CAIRO (AP) — Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group 's surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The second day...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual violence against women and girls is on the rise...
Former National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief negotiator Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni has died at the age of 90 while in self-exile in Utrecht, The Netherlands on Saturday, June 7, according to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). “It is with deep sorrow that we...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, but aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the 3-year-old war, officials said. The...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face...
PARIS (AP) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Wednesday that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent hostilities from getting out of control. He spoke on his first visit to Europe since taking office in January, and as he seeks to broaden ties to Western...
Residents of the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams evacuate their homes and carry their belongings as the Israeli military continues its operation in the area on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) U.S. officials have had “ongoing talks and discussions” with ...
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they leave the Elysee Palace, after an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom, in Paris,...
Palestinians flee the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, following Israeli military evacuation orders, saying its forces will soon operate there, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that President Marcos will personally attend the inaugural Global Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15 wherein issues on food security, nuclear security, and the war in Ukraine would be tackled. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian...
The Philippines and Ukraine have agreed to strengthen their 32-year-old bilateral relations, including exporting Ukrainian agricultural products to the Philippines. BILATERAL MEETING — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. talks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Malacañan, June...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Marcos for the Philippines' registration for the Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine on June 15, saying it sends a "strong signal" and an important step toward peace. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (right) and...
