Hamas accepts Israelies ceasefire proposed deal
Reuters : Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the release of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel’s...
International
InShort: Pakistan flash floods kill at least 360
Al Jazeera : More than 100 people remain missing in northern Pakistan after flash floods have killed at least 360 across the country and Pakistan-administered...
InShort: NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills 5
AFP : An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood thought to have originated in contaminated cooling towers has killed five people...
Myanmar nat’l elections on Dec 28
AP : Myanmar will hold nationwide elections beginning Dec. 28, setting a date for polls that have been denounced as a sham to normalize the...
Modi to meet China’s top diplomat
AP : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
US would help assure Ukraine’s security
Reuters : U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine’s security in any deal to...
Rebels kill 52 civilians in DR Congo
AFP : Rebel fighters have killed at least 52 civilians in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, the UN peacekeeping...
Putin and Zelensky set for peace summit after Trump talks
NN ONLINE: Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump...
India must stop buying Russian oil: Navarro
Reuters : White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India’s purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding...
No NATO, no Crimea for Ukraine: Trump
BBC : Donald Trump has said the Ukrainian president can end Russia’s war “if he wants to”, but there will be “no going into Nato...
InShort: Australia cancels Israeli politician’s visa
AFP : The Australian government cancelled the visa of a far-right Israeli politician on Monday ahead of a speaking tour, a move event organisers tagged...
InShort: Russian gunpowder plant blast kills 20
AFP : The death toll from a blast at a gunpowder plant near Moscow rose to 20, with more than 100 wounded, the authorities said...