DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader steps up his push on the Israeli government and Hamas to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end to the war in Gaza. ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances. Israel issued a new mass evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza. Ron Dermer,...
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have welcomed the June 24 ceasefire between Israel and Iran and called on all parties to respect the truce to avoid further escalation of conflict in the Middle East. “We urge all parties to respect the ceasefire and avoid...
Despite the fragile truce between Israel and Iran, the Philippines hopes that the United States-brokered ceasefire will hold and the region can move toward the path of peace. “I think we 're hopeful that this ceasefire will hold. Because everybody is thinking about peace. We 've...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran seemed to honor the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace. Trump, who helped...
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv announced that Israel is now back to its “full activity status” after a fragile ceasefire seemed to have held hours after it began. The advisory was posted on the embassy’s Facebook account on Wednesday, June 25. “Kasunod ng pag anunsyo ng ceasefire...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced. Trump, as he worked to seal the deal, publicly harangued the Israelis...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they had fought for so long and so hard that they do not know what they are doing. But...
After hitting a nearly three-month low in the previous day, the peso rebounded against the United States (US) dollar, influenced by a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which pushed global crude oil prices to near two-week lows. Data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP)...
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. The acceptance of the deal by...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for deliveries of desperately needed food and other aid. The...
