(Al Jazeera Media Network) The Israeli military has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city as prospects for a ceasefire deal with Hamas hang in the balance.
Israel’s 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing on Tuesday morning, a day after the Palestinian group governing Gaza said it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated ceasefire proposal. Israel, meanwhile, insisted the deal did not...
(BBC News) He could probably have walked it blindfolded.
For the fifth time Vladimir Putin took the long walk through the Grand Kremlin Palace to the St Andrew's Throne Hall. There, he took the oath of office and was sworn in as Russia's president for a new six-year term.
"We are a united and great people. Together we will overcome all obstacles, we will bring all our plans to fruition, and together we will win," President...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Hamas says it has approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the seven-month Gaza war put forward by mediators Qatar and Egypt, although Israel said the proposal fell short of its demands.
“Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas movement, conducted a telephone call with Qatar prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and with Egyptian intelligence minister Abbas Kamel, and informed them of Hamas’s approval of their...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Police in Canada have made arrests in the fatal 2023 shooting of prominent Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, months after authorities accused Indian government agents of being involved in the killing.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia said on Friday afternoon that three people were arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into Nijjar’s killing.
The three individuals — all Indian nationals — were arrested in...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Germany has blamed “state-sponsored” Russian hackers for an “intolerable” cyberattack on members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and warned there would be consequences.
On Friday, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a German federal government investigation into who was behind the 2023 cyberattack on the SPD, a leading member of the governing coalition, had just concluded.
“Today we can say unambiguously we can attribute this cyberattack to a group called APT28,...
(BBC News) On a day off from his criminal trial in a Manhattan court, Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail with rallies in two battleground states.
The Republican presidential candidate has appeared at times irritated or lethargic in court while facing charges of falsifying business records — at one point allegedly dozing off.
But on Wednesday at a rally outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he seemed fired up as he spoke to a crowd of enthusiastic...
(BBC News) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of truce talks with Hamas.
It comes amid ongoing attempts to try to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and hostage releases.
But at a meeting of hostages' relatives, Netanyahu said he would invade "with or without" a deal.
His comments follow renewed warnings by the US against a Rafah invasion unless civilians were properly protected.
In...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) A senior Hamas delegation has reportedly left Egypt’s capital Cairo where it was discussing a ceasefire proposal with mediators, Egyptian media reported.
Hamas has repeatedly said it will not accept a deal that does not include a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza – which have been major sticking points in negotiations.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that the Israeli proposal was an “extraordinarily...
(BBC News) Pedro Sánchez has said he will stay on as Spain's prime minister, following five days of speculation over his future.
Sánchez cancelled official engagements last week after a court opened an initial inquiry into his wife over corruption claims.
He denounced them as a harassment campaign by right-wing media.
"Expressions of solidarity from all sections of society" meant he decided to remain in office, he added.
A series of demonstrations were held around Spain over the...
(BBC News) Ukraine's commander-in-chief has said the situation on the frontline has worsened in the face of multiple Russian attacks.
Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions in the eastern Donetsk region.
Russia is trying to take advantage of its superiority in manpower and artillery before Ukrainian forces get much-needed supplies of new US weapons.
The US last week agreed to a $61-billion package of military aid for Ukraine.
But new US weapons are yet to make their...
