Is Biden’s two-state plan for Israel and Palestine a fantasy? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Is Biden’s two-state plan for Israel and Palestine a fantasy? | Israel-Palestine conflict

The US was happy to neglect the Palestinian issue for years. Why is it talking of a ‘reinvigorated’ peace process now? After the war on Gaza, US President Joe Biden says he wants to “reinvigorate” the attempts to create a Palestinian state alongside Israel. But the devil is in the…

Ukraine says Marianna Budanova, wife of military spy chief, was poisoned | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says Marianna Budanova, wife of military spy chief, was poisoned | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian officials say wife of Kyrylo Budanov has been hospitalised due to heavy metals poisoning. The wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment, a Ukrainian official says. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, or GUR, said Marianna Budanova, wife…

Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup attempt, officials say | Conflict News

Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup attempt, officials say | Conflict News

Information minister says 13 military officers arrested in relation to the weekend assault in capital Freetown. A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the West African country. Information Minister Chernor…

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce | Conflict News

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce | Conflict News

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israel has persisted with arresting dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as it conducts a prisoner release with Hamas, the Gaza-based armed group. In the first four days of the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas, which began on Friday,…

Philippine government, communist rebels to revive peace talks | Armed Groups News

Philippine government, communist rebels to revive peace talks | Armed Groups News

If negotiations succeed, the rebels will end their 50-year armed struggle and transform into a political movement. The Philippine government will resume peace talks with the country’s communist rebels, in a bid to end decades of civil strife. Authorities will re-engage with the New People’s Army (NPA), the military wing…

Gaza truce appears set to extend as Israel receives new list of captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Gaza truce appears set to extend as Israel receives new list of captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to be extending into a fifth day as the two sides completed their fourth release of captives from Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails under an original four-day truce deal while mediators said the process would continue. Qatar, which along…

Sierra Leone says 20 people killed in weekend attack on military barracks | Conflict News

Sierra Leone says 20 people killed in weekend attack on military barracks | Conflict News

President says most of the leaders arrested after attacks on military barracks and prisons in the West African nation. At least 20 people have been killed, including 13 soldiers, and several wounded in a series of attacks over the weekend that targeted military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone, according…

Photos: Lebanese residents of border towns return home amid truce in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Photos: Lebanese residents of border towns return home amid truce in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

As a cautious calm descended on the border of south Lebanon on Saturday, the second day of a four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, villages that had emptied of residents came back to life – at least briefly. Shuttered shops reopened, cars moved through the streets and, in one border…

Finnish FM: Finland’s defence deal with Israel vs its stance on Gaza | European Union

Finnish FM: Finland’s defence deal with Israel vs its stance on Gaza | European Union

Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Finland’s NATO accession, Russian threats, and Israeli deal vs Gaza stance. As the easternmost European Union member, Finland, historically neutral, pivots towards NATO in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion, new geopolitical challenges arise: increased Russian espionage, cyberattacks and potential election interference, the Finnish government says….