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Edan Alexander's family members have urged further efforts to release the remaining hostages

US-Israeli hostage reunites with family after being freed by Hamas

TEL AVIV — Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has been reunited with his family in Israel after being held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 19 months.The 21-year-old had been serving in the Israeli army on the border of Gaza when he was captured by Hamas militants on 7 October 2023.On Monday, Israel paused its military operations in Gaza for a few hours to facilitate the transfer. A senior Hamas official told the BBC the release was intended as a goodwill gesture and as part of efforts to reach a new ceasefire deal ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East on Tuesday.Alexander is thought to be the last US citizen held by Hamas who was still alive.President Trump offered "congratulations" to his family on his release.Television pictures show Edan...

May 13, 2025

US-Israeli hostage reunites with family after being freed by Hamas

Sussan Ley takes over from Peter Dutton after he led the party to a historic loss

Liberal Party names first female leader after historic Australia election loss

SYDNEY — Australia's Liberal Party has for the first time chosen a woman as its leader, with Sussan Ley to take over from Peter Dutton after he led the party to a bruising election loss.Ley, from the moderate faction of the party, beat Angus Taylor - who ran on a promise to restore conservative values - by four votes.At the election on 3 May, the Liberal-National coalition, currently Australia's main opposition party, suffered what many are calling the worst defeat in its history.Pundits and MPs have blamed the result on polarising leaders, a messy campaign and "Trumpian" policies, which alienated women and young people in particular.Ley's appointment comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in at Government House on Tuesday, following his Labor...

May 13, 2025

Liberal Party names first female leader after historic Australia election loss

A ceasefire between India and Pakistan was announced at the weekend

Modi addresses nation for first time since start of India-Pakistan strikes

NEW DELHI — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his country will respond strongly to what he describes as a future "terrorist attack", after four days of military exchanges with neighboring Pakistan."This is not an era of war, but this is also not an era of terror," Modi said in his first public address since days of intense shelling and aerial incursions, carried out by both sides, began.These followed a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, for which India blamed a Pakistan-based group. Islamabad has strongly denied backing the group in question.The US-brokered ceasefire agreed between the nuclear-armed neighbors at the weekend appears to have held so far.Both nations say they remain vigilant."If another terrorist...

May 13, 2025

Modi addresses nation for first time since start of India-Pakistan strikes

Rodrigo Duterte giving a speech before his arrest in March

Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

MANILA — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.Two of his most loyal aides - long-time assistant Christopher "Bong" Go and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the one-time police chief in charge of enforcing his drug war - have been re-elected to the country's senate.But the midterm election, dominated by a spectacular feud between the Duterte and Marcos dynasties, has also thrown up some unexpected results.The fate of Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, remains in the balance as counting continues.Sara Duterte - who is widely expected to run for president in 2028 - is facing the prospect of a...

May 13, 2025

Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, left

US and China roll back tariffs in major de-escalation of trade war

GENEVA — The US and China agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90 days, de-escalating a punishing trade war and buoying global markets.The two countries will temporarily lower tariffs on each other’s imports, according to a joint statement, released in Geneva, where US and Chinese officials negotiated over the weekend.The agreement states that the US will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% and China will lower duties on US imports to 10% from 125%, by 14 May, for a period of 90 days.Global stocks have risen after the US and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs on each other's goods in a major de-escalation of their trade war.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the news briefing after two days of talks that the...

May 12, 2025

US and China roll back tariffs in major de-escalation of trade war

Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, in March 2024

Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey

ISTANBUL — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people.The militant group said in a statement Monday that “all activities” conducted under the group’s name have come to an end.The Kurdish issue has come “to a point where it can be resolved through democratic politics,” the PKK said in a statement. The 12th Congress, a high-level decision-making meeting by the group, has “resolved to dissolve the PKK’s organizational structure and end the armed struggle,” the statement said, adding that the implementation of the process will be managed and led by their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.The statement did not clarify whether the...

May 12, 2025

Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey

The talks between Abbas Araghchi and Steve Witkoff in Oman lasted more than three hours

Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but negotiations will continue

TEHRAN — The latest round of high-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and the US have ended, with Tehran calling them difficult but with both sides agreeing to further negotiations.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed on X that the talks had concluded, saying they were “difficult but useful to better understand each other’s positions and to find reasonable & realistic ways to address the differences.”A senior Trump administration official gave a more positive assessment, telling CNN the discussions “were again both direct and indirect” and lasted over three hours, calling them encouraging.“Agreement was reached to move forward with the talks to continue working through technical elements,” the official said, adding that the US side was “encouraged...

May 12, 2025

Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but negotiations will continue

The governmet-owned Qatar Amiri Flight company's Boeing 747-8Z5 is similar to one said to be in discussions to be transferred to US President Donald Trump

White House and Qatar discuss transfer of luxury jet for Air Force One

WASHINGTON — The White House is in discussions with the royal family of Qatar to possibly receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as an Air Force One presidential plane.In a statement, Qatar denied that the plane would be a gift, but said the transfer of an aircraft for "temporary use" was under discussion between the two countries.According to CBS News, the plane would be donated to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term.The news comes as Trump is set to visit Qatar this week as part of the first major foreign trip of his second term.Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's Media Attaché to the US, said negotiations were ongoing between Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense."The matter remains under review by the respective legal...

May 12, 2025

White House and Qatar discuss transfer of luxury jet for Air Force One

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands Ukraine-Russia talks

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally" in Istanbul on Thursday for talks over ending the war.His post on X came shortly after Donald Trump demanded Ukraine agree to Putin's offer of direct talks between the two countries in Turkey."There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," Zelensky wrote.He had earlier said his country was open to talks with Russia but only after a ceasefire was in place.Western powers called for a 30-day pause in fighting to begin on Monday after European leaders spearheading the so-called "coalition of the willing" met in Kyiv on Saturday.Putin's offer of direct talks followed that...

May 12, 2025

Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands Ukraine-Russia talks

Ships docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, on July 31, 2024

Israel issues evacuation warnings for Yemen ports

TEL AVIV — The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for three ports in Yemen on Sunday night after vowing to “defend itself by itself” following a ceasefire deal between the US and the Houthis that excluded Israel.The warning, posted on social media by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic media spokesperson Avichay Adraee, warned people to evacuate the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif.The anticipated airstrikes come two days after Israel intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, according to the IDF.That missile was the first since President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal between the US and the Iran-backed rebel group last week.Despite the deal, the Houthis said they would continue to attack Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian population of Gaza.Blindsided by...

May 12, 2025

Israel issues evacuation warnings for Yemen ports

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