Israeli air strikes on Gaza: beginning of a “larger campaign”?
Mouin Rabbani, Middle East analyst, breaks down Israel’s latest airstrikes on Gaza.
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Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC
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Why has Israel shattered the ceasefire in Gaza?
Inside Story Why has Israel shattered the ceasefire in Gaza? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to implement phase two of the ceasefire agreed upon with Hamas. Israel has launched its biggest assault on Gaza since January 19, when a ceasefire was agreed upon between Hamas and Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed…
Russia’s Putin agrees to 30-day halt in attacks on Ukraine energy targets
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Zelenskyy open to halting strikes on energy but needs details from Trump
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would support a proposal to stop strikes on energy infrastructure, but needs more details.
Aleppo’s airport reopens for the first time since Assad’s ouster
Aleppo International Airport has reopened for the first time since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
Turkiye’s Istanbul University annuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s diploma
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Video: Blast near Somalia president’s residence as official convoy passes
An explosion was reported near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
Putin may well get what he wants in Ukraine
Putin may well get what he wants in Ukraine The Russian president is quite close to drawing a thick red line in Eastern Europe that the West will have to respect. Leonid Ragozin Leonid Ragozin is a freelance journalist based in Riga. Published On 18 Mar 202518 Mar 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by…
Netanyahu: ‘From now on, negotiations will only take place under fire’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that Israel’s breaking of the Gaza ceasefire is “only the beginning.”