population has been displaced by Israel’s punishing ground and air bombardments, and vast swaths of the territory reduced to rubble.

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters prepare to defy police ban on march near synagogue

    Pro-Palestinian activists are preparing to defy a police ban on staging a march outside the BBC’s headquarters, which senior officials fear could lead to disruption at a nearby synagogue.

  • Gaza ceasefire begins as British woman among three Israeli hostages to be released

    Long-awaited truce has begun after last minute tensions between Israel and Hamas, clearing the way for hostages to be released after 15 months of captivity

  • Students lead massive protests in Serbia against state broadcaster and president

    Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students held a noisy rally Friday outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest what they called the broadcaster's pro-government bias. The demonstration, one of the biggest in years against alleged pro-government bias by the RTS television station, is part of wider protests that erupted after the fall of a concrete canopy in the northern city of Novi Sad last November, killing 15 people.

  • A visual guide to the destruction of Gaza

    Satellite imagery, maps, video footage and graphics show how Gaza has been left in ruins by Israel’s war against Hamas

  • How Syria’s Tishrin Dam has become a focal point of fighting between rebel groups

    Several Syrian civilians were killed during a pro-Kurdish protest near Tishrin Dam on January 8. The dam, which sits on the Euphrates River in northern Syria and is an important source of water and power for local communities, has become a focal point of fighting between Kurdish rebel groups and Turkish-backed rebels from the Syrian National Army. Both sides are also carrying out the battle online, where they both have been claiming to control this strategic crossing site. Tishrin Dam has become

  • Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say

    The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. Netanyahu also asserted that he negotiated the best deal possible, even as Israel’s far-right Public Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he and most of his party would resign from the government in opposition to it. Netanyahu earlier warned that a ceasefire wouldn’t go forward unless Israel received the names of hostages to be released, as agreed.

  • Israel's cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

    The vote paves the way for exchanges of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners to begin on Sunday.

  • Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal: Who is going to be released and what to expect

    Hostages and Palestinian prisoners are expected to start being released from 4pm local time Sunday

  • Gaza ceasefire deal takes effect and fighting halts after delay

    JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East. Residents and a medical worker in Gaza said that they had heard no new fighting or military strikes since about half an hour before it was finally implemented. Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks killed 13 Palestinians between 0630 GMT, when the ceasefire was meant to begin, and 0915 GMT, when it actually took effect, Palestinian medics said.

  • Netanyahu: Israel reserves right to resume war in Gaza if necessary

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would resume its war against Hamas “with full force” if the terror group breaks the ceasefire.

  • Gunman shoots dead two judges at Iran’s supreme court

    Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed by an assassin who then shot himself on Saturday

  • Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future

    Don’t let Israel’s approval of the Gaza ceasefire fool you: There are deep schisms in Israeli politics that could threaten the longevity of the deal.