US sanctions four ICC judges, deputy prosecutors over Netanyahu arrest warrant
The United States has sanctioned four ICC officials, including a judge who authorised the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
21 Aug, 2025
Palestine to make historic Miss Universe debut with Nadine Ayoub vowing to carry her nation’s voice
Nadine Ayoub, set to be Palestine’s first-ever Miss Universe contestant, says she will represent “resilience, hope, and the heartbeat of a homeland” when she takes the stage in November.
19 Aug, 2025
Putin’s Alaska visit sparks Orthodox church clashes in US
Ukrainian Orthodox bishops in the US condemned the Alaska meeting of Archbishop Alexei with President Vladimir Putin as a betrayal of Christian witness amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
19 Aug, 2025
Arrangements underway for Putin-Zelenskyy meeting — Trump
US president signals possible trilateral summit, European leaders back security guarantees for Ukraine.
19 Aug, 2025
Hamas accepts 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal by mediators: Egyptian media
What’s next for Ukraine? Trump and Putin leave the world guessing
Ukraine must cede territory to Russia: Trump hints
Israelis hold nationwide protests calling for end to Gaza war
Trump, Putin announce positive strides at Alaska summit without Ukraine deal
14 Aug, 2025
Trump says Putin summit could fail, promises Ukraine say
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin may fail, and said any Ukraine deal would come through a future three-way meeting with Kiev.
14 Aug, 2025
Turkish, Qatari FMs meet in Doha to boost strategic ties, discuss Gaza and Syria
Hakan Fidan’s meetings in Qatar are expected to address the countries’ growing strategic partnership.
13 Aug, 2025
Trump vows ‘ very severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end war
US President Donald Trump has threatened Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin with “very severe consequences” if Putin does not agree to end the war in Ukraine during their upcoming summit in Alaska.
13 Aug, 2025
Trump and Putin in Alaska: Can they thaw the ice over Ukraine war?
US President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Putin, are expected to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine when they meet in Alaska on Friday. Experts say a lot of ice needs to break to reach a deal.
13 Aug, 2025
Putin’s patience, Trump’s Alaska gambit, and the Ukraine stalemate
Russia recently invoked a war that dragged on for more than two decades. With Trump set to meet Putin in Alaska, the question is whether either side is ready to abandon the kind of demands that make such long conflicts possible.
12 Aug, 2025
xAI’s Grok temporarily suspended over comments on Gaza genocide
‘Free speech tested, but I’m back,’ says Grok after being suspended for saying Israel and, US are committing genocide in Gaza.
10 Aug, 2025
Migrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France
Medics in France had to treat migrants hidden in a UK-bound refrigerated lorry for hypothermia on Saturday, after the driver heard their cries for help.
9 Aug, 2025
Trump to meet Putin in Alaska, says Russia-Ukraine deal might involve ‘swapping of territories’
Trump announces meeting with Russian President Putin in Alaska next Friday, adding a potential peace deal between Moscow and Kiev may involve territory exchange.
8 Aug, 2025
Russian, South African presidents discuss Ukrainian settlement
In phone call, Vladimir Putin thanks Cyril Ramaphosa for contribution to finding a solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
8 Aug, 2025
Trump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire decision ‘up to Putin’
US president says he’s ready to meet Putin regardless of whether Russian leader talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
