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Govt 'ready for new talks' on peace in deep South
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Thai government has confirmed it is ready to enter peace negotiations aimed at resolving the escalating insurgency in the deep South.
Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» CAIRO - Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of talks with mediators.
Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» GOWARJAN, Afghanistan - In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics.
Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Published on 20/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, still recovering from pneumonia, looked on during a brief appearance on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Hamas armed wing says fate of US-Israeli captive unknown
AFP, Published on 20/04/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The fate of a US-Israeli hostage who Hamas said had featured in an Israeli truce proposal remains unknown, the group said on Saturday, separately releasing a video of another captive alive.
Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced Wednesday it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone as it pressed its unrelenting military offensive, vowing to maintain its blockade on humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory.
Rubio headed to Paris for Ukraine war talks
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was headed Wednesday to Paris for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, his office said.
Trump ramps up conflict against defiant Harvard
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» CAMBRIDGE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite US universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status if the country's most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to wide-ranging government oversight.
Gaza hospital hit as Israel intensifies assault
AFP, Published on 13/04/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted a Hamas "command and control centre" operating within the facility.
Recovering Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square
AFP, Published on 06/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia.