ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoganwhose NATO member state has sought to balance its close ties with both Kiev and Moscow and has repeatedly offered to act as a peace mediator between them. During the talks in Istanbul, Erdogan was … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children war-ravaged Gaza – now some are dying of hunger. Officials have been warning of Israel’s siege and offensive for months causing famine in the Palestinian area. Hungry though most acutely in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan Thursday for the U.S. military to help set up a temporary port on the Gaza coast to increase the flow of aid to the area during World War II. the war between Israel and Hamassenior government officials said. The announcement comes amid an expansion … Read more
A JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft takes off from Lulea-Kallax Airport, Sweden on March 4, 2024 during the NATO Nordic Response 24 military exercise, a Norwegian national exercise conducted in Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with associated airspace and waters . Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty Images Sweden officially joined NATO on Thursday … Read more
South Africa has gone back to the United Nations’ top court seeking additional orders for Israel to let humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, citing “widespread starvation” in the devastated Palestinian territory. After nearly five months of war, much of Gaza is in ruins. International pressure is growing for Israel and Hamas to reach a … Read more
ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a hotly contested shoal in the South China Sea, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Philippine navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippines. ships. Philippine officials summoned a diplomat from … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and launched a missile by The Houthi rebels in Yemen toward the ship in the Red Sea, officials said early Wednesday, as the Indian Navy released images of it battling a fire aboard a container ship previously targeted by the Houthis. The attack … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to produce a breakthrough Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. , the informal deadline for a deal. Nearly five months of fighting … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target The Houthi rebels in Yemen, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, a Houthi missile attack set a ship on fire in the Gulf of Aden but caused no injuries. What … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday strongly rejected accusations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by senior German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to limit the domestic fallout from the leak and promised a swift investigation into how … Read more