Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire and calls on Hamas to do same
Source 20/08/2024 By: AP via Scripps News The U.S. secretary of state spoke after holding a 2 1/2 hour meeting with…
Category: Asia-Middle East
Israeli military orders large-scale evacuation from Khan Younis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised the evacuation order on Monday, saying there is now no safe place for Palestinians to…
Palestinian Islamic Jihad fire rockets into Israel as tanks advance in Gaza
GAZA, July 2 — The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel yesterday as fighting…
EXPLAINER | What is China’s planned financial stability law and how will it work?
China is moving closer to unveiling its financial stability law, which includes setting up a fund to rescue troubled financial…
Will election-wary Iranians choose a Turkic as the next president?
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian is riding high on the support of ethnic Turks and Sunnis. Hardline conservative Saeed Jalili stands in…
N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead
SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) — North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead,…