‘Hopeful’: Donald Trump meets family of hostage, slain IDF soldier amid Gaza peace talks; reaffirms commitment to their return

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday met at the White House with released hostage Edan Alexander and his family, as well as the family of slain IDF member Omer Neutra, amid ongoing negotiations in Egypt over his plan to end the war in Gaza.Alexander, who was held by Hamas for 584 days, and Neutra’s family […]

‘Real chance’: Donald Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’; talks may reshape wider region

Donald Trump speaking at Oval Office (AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there was a “real chance” of a Gaza peace deal, as indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israeli representatives resumed in Egypt on the second anniversary of the October 7 attack that triggered the ongoing war.“There’s a real chance that we could […]

What People in Gaza Told Us About Two Years of War

In the two years since Hamas militants attacked Israel, we’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza. Their stories stayed with us. So we tried to find them again. By Vivian Yee, Saher Alghorra, Laura Boushnak, Nader Ibrahim, Rebecca Suner, June Kim, Christina Shaman, James Surdam, Jon Hazell and Nikita Pavlov October 7, 2025 Source […]

Latest French government’s collapse within 14 hours deepens Macron’s political crisis

Former Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron (Image credits: AP) PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is running out of wiggle room. The abrupt resignation of his prime minister Monday, Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval, puts the French leader in a bind. None of the options now […]

US has given at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since war in Gaza began, report says

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) WASHINGTON: The United States under the Biden and Trump administrations has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel since the start of the Gaza war two years ago, according to a new academic study published Tuesday, the second […]

Can Gaza Peace Plan help Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10? | World News

FILE – President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves upon leaving the West Wing of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) If Donald Trump could trademark “peace,” he would. Ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on October 10, the president is campaigning harder […]

Hundreds of thousands march in Turkiye, Spain, the Netherlands for Gaza

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally during a protest in Madrid, Spain, calling for an end to the war in Gaza. (Picture credit: AP) Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians. Istanbul held the largest of multiple demonstrations being staged in Turkiye. In the Turkish capital Ankara, protesters held up […]

Hamas agrees to Gaza plan in part, says will release hostages

A demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Barcelona on Saturday Hamas agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel but said the rest of a US peace plan would be subject to negotiation, a stance that offered uncertain hopes for an end to the conflict in Gaza. Hamas is […]

Gaza peace deal to a close? Donald Trump claims Israel agrees to ‘initial withdrawal line’; hints at immediate ceasefire | World News

Trump says Israel agrees to ‘initial withdrawal line’; hints at immediate ceasefire (Pic Source: Truth Social/@realDonaldTrump) US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Israel has agreed to an “initial withdrawal line” in Gaza, which has also been shared with Hamas, setting the stage for a potential ceasefire and prisoner exchange in the two-year-old conflict. […]

Gaza peace plan: Netanyahu says negotiators to head to Egypt for talks; pins hope to bring hostages back ‘in coming days’ | World News

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a negotiating team from Israel will travel to Egypt to discuss a potential Gaza deal, as indirect talks with Hamas gained momentum under a new US-brokered peace plan. “I have instructed the negotiating team to go to Egypt to finalise the technical details. The intention is to limit the […]