US President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-monthlong conflict as the sides appeared to be inching closer to an agreement. An Israeli official said plans were being made for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to…
President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations General Assembly to use “exceptional powers” to “move past” the impasse at the organisation’s Security Council to enable the flow of aid to Gaza. Mr Higgins also criticised a £1.5 billion arms investment, announced earlier this week by UK prime minister Keir Starmer. Mr Higgins…
Shiri Bibas’s family confirmed on Friday a body released by militant outfit Hamas overnight was of the Israeli mother whose two young sons also died in captivity. The death of Shiri Bibas and her two children, who were taken hostage during the October 2023 attack, was mourned nationwide in Israel. (AP) Earlier, the Palestinian group…
Police officers detain a demonstrator protesting outside the New York Stock Exchange (Picture Credit: AP) Police arrested more than 200 pro-Palestinian protestors, belonging to different activist groups. The demonstrators were arrested after they staged a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday to demand an end to US support for Israel‘s war in…