By Sebastian Shehadi The relief that swept over Lebanon after a 60-day ceasefire deal was agreed in late November was palpable. As the army’s peacekeeping troops drove through Beirut, making their way ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and ...

CAIRO: Hamas and two other Palestinian groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer than ever”, provided Israel does not impose new conditions. Last week ...

Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer than ever”, provided Israel does not impose new conditions. Last week ...

Talks to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas are 90% complete, but key issues remain that need to be bridged, a senior Palestinian official involved in the ...

The Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper has reported "cautious optimism" regarding a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal which will see Israeli civilians and soldiers released in exchange for convicted terrorists.

Hamas officials told AFP that the current framework for a deal would see the implementation of a ceasefire and the gradual release of hostages over three phases. In the first, six-week phase ...

Negotiations continue via international mediators over the exact wording of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal, and there is still no certainty that an agreement will actually be signed.

There is a "growing optimism" for a ceasefire in Gaza says FRANCE 24's international affairs editor, Philip Turle.

The Israeli military issued an evacuation order in central Gaza on Wednesday ahead of a planned offensive, while Israel and Hamas appeared to be edging closer to a ceasefire in the ongoing 14 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is not open to a ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA ...