Islamic Jihad militants on Sunday agreed terms of an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel, intended to end three days of intense bombing that has left at least 43 Palestinians dead. “A short while ago the wording of the Egyptian truce agreement was reac…
Death toll in Israeli bombing of Gaza rises to 41
Forty-one Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been killed since Israel began a bombing campaign on the enclave on Friday, Gazan health authorities have said, amid reports a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants may be imminent. Si…
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog should sort outstanding issues
Iran on Sunday demanded that the UN nuclear watchdog “completely” resolve outstanding issues related to questions over nuclear material at undeclared sites, amid resumed talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal. Talks aimed at reviving the agreement over …
Health ministry warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned of impending catastrophic repercussions as a consequence of an intensifying Israeli aggression on the besieged enclave that entered its third day on Sunday. The ministry issued the warning in light …
Suspected Islamists kill 20 in attack on villages in Congo
Suspected Islamist militants killed around 20 people in attacks on two villages in eastern Congo over the weekend, the army and a local human rights group said on Sunday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed residents …
Bodies of eight Palestinians pulled out of rubble in Gaza
Eight Palestinian bodies were pulled out of the rubble after an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the besieged Gaza Strip as its deadly assault raged on. A child, two women and four men, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday night that le…
Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as ‘sign of hope’
Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure of the first ships carrying grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could be a model for dialogue to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. The first ship, …
Greek spy chief resigns over Israeli spyware claims
The head of Greece’s intelligence service, Panagiotis Kontoleon has resigned after accusations that the agency used Israeli-made spyware to bug opposition politicians and journalists. One of the Greek prime minister’s key aides, Grigoris Dimitriadis, h…
Juventus cancels match amid Israeli strikes on Gaza
European footballing giants Juventus and Atletico Madrid have cancelled an upcoming friendly match due to be played in Israel, as Tel Aviv continued its military assault of Gaza for a third day in a row. The match between the Italian and Spanish and si…
Thirty-one inmates escape from Lebanon jail: authorities
More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention centre at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official. “At dawn … 31 detainees managed to escape” from a detention centre in the Adlieh n…