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President Mahmoud Abbas

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Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Trump tells Congress China can no longer ‘take advantage’ of weak US policies

The president defends aggressive use of executive power and tariffs in longest ever speech to a joint session in Washington.

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Israel

1 dead in Israel stabbing attack, assailant killed

3 Mar 2025 - 8:20PM

Israel-Gaza war

Uncertainty looms as Gaza truce’s first phase due to expire

1 Mar 2025 - 6:05PM

United States

My Take | More shameless interference from the US in Hong Kong affairs

From threatening other nations to bulldozing state power at home, America should take care of its own mess before messing with others.

1 Mar 2025 - 2:10AM

Jim Risch (right), the chairman of the US Senate’s foreign relations committee, and ranking member Jeanne Shaheen (left) have introduced a resolution to condemn Beijing for interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Trump AI video showing Gaza as seaside resort draws backlash

The clip includes what appear to be AI-generated images of Trump and Netanyahu on the beach, and Elon Musk dancing in a shower of cash.

27 Feb 2025 - 8:30AM

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas armed wing says it will hand over bodies of 4 hostages ‘tonight’

Hamas has released hostages, and the bodies of four dead hostages, in large public ceremonies.

27 Feb 2025 - 8:12AM

Israel-Gaza war

Editorial | Gaza need not suffer another day of hell

Negotiators and politicians should remember desperate plight of 2 million Palestinians after Israeli blockade of bombarded territory passes 500 days.

25 Feb 2025 - 6:30AM

A Palestinian woman walks out of a bakery in Gaza City on Monday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu delays prisoner release amid Hamas’ ‘humiliating ceremonies’

The move comes after Hamas released six Israeli captives, but Israel failed to reciprocate, prompting accusations of a Gaza truce violation.

23 Feb 2025 - 6:53PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas returns 4 Israeli bodies said to include a mother and her 2 children

Thursday’s handover could provide impetus for negotiations on the second stage of the ceasefire that have hardly begun.

20 Feb 2025 - 8:58PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas ready to free all hostages at once in Gaza truce phase 2

Israel’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that talks would begin ‘this week’ on the second phase.

20 Feb 2025 - 12:15AMvideocam

People walk near a poster of hostage Omer Wenkert, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas attack. Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of the ongoing ceasefire agreement. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas to hand over 4 bodies, including Bibas children, and 6 living hostages

The militants say Shiri Bibas and sons Ariel and Kfir were killed in an Israeli attack, but Israel says their deaths have not been confirmed.

19 Feb 2025 - 2:13AMvideocam

People carry placards with pictures of child hostages Kfir and Ariel Bibas in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

‘We’re not clinging to power’: Hamas ready to stop governing Gaza to extend truce

This concession, announced by Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasim, aims to fulfil one of Israel’s demands for a second phase of the truce.

18 Feb 2025 - 12:27AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strike kills 3 Palestinian police officers in Gaza

Officials said Israel was violating the truce by blocking the entry of rubble-clearing equipment and preventing patients leaving for hospital.

16 Feb 2025 - 11:55PM

China-Middle East relations

China still willing to boost Israel ties despite strains from Gaza conflict

Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar that the country takes a ‘long-term’ view of the relationship.

16 Feb 2025 - 5:40PMvideocam

The meeting between Gideon Saar and Wang Yi was the highest-level direct meeting since the start of the Gaza war. Photo: Xinhua

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas to free hostages as planned to keep Gaza ceasefire from collapsing

The militant group had originally said it would stop freeing captives, leading Israel to threaten to return to war.

14 Feb 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

A protester holds a sign on a highway in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday after Hamas said it would delay a planned hostage release. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel PM threatens to resume Gaza fighting if hostages not released Saturday

Netanyahu’s warning heightened fears that a fragile three-week-old Gaza ceasefire was on the verge of unravelling.

12 Feb 2025 - 10:49AM

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza truce under strain after Trump’s ‘let hell break out’ warning

US president gives Hamas ultimatum to release hostages being held in Gaza or face harsh consequences.

11 Feb 2025 - 8:29PMvideocam

Malaysia

Turkey’s Erdogan in Malaysia: Israel must rebuild Gaza at cost of US$100 billion

Israel must take full responsibility for the “destruction, pain and massacres” in Gaza, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.

10 Feb 2025 - 9:34PM

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attend a public lecture in Putrajaya on Monday. Photo: AFP

Iran

Will Trump’s pressure tactics derail hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran?

Analysts suggest Trump’s strategy may either force a breakthrough or trigger further confrontation, depending on Tehran’s response.

10 Feb 2025 - 3:12PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Pressure rises over Gaza ceasefire as Israeli forces withdraw from key corridor

Shock over freed emaciated hostages renewed pressure on PM Netanyahu to extend the truce beyond the first phase ending 2 weeks from now.

10 Feb 2025 - 3:40AMvideocam

China-Middle East relations

China reaffirms support for Palestinian state after Trump’s Gaza comments

Beijing says the strip, which the US president wants to take over, is an ‘inseparable part of Palestinian territory’.

8 Feb 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Donald Trump has suggested the population of Gaza should be expelled and the US take over. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages in fifth Gaza exchange

Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange, including 18 serving life sentences and 111 detained in Gaza during the war.

8 Feb 2025 - 8:36PM

Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostages (left to right) Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Jordan says King Abdullah accepts Trump’s invite to White House on February 11

Last week Trump said Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from ‘demolition site’ Gaza after 15 months of war with Israel.

3 Feb 2025 - 8:56AMvideocam

Middle East

Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages in latest Gaza exchange

The handover is part of a two-phase agreement that will see the release of more hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

1 Feb 2025 - 6:05PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel blocks Palestinians returning home to northern Gaza

Palestinians are unable to return to their homes as Israel refuses to open crossing points, accusing Hamas of breaching the ceasefire.

27 Jan 2025 - 6:12AM

Palestinian families wait to return to the northern Gaza Strip from the southern Gaza Strip, in central Gaza on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli female soldiers freed by Hamas in second Gaza swap

Hamas handed the four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the ICRC on Saturday who transported them to the Israeli military.

25 Jan 2025 - 8:07PM

Four female Israeli soldiers, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants. Photo: Reuters

United States

US freezes foreign aid after Trump orders review

Waivers have been issued for military financing for Israel and Egypt, but Ukraine was not mentioned.

27 Jan 2025 - 3:44AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Can the Gaza ceasefire hold while Trump attempts to broker Middle East peace?

Analysts say the fragility of the truce agreement and escalating violence in the West Bank threaten US efforts to normalise Arab-Israel ties.

24 Jan 2025 - 1:22PMvideocam

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