Category: 3. Middle East

These are the key developments from day 1,433 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Tuesday, January 27:

Fighting

• At least two people were…

Comment by US official on amnesty for Hamas members is seen as a ‘significant step’, as focus moves to next stage of Gaza ceasefire.

Disarmament by Hamas in Gaza will be accompanied by “some sort of amnesty” for the Palestinian group, a…

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US president says he is raising tariffs from 15 percent due to Seoul’s failure to ratify a trade deal.

United States President…

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The United States is “open for business” if Iran wishes to contact Washington, a U.S. official said on Monday, as the United States seeks to pressure Tehran over a government crackdown on protesters.

“I think they…

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The United States believes disarmament by Hamas militants in Gaza comes along with some sort of amnesty for the Palestinian group, a U.S. official said on Monday.

The official, speaking to reporters on condition of…

WASHINGTON — As he weighs a military response to this month’s deadly protest crackdown in Iran, President Donald Trump said Monday that he believes that the country’s leaders are seeking a diplomatic agreement with the United States. 

Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower-income people.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has…

US federal immigration raids continue in Minnesota, and the operation has set the stage for a standoff between state officials and the…

A writer for a right-wing website asked the White House spokesperson a leading question about the killing of Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minnesota, prompting an attack on the “liberal biased media.”