Hamas official says group is open to discussions over truce with Israel
A senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel, having “achieved its targets.”
Moussa Abu Marzouk told Al Jazeera in a phone ...
Major airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel
Major international air carriers suspended or scaled back flights to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, saying they were waiting ...
Scotland’s leader fears for wife’s parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza
Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf said on Monday that his wife’s parents were “trapped” in Gaza, leaving him worried if they will survive an attack by Israel
The parents ...
Russian lawmakers given 10 days to study revoking nuclear test ban treaty ratification
Russian lawmakers were given 10 days on Monday to study how best to revoke Moscow’s ratification of a landmark treaty banning nuclear tests, after President Vladimir Putin held out the ...
Qatar in talks with Hamas, Israel to swap Israeli hostages for Palestinians in Israeli jails
Qatari mediators have held urgent calls to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the militant group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release ...
UK’s Labour vows to ‘rebuild Britain’ and offer stability
Labour’s finance policy chief Rachel Reeves promised on Monday to “rebuild Britain” if in government, vowing to deploy “iron-clad” fiscal rules, crack down on fraud and work with business ...
Zelenskiy criticises Iran’s role in Ukraine and Israel conflicts
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday linked the assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticised Iran over both conflicts.
Israel was caught off ...
Hamas threatens to kill captives if Israel strikes civilians
The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, in a sign it may be planning a ground ...
Netanyahu: Israel’s response to Gaza attack will change Middle East
Israel’s response to the unprecedented multi-pronged attack by Palestinian gunmen from the Gaza Strip will “change the Middle East,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
He was speaking ...
EU foreign ministers to meet on Tuesday to discuss Israel
European Union foreign ministers will meet in an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Israel and the region, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said in ...
UK government tells top court of pressing need for Rwanda migrant plan
Government lawyers told Britain’s top court on Monday there was a serious and pressing need for its plan to deport migrants to Rwanda, one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’...
Most Cypriots wishing to leave Israel have done so, advisory issued (Update 3)
Most Cypriots in Israel have returned safely to the island, ambassador Kornelios Korneliou said on Monday, following the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, which led to a retaliation by ...
Abu Dhabi’s oil champion ADNOC bets on global expansion
The United Arab Emirates is refashioning state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the image of an international oil major by stepping up its global expansion and finding new ...
Attack on Israel boosts appeal of gold, safe-haven assets
The violence in Israel that erupted this weekend is prompting a move into safe-haven assets as investors closely watch events in the Middle East to gauge the geopolitical risk to ...
Several airlines suspend Tel Aviv flights until safety conditions improve (Update)
Several international air carriers have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv in light of the Hamas militant attack on Israel, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve before ...
Europe’s new fiscal framework
By Ioannis Tirkides
Europe’s fiscal rules were suspended in 2020 in the wake of the Covid crisis, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the energy crisis it triggered. A ...
US job growth smashes expectations raising prospects for rate hikes
US job growth surged in September, suggesting that the labor market remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year, though wage growth is moderating.
Nonfarm ...
Turkey has caught 2,554 fugitives since Ankara bomb attack, minister says
Turkish authorities have captured 2,554 fugitives as part of a nationwide counter-terrorism operation launched after Kurdish militants detonated a bomb near government buildings in Ankara a week ago, Interior Minister Ali ...
Israel pounds Gaza after deadly Hamas raid as conflict threatens to spiral (update 3)
Israel battered Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday after suffering its bloodiest day in decades when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns, with hundreds killed on both sides and spiralling violence ...
German government to review aid for Palestinians following Hamas attack
The German government said on Sunday it was reviewing its hundreds of millions of euros of aid for Palestinians following the biggest attack on Israel in years by Palestinian Islamist ...
Turkey has yet to notify Iraq on oil pipeline, Baghdad says
Iraq has not received formal notification from Turkey on whether the oil exports pipeline is ready to begin operations, two senior Iraqi oil officials said on Sunday.
The officials spoke ...
Two Cypriot tour groups to return from Israel, ministry making efforts for return of third (update 2)
Two groups of Cypriot tourists in Israel are returning on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, after fighting broke out when Israeli forces clashed with Hamas, after the latter launched a ...
Britain’s Labour plans to ‘rewire’ the country, ease grid delays
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Sunday said it would speed up connections to the country’s National Grid network as part of investment in clean energy infrastructure and to ...
Ukraine expects ‘record’ number of drone attacks this winter – air force
Ukraine’s air force expects a record number of Russian drone attacks on its soil this winter, its spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on Sunday, as Kyiv girds for a second ...