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US pushes plan to disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - US Vice President JD Vance warned on Wednesday of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal.
UN aid chief foresees ‘massive job’ in ruined Gaza
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - The United Nations aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel received the remains of another October 7 hostage as a ceasefire entered its second week.
Trump to meet Zelensky after announcing Putin summit
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president reaches out to Russia's Vladimir Putin for a fresh summit.
Countdown to hostage release as Trump to host Gaza peace summit
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Hamas will release its remaining hostages on Monday and will play no role in Gaza's future government, the group told AFP, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders prepared to convene in Egypt for a major peace summit.
‘Full of sorrow’: Gazans trek home as truce begins
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories - Full of grief after two years of war but glad to be going home, thousands of displaced Palestinians set off across the Gaza Strip on Friday, as a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold.
Israel begins Gaza pullback as thousands head home
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» NUSEIRAT (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces declared a ceasefire and withdrew from some positions in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek home and the families of October 7 hostages awaited news.
Narcotic nightmare
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2025
» Re: "Drug policy fails", (PostBag, Oct 8) & "PM hails successful drug suppression campaign", (BP, Oct 4).
Israel marks Oct 7 anniversary as talks to end war continue
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Tuesday, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US-proposed peace plan.
Senate urged to review alcohol curbs
News, Published on 07/10/2025
» Pattaya Night-Business Entrepreneurs Association has petitioned the Senate to review the new Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, citing the law's harmful impact on tourism and local livelihoods.
India crush Pakistan by 88 runs amid handshake snub, umpiring drama
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» COLOMBO - India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as players refused to shake hands at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.