ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is the deadliest crisis between the two countries in several years. The...
BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — Cheers erupted among Palestinians on Monday as Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners under a Gaza ceasefire agreement that saw them exchanged for Israeli hostages freed by Hamas. Large crowds greeted the freed prisoners in Beitunia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the war and opened the door to building a durable peace in the Middle East. The...
The Philippines welcomes the Israel-Hamas peace plan, calling it a “monumental step” toward the de-escalation of the conflict there, and expressed hope for a long-term stability in a region critical to maritime trade. In a statement on Friday, Oct. 10, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East. A brief statement from Prime...
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza grew after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced this week. Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas attack that sparked the war....
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On the eve of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is working on a new ceasefire plan with the White House, but details are still being sorted out. Netanyahu has come under heavy international...
The Philippines has welcomed the recognition of several foreign governments of the need to create a State of Palestine during a high-level meeting in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 23 (Manila time). A post on X (formerly Twitter) by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) acknowledged France, Portugal,...
The Philippines will deploy five representatives to the Interim Observer Group that was created to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire in the Cambodia-Thailand border region, President Marcos said. From the original plan to only send one or two, Marcos said it has been decided that the...
RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicated its positions haven 't changed, while Gaza 's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000. U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas ' latest response "shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce, President Donald Trump 's special envoy Steve Witkoff said...
LONDON (AP) — Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war in Gaza "must end now" — the latest sign of allies ' sharpening language as Israel 's isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of countries also...
