Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker attempted to enter the Afghan Ministry of … Read more
The move comes amid growing frustration with lack of progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Qatar says it has suspended its mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel until the parties show “their willingness and seriousness” to end the war in Gaza. In a statement on X on Saturday, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign … Read more
Israeli air strikes have hit densely populated area in northern Gaza with no warning, killing at least 35 Palestinians. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed after an Israeli strike destroyed several buildings in a residential area of Beit Lahiya in besieged northern Gaza, with the Health Ministry describing it as a “horrific massacre”. According to … Read more
Israeli forces are advancing on the southern city of Rafah, aiming to destroy what Israeli officials have called the last significant Hamas stronghold in Gaza, at the same time that Israel and the militant group are again clashing in areas in the north. The Gaza Health Ministry said Monday that the health system in the … Read more
Delegates from the Palestinian militant group Hamas met with Russian officials in Moscow on Thursday, state-run media reported, citing Russia’s Foreign Ministry. “I can confirm that representatives of the [Hamas] Palestinian movement are visiting Moscow,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly briefing. Moscow had not previously announced plans for talks with the … Read more