For Gómez-Suárez, if Colombia’s conflict is regional, then the solution should be too. He draws a contrast between his approach to the Comuneros and the way the Colombian government previously negotiated peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), once the largest rebel group in the country. In 2016, under then-President Juan Manuel Santos, … Read more
Netanyahu’s border proposal threatens Gaza ceasefire talks Al Jazeera English Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to ‘thwart’ ceasefire and hostage deal The Guardian Why is Netanyahu so insistent on Israel staying in Philadelphi Corridor? Al Jazeera English Hostage families press Biden admin to make a deal with Hamas that doesn’t include Israel NBC News U.S. Effort … Read more
Discussions brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt to resume in Cairo. As Israel continues its relentless war on Gaza, Palestinians are pinning their hopes on talks that have paused in Doha but are set to resume in Cairo next week. Israel and Hamas are studying proposals from mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States. … Read more
Israel says it will attend as its forces kill more than 100 Palestinians in school attack. Israel has bombed another school in one of the worst attacks of its war on Gaza. Yet it says it will attend ceasefire talks brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt next week. But Hamas has a new leader … Read more
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. Jerusalem CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed on a key Israeli concession in ceasefire negotiations, demanding that armed men be barred from returning to northern Gaza during an eventual ceasefire, an Israeli source familiar with the talks told CNN. Israel had … Read more
The call between the US president and the Israeli prime minister took about 30 minutes and was attended by the national security adviser, secretary of state and vice president. The purpose of the call, according to the White House, was to work out the final details in terms of trying to get the captives that … Read more
Bahrain had cut ties with Iran in 2016, but relations improved following the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement last year. Bahrain and Iran have agreed to begin talks aimed at restoring political relations between the two countries, after a meeting between their foreign ministers in Tehran, the Bahraini foreign ministry has said. The meeting between Bahrain Foreign Minister … Read more
Negotiations are based on a plan calling for an Israeli withdrawal from ‘major population centres’ in Gaza and an initial six-week ceasefire. Qatar says some progress in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza has been made and it is continuing mediation to “bridge the gap” between Israel and Hamas. The Gulf state, Egypt and the … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it has taken “operational control” of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Wael Abu Omar, a Gaza border official, said travel and the flow of aid into the Strip “stopped completely” as a result. Hamas said it agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian cease-fire proposal, and Israel … Read more
By Jacqueline Howard BBC News 9 April 2024, 02:10 BST Updated 3 hours ago Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has met former President Donald Trump in Florida, before heading onto Washington DC for talks. The former PM is in the US for talks with senior government officials about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. It is … Read more