Tag: truce
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Israel Faces New Calls For Truce After Killing Of Hostages Raises Alarm
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday after a series of shootings, including the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages, fueled global concerns about the conduct of the 10-week-old war in Gaza. Israeli protesters are urging their government to renew…
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With truce breakdown in Israel-Hamas war, bombing resumes
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TEL AVIV — It was, it seemed, the way of this war. As America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, flew out of Tel Aviv on Friday morning, having repeatedly expressed hopes that Israel’s fragile seven-day truce with the militant group Hamas would continue, the bombs began falling once again. The last week…
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‘I hope they’ll extend this truce.’ Gazans fear Israel will soon resume bombardment
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DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — She was born at dawn in a crowded shelter here on the first day of the truce between Israel and Hamas. Her parents named her Israa — just like her mother. “Her arrival was an omen of peace,” said Israa abu Aaser, cradling her newborn. “There was quiet and…
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Wagner chief Prigozhin says he’s accepted truce brokered by Belarus
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The chief of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Saturday that he’d agreed to halt his forces’ “movement inside Russia, and to take further steps to de-escalate tensions,” in an agreement brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The Wagner group boss earlier ordered his forces to march toward Moscow after unleashing a long series…
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Scholz upbeat about trade truce with US in ‘first quarter of this year’ – POLITICO
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PARIS — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised optimism on Sunday that the EU and the U.S. can reach a trade truce in the coming months to prevent discrimination against European companies due to American subsidies. Speaking at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint Franco-German Cabinet meeting in Paris, Scholz said…
