GENEVA, Switzerland - The Red Cross said Monday that its president had travelled to Qatar to meet with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh "to advance humanitarian issues related to the armed conflict in Israel and Gaza". President Mirjana Spoljaric "President Mirjana Spoljaric met with (Ismail)...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be the best way of ensuring Israel's security. Borrell held a video meeting with foreign ministers from the EU's 27 countries after touring the Middle East for talks on...
LONDON, United Kingdom - South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to launch negotiations a new free trade deal with the UK during this week's three-day state visit, Downing Street said Monday. President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee President Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon Hee...
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An Israeli drone on Saturday attacked the Lebanese southern city of Nabatieh for the first time since the July 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The drone fired two missiles at a local aluminum factory on the road between Toul and Kfour,...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli killing of the Palestinian people. In a televised statement aired by the state-run Palestine TV, Abbas urged Biden to immediately...
LOS ANGELES, United states -- SpaceX's giant new rocket Starship on Saturday blasted off on its second test flight, but exploded minutes after launch. Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster at about 7:04 a.m. Central Time (1304 GMT) from...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Currently there is no deal reached yet on the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Saturday night. Netanyahu denied "incorrect reports" about a deal of releasing part of about 240 hostages...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that it has expanded the offensive against Hamas in the Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza Strip. The IDF said that the attacks were carried out in the Zeitoun district in southern Gaza City and the city of Jabalia in the...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - The United States and China plan further talks on commercial issues next year, the US Commerce Department said Friday in a commitment to continue high level engagement despite tensions. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo The announcement came after the US and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States on Friday approved Japan's request to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles, part of Tokyo's bid to bolster defenses despite fresh dialogue with China. The State Department said it was approving the $2.35 billion sale that includes two types of the Tomahawk...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he had invited China's Premier Li Qiang to visit, as a long-stormy relationship improves. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Albanese, who visited Beijing in early November, saw Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Friday that thousands of people living in towns and villages near the frontline had been left without electricity by recent Russian strikes on energy facilities. President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters this week that Russian forces were likely stockpiling...
