London, March 3 (IANS) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he was ready to sign the aborted mineral deal with the US after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a… Continue reading Zelensky offers to sign aborted mineral deal with US as Europeans rally in a ‘Coalition of Willing’
Gaza, March 3 (IANS) Israel will only be able to “get its captives back” through a prisoner exchange deal, senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi said in a press statement. “Israeli… Continue reading Israel only to retrieve hostages through prisoners’ swap: Hamas
Jerusalem, March 3 (IANS) Schools across northern Israel reopened after being closed for nearly a year and a half, following the outbreak of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict along the Lebanese border… Continue reading Schools in Israel reopen after months of closure due to conflict
London, March 3 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) of British export finance to purchase more than… Continue reading UK PM announces new 1.6-billion-pound deal for Ukraine to buy missiles
Gaza, March 3 (IANS) Amid widespread devastation and family losses, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip welcomed this year’s holy month of Ramadan with heavy hearts and weary bodies, following 15… Continue reading Gazans suffer heightened anxiety as ceasefire talks stall during Ramadan
Jerusalem, March 2 (IANS) Israel has accepted a US proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and Jewish Passover holiday, according… Continue reading Israel accepts US proposal for temporary ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, Passover holidays
Beirut, March 2 (IANS) The deputy head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) called for urgent international support for Lebanon to restore its security and revitalise its economy, according to… Continue reading UNDP official urges urgent int’l support for Lebanon’s stability, recovery
Jerusalem, March 2 (IANS) Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since.… Continue reading Hamas issues new hostage video, Israel says ‘will not be deterred’
London, March 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During their meeting at Downing Street, Starmer said Ukraine has “full backing across the… Continue reading UK PM Starmer meets Ukrainian President Zelensky
Phnom Penh, March 2 (IANS) Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said that the biennial Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) needed to continue to strive for peace, sustainable development and shared prosperity for… Continue reading Cambodian FM says ASEM needs to strive for peace, sustainable development, shared prosperity
Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Moscow and Washington have agreed on joint measures aimed at ensuring the uninterrupted financing of diplomatic missions in both countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Russian… Continue reading Moscow, Washington agree on joint steps to restore diplomatic missions
Washington, March 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “not a man that wanted to make peace,” while claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading Trump suggests Zelensky doesn’t want to make peace while Putin does
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Hours after the stormy exchange in the White House, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant note, saying he had done nothing wrong that he needed… Continue reading Did nothing ‘bad’, says Zelensky of Oval Office exchange
New York, March 1 (IANS) Before it erupted volcanically at their Oval Office meeting, the hostility between Presidents Donald Trump of the US and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had been… Continue reading Hostility between Trump, Zelensky simmering since 2019 impeachment
New York, March 1 (IANS) At the heart of the meltdown between Presidents Donald Trump of the US and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is their personalities, a clash of showmanship… Continue reading Behind Trump-Zelensky meltdown, clash of personalities, styles of showmanship, bravado
