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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, a group of Russian soldiers sit in a bus after being released in a prisoners swap between Russia and Ukraine, at an unspecified location in Belarus. Hundreds of prisoners of war freed in latest exchange between Russia, Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine engaged in a swap of at least 300 prisoners of war on Wednesday in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between the two warring countries. The deal was ... (photo: AP / Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) France24
Human Rights   Photos   Russia   Ukraine War   Wikipedia: Russo-Ukrainian War  
File - Palestinians line up for free food in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians displaced by the war took refuge in Rafahor, which is likely Israel's next focus in its war against Hamas. Trump doesn't offer specifics for plan to take over Gaza Strip
President Trump said Tuesday night during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants the U.S. to take ownership of wartorn Gaza and re... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) CBS News
Displaced persons   Donald Trump   Gaza reconstruction   Photos   Wikipedia: 2025 Gaza war ceasefire  
This image made from a video on Jan. 11, 2025, shows Ukrainian forces capturing two North Korean soldiers Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war again... (photo: AP / (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office) New York Post
North Koreans   Photos   Pyongyang   Ukraine war   Wikipedia: North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine  
Solidarity protest for Palestine in Whitehall, London Met Police spends over £53 million on pro-Palestine protests ‘instead of fighting crime’ in London
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley believes resources would be better used to combat phone snatches and violent crime ... ... (photo: Creative Commons / Alisdare Hickson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) London Evening Standard
London   Met Police   Photos   Pro-Palestine protests   Wikipedia: Crime in London  
In this frame grab from video, Russian, Syrian and others gather next to an American military convoy stuck in the village of Khirbet Ammu, east of Qamishli city, Syria Pentagon developing plans to withdraw US troops from Syria: Report
The US Department of Defense is drafting plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria within 30, 60, or 90 days, two US defense officials told NBC News on Tuesday. | Accord... (photo: AP / Photo, File) Anadolu Agency
Photos   Syria   The Pentagon   US Army   Wikipedia: US intervention in the Syrian civil war  
An Iranian army works at a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients in Tehran, Iran Trump: Growth and prosperity for Iran, but no nukes
Following executive orders aimed at imposing “maximum economic pressure” on longtime US foe Iran, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pivoted, voicing his ... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi) Anadolu Agency
Donald Trump   Nuclear weapons   Photos   Tehran, Iran   Wikipedia: Iran nuclear deal framework  
FILE - Basira Joya, 20, presenter of the news program sits during recording at the Zan TV station (women's TV) in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 30, 2017. Afghanistan: Taliban raid, suspend women's radio station
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy re... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul, File) The New Arab
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Treatment of women by the Taliban   Women rights  
Palestinians walk along a street in Gaza City, littered with rubble from buildings destroyed during the Israeli army's ground and air offensive against Hamas in Gaza City, Tuesday Feb. 4, 2025. Can Trump really ‘take over’ Gaza and expel its Palestinians?
In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently relocate the nearly t... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) Asiatimes
Donald Trump   Gaza War   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: 2025 Gaza war ceasefire  
Cyprus Airways Cyprus Airways launches direct flights to Venice
Cyprus Airways announces the launch of a new seasonal route connecting Larnaca to Venice, commencing May 30 and running through September 29, 2025, with enticing fares st... (photo: Creative Commons / copyright) CyprusMail
Cyprus Airways   Larnaca   Photos   Venice   Wikipedia: Cyprus Airways  
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable talks on sanctuary cities with law enforcement officers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Key takeaways from Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the ... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) CNN
Donald Trump   Gaza   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Donald Trump  
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. Saudi Arabia says no diplomatic ties with Israel without creation of Palestinian state
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 5 (ANI): Saudi Arabia reiterated its support for independent Palestinian state and said that it would not diplomatic ties with Israel unti... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen) Beijing News
Israel   Mohammed bin Salman bin   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Wikipedia: Mohammed bin Salman  
Russia Iran Russia, Iran energy partnership harbors strategic gains and potential risks: Expert
Russia and Iran are collaborating on a new pipeline project designed to facilitate large-scale gas transport between the two countries, but experts warn that it could und... (photo: AP / alkhaleej-online) Anadolu Agency
Iran energy   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Russia   harbors strategic  
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Antalya Syria's interim president meets Erdoğan to discuss joint strategy to confront security threats
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to disc... (photo: Creative Commons / Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2022) Saudi Gazette
Ahmad al-Sharaa   Photos   Recep Tayyip Erdoan   Syria's   Wikipedia: Recep Tayyip Erdoan  
A passerby, taking on his cellphone, walks past a banner showing missiles being launched from Iranian map in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. Iran speeding up work on its nukes, two new reports say
Two conflicting reports on Iran’s nuclear weapons program were disclosed this week. Both reports offer important insight into just how Tehran is speeding up work on... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Asiatimes
Ali Khamenei   Nuclear program   Photos   Tehran, Iran   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Gaza Israel ICJ Genocide Case - Pro-Palestinian activists wave flags during session of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands Amnesty slams US for hosting Netanyahu despite ICC warrant
Amnesty International criticized the US on Tuesday for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant f... (photo: AP / Photo/Patrick Post) Anadolu Agency
Amnesty International   Benjamin Netanyahu   Gaza genocide   Photos   Wikipedia: International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders  
File - Humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Kerem Shalom crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank
Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonatio... (photo: AP / Jehad Alshrafi) United Nations
Gaza War   Humanitarian Aid   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: Gaza war  
Kash Patel Patel scrutinized over past work for Qatar
Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, previously worked as a consultant to the government of Qatar, newly released disclosures show, raising questions fro... (photo: AP / Gage Skidmore) The Hill
FBI   Kash Patel   Photos   Qatar   Wikipedia: Kash Patel  
In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivers a speech during an inauguration ceremony in the presidential palace, in Algiers, Algeria. Algeria’s Largest Islamist Party Rejects Tebboune’s Remarks on Potential Israel Recognition
Watan-The Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), the largest Islamist party in Algeria, has expressed reservations over President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s remarks regarding... (photo: AP / Toufik Doudou) Watan
Abdelmadjid Tebboune   Algerias   Israel Recognition   Photos   Wikipedia: Abdelmadjid Tebboune  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles as he speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room during a proclamation signing with at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019, with President Donald Trump. Israel commits to new Gaza talks ahead of Trump meeting
Israel said it was sending a team to negotiate the next phase in its fragile ceasefire with Hamas, signalling possible progress ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) San Francisco Examiner
Benjamin Netanyahu   Donald Trump   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu  
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak with reporters Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a consequential moment for both leaders – and the Middle East
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival as the first foreign leader to pay President Donald Trump a visit since he returned to the White House comes at a consequent... (photo: White House / Shealah Craighead) CNN
Benjamin Netanyahu   Donald Trump   Mideast crisis   Photos   Wikipedia: 2025 Gaza war ceasefire