Author: Steven Sahiounie

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday discussed the latest proposal raised in negotiations between Palestinian group Hamas and Israel in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Indirect talks between the two sides, mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt, have so far failed to secure agreement on a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Israel has continued its brutal offensive despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate truce. Israel has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians in Gaza since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 which claimed 1,200 lives and around…

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Highlighting his longstanding commitment to “Israel”, US President Joe Biden has introduced a new captive deal proposal. US President Joe Biden laid out a new proposal that involves releasing Israeli captives in exchange for a ceasefire in Gaza. Biden claimed that this is the most effective step toward de-escalating the ongoing war, adding, “With a ceasefire, that aid could be safely and effectively distributed to all who need it.” “As someone who’s had a lifelong commitment to Israel, as the only American president who has ever gone to Israel at a time of war, as someone who just sent the…

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In the UK, temperatures at the start of the month will probably be around normal or a little above average BRUSSELS – Across the globe, climate change is intensifying extreme weather, bringing violent storms to Texas and deadly heat to India, following 10 consecutive months of record high temperatures, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday. In recent weeks, Europe has been largely spared such events, although Helsinki — the world’s second-most northerly capital — was nearing 30C (86F) this week, in heat more familiar to Mediterranean resorts. Europe is set for a cool start to summer, as wet and…

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