More Americans now see a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as a priority, according to a new The Associated Press-NORC Research Center poll. When asked about the level of importance of negotiating a

CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Saturday it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, but Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in “full coordination” with the third mediator, the United States.

Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group's chief said on Saturday.

A point of contention was the deployment of European troops in Ukraine, if a ceasefire is concluded. Read more at straitstimes.com.

and reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire agreement with Israel in place since November of last year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military to take "powerful action" in response, saying that ...

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government, state-run media reported Saturday.

Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon after rocket salvo into northern Israel, endangering a shaky truce with Hezbollah.

President of the United States, Donald Trump, plans to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May. This will be the first foreign trip of the American president since he took office in January this year, as highlighted by the Axios portal.