Hamas has not shut the door on negotiations, an official from the Palestinian militant group said Wednesday, after Israel launched its most intense bombardment of Gaza since a January 19 ceasefire.
“Hamas has not closed the door on negotiations but we insist there is no need for new agreements,” Taher al-Nunu told AFP on the phone from Cairo, also calling for Israel to be forced to implement the ceasefire.
Several US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Former President Joe Biden last year ordered his national security team to establish working groups to monitor the issue amid warnings…
Deterring renewed attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on US warships and growing threats on international commercial shipping in the Red Sea will take “significant” diplomatic and military efforts, despite better international preparedness, experts have told Al Arabiya English. Houthi forces claimed on Wednesday to have carried out a fourth attack in 72 hours on an…
More than 63,000 pages of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump , many without the redactions that had confounded historians for years and helped fuel conspiracy theories. The US National Archives and Records Administration posted to its website roughly 2,200 files…
Taiwanese troops will simulate possible scenarios for a Chinese invasion in 2027 during the island’s annual war games, the defense ministry said Wednesday, as Beijing maintains military pressure on Taipei. China insists self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to seize the island by force. Officials in the United States – Taipei’s main…
The Israeli army on Wednesday urged Gazans to evacuate what it called “combat areas” in the north and south of the Palestinian territory, after it resumed airstrikes following a ceasefire breakdown. In a post on X, military spokesman Avichay Adraee warned people in Beit Hanun, Khirbet Khuza’a and Abasan al-Jadida that “these areas are dangerous…
Questions are mounting in Canada and Europe about whether large purchases of high-end US weaponry, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, remain a wise strategic choice for Western countries concerned about their investment in US defense technology. In less than two months, US President Donald Trump has upended decades of US foreign policy. He…
