Israel-Hamas talks resume in Qatar as violence shows no let-up

Israel-Hamas talks resume in Qatar as violence shows no let-up

  • Israel's defense chief says direct negotiations with Hamas seeks release of hostages
  • A total of 96 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead
By AFP - AP ·

Syrian foreign minister in Doha to meet senior Qatari officials

Syrian foreign minister in Doha to meet senior Qatari officials

  • The Syrian minister’s visit to Qatar is his second foreign trip less than a month since former President Bashar Assad was ousted
By Reuters ·

Update UNIFIL accuses Israeli army of deliberately destroying property in southern Lebanon

UNIFIL accuses Israeli army of deliberately destroying property in southern Lebanon

  • Alleged that Israeli army bulldozer destroyed blue barrel marking withdrawal line between Lebanon and Israel
By Arab News ·

France’s ex-president Sarkozy on trial over alleged Qaddafi pact

France’s ex-president Sarkozy on trial over alleged Qaddafi pact

  • The career of Nicolas Sarkozy has been shadowed by legal troubles since he lost the 2012 presidential election
  • Latest trial is the result of a decade of investigations into accusations that Sarkozy accepted illegal campaign financing
By AFP ·

Global growth to accelerate amid monetary easing, recoveries: QNB

Global growth to accelerate amid monetary easing, recoveries: QNB

  • QNB forecasts US Federal Reserve to cut rates by 75 bps and the European Central Bank by 150 bps
  • It predicts growth of 2.2% in 2025, down from 2.6% in 2024
By NADIN HASSAN   ·

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

  • Ann Telnaes said that she’s never before had a cartoon rejected because of its inherent messaging and that such a move is dangerous for a free press
  • Wapo exec says the cartoon was rejected only to avoid repetition, because the paper had just published a column on the same topic as the cartoon
By AP ·

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

  • Ann Telnaes said that she’s never before had a cartoon rejected because of its inherent messaging and that such a move is dangerous for a free press
  • Wapo exec says the cartoon was rejected only to avoid repetition, because the paper had just published a column on the same topic as the cartoon
By AP ·

Pistons top Timberwolves despite Edwards’s 53 points

Pistons top Timberwolves despite Edwards’s 53 points

  • In San Antonio, Nikola Jokic scored 46 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Denver Nuggets to beat the Spurs
  • The Golden State Warriors shook off the absence of superstar Stephen Curry to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-113
By AFP ·