The United States brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities. There is a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, after nearly four decades of conflict. The final stage was brokered by US President Donald Trump in the White House. Crucial to the deal is a corridor to connect the main part of Azerbaijan … Read more
GAZA IS IN the grip of an incipient famine, amid a futile war that neither Hamas nor Israel appears ready to end. In an attempt to highlight the suffering of the Palestinians, stop the fighting and save the idea of two countries for two peoples, Britain and France have in recent days both taken decisive … Read more
Draft deal to end bitter decades-long conflict agreed 4 months ago, but timeline for sealing it remains uncertain. The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks in the United Arab Emirates after nearly four decades of conflict. The meeting in Abu Dhabi on Thursday between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President … Read more
No breakthrough on Middle East peace as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet Financial Times Netanyahu, Trump discuss forced transfer of Palestinians out of Gaza Al Jazeera US President Donald Trump Seeks an Elusive Peace Dividend in Gaza Bloomberg.com Top Israeli Official Says Cease-fire Deal With Hamas Up to 90 Percent Agreed Upon Haaretz Netanyahu says any future Palestinian … Read more
Israeli officials said there is serious doubt whether new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa would agree to any peace deal with Israel that did not include a withdrawal from the Golan Heights, which Israel captured during the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed. The officials said the United States has been informed about the negotiations, which … Read more
Attacks have intensified again while Russian forces gain more territory. Attacks by both Russia and Ukraine have intensified in recent weeks, with little sign that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II is nearing an end. So, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each side and their alliances? And what are the chances of … Read more
The United States president says a deal is ‘very close ‘as he criticises Russia’s leader. Donald Trump promised to end the Ukraine war on day one of his US presidency. Then his special envoy promised to end it within the first 100 days. The second self-imposed deadline is days away, with no deal in sight. … Read more
The US president has threatened to ‘move on’ if he sees no progress from Russia and Ukraine. Before he took office, US President Donald Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours” of entering the White House. But nearly 100 days into his presidency, he’s made little headway, as the fighting … Read more
Redi Tlhabi discusses the Russia-Ukraine war and what’s next with a former US diplomat and a Russian professor. For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to a partial ceasefire proposed by the United States. Both sides have committed to halting attacks … Read more
Emboldened by Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu is intensifying the war. There’s been widespread international condemnation of Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza, including from the United Nations. But the United States was the only country on the 15-member UN Security Council to back Israel’s air strikes at a meeting on Tuesday. Emboldened by US President Donald … Read more