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Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with each side accusing the other of carrying out hundreds of attacks. Putin, who ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, ordered Russian forces to “stop all …
Read More »U.S.-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine would ‘give nothing’ to Russia, says Kremlin aide
The ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia proposed by the U.S. would “give nothing” to Russia, while helping Kyiv by giving its weary and short-handed military a break, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. “A 30-day temporary ceasefire. Well, what does it give us? It gives us nothing. It only gives the Ukrainians …
Read More »The U.S. says the ‘ball is now in Russia’s court.’ But what really happens if Putin agrees to a ceasefire?
After nine hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, officials emerged to announce that Ukraine had agreed to a U.S. proposal for an interim 30-day ceasefire and that “the ball is now in Russia’s court.” While the announcement was billed as a step toward peace, and marked an abrupt turn in acrimonious …
Read More »Hamas reports ‘no progress’ on 2nd ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel
The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of fighting …
Read More »Turkey Conflict | Turkey PKK Ceasefire Update; Kurdistan Workers Party | तुर्किये में थम गई 40 साल पुरानी जंग: कुर्दों आतंकी संगठन ने हथियार डाले; अलग देश की लड़ाई में अब तक 40 हजार मौतें
अंकारा4 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक कुर्दिस्तान वर्कर्स पार्टी (PKK) के जेल में बंद नेता अब्दुल्ला ओकलान की तरफ से पार्टी को भंग करने का आदेश देने के बाद पार्टी के सदस्यों ने बड़ी संख्या में जमा होकर समर्थन जाहिर किया। तुर्किये में कुर्द अलगाववादी और सरकार के बीच 40 साल …
Read More »Hamas returns bodies of 4 hostages to Israel in final exchange of this ceasefire
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The six-week ceasefire came into effect on Jan. 19 and has …
Read More »Marco Rubio says Hamas ‘must be eradicated,’ casting further doubt on Gaza’s shaky ceasefire
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem at the start of a regional tour, …
Read More »Europe’s leaders warn against ‘appeasement’ with Russia, ceasefire talks without Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements on its fate reached by Moscow and Washington in its absence, and called for Europe to have a seat at the negotiating table at the end of the war. “Today it’s important that everything does not go …
Read More »Hamas names hostages set to be released, accuses Israel of violating ceasefire deal
Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile deal meant to end the war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri during …
Read More »5th hostage-prisoner swap carried out as Gaza ceasefire holds
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli hostages, whose gaunt appearance shocked Israelis, while Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinians in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Eli Sharabi, 52, both taken hostage …
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