Three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023, were released yesterday in Gaza as part of a new ceasefire agreement. Romi Gonen, 24, Doron Steinbrecher, 31,...
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Israel Hamas ceasefire deal begins. Israel confirms receiving list of hostages to be freed soon.
The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas began at 11:15 am Gaza local time today. It started three hours after its...
Three people have been killed in a Russian airstrike on Kyiv overnight. Ukrainian officials said a metro station and a water pipe were also damaged. They added that Russian...
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Israel to release 735 Palestinian prisoners in first phase of Gaza ceasefire & hostage release deal with Hamas.
January 18, 2025 1:52 PM. Israel will release 735 Palestinian prisoners during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that it agreed with Hamas. In...
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s security cabinet was set to meet Friday after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister...
Somalia troops. Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. Islamic State has...
Romania has bolstered its military presence on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Eastern Flank as of January 2025, deploying units to Slovakia and Bulgaria. The country’s Ministry of...
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US President Biden awards Pope Francis Presidential medal of freedom with distinction.
January 12, 2025 1:53 PM. In the US, the outgoing US President, Joe Biden, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis on a phone call...
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3 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
In Chhattisgarh, at least three Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces today. A joint team of security forces was on a search operation in the National...
Patriot air defense missile system. Photo, Tom Twardy/Bundeswehr. Germany has provided Ukraine with a new military aid package to bolster Kyiv’s defenses. The package includes 15 Leopard 1A5 tanks,...