Key mediator Qatar said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their "final stages" on Tuesday. Hamas will free 33 hostages held in Gaza, while Israel will release about ...

Key mediator Qatar said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their "final stages" on Tuesday, adding that it was hopeful an agreement could be reached "very soon".

Incoming US President Trump had demanded a truce deal between Israel and Hamas before he took office on January 20, and the Biden administration has been trying to work closely with his team on ...

Mediators have presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft in Doha to end the year-long conflict in Gaza. Talks attended by officials from both Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's teams are at a ...

Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and ...

Hamas has approved a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, Palestinian sources close to negotiations said Wednesday, after mediator Qatar expressed hope an agreement to end the war could be reached ...

Plenty of challenges remain: Israel’s hard-right finance minister said on X Monday that he would not support any truce that halted his country’s war in Gaza. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 has served ...

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a phone call today with the UN Secretary-General HE Antonio Guterres.

The year was 1914. The warring countries in WW1 had discussed a cease fire to celebrate Christmas, but no agreement was made. However, on the night of Christmas, an unofficial cease fire was declared.

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia are getting into the Christmas spirit — they are waiting to break their 40-day fast with a giant feast joined by ...