Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stated that regional instability costs the country roughly $800 million monthly in Suez Canal revenue, though he noted the African nation’s economy shows signs of improvement.
The loss of a key European market has dealt a severe financial blow to Russian energy giant Gazprom, resulting in net losses of 1.076 trillion rubles ($13.1 billion) in 2024, the Moscow Times has reported.
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.
At least three people were killed and nearly 20 others wounded after an Israeli air strike on the outskirts of the southern Syrian province of Deraa, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, has reported.
The U.K. and the European Union will discuss confiscating Russian assets to ramp up economic pressure on Moscow ahead of possible peace talks on Ukraine, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources.
Israel unleashed a ferocious wave of attacks on the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, in a unilateral end of its ceasefire accord with Hamas.
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi fighters in Yemen, in an escalation of his pressure campaign against Tehran.
Following the recent threats from US officials against Iran, the ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic to the UN warned that any aggressive actions would have dire consequences, for which Washington would bear full responsibility.
Yemen’s Houthis say they have retaliated after vowing to “meet escalation with escalation” following the United States air attacks against the armed group that killed at least 53 people in recent days.
The presidents of the US and Russia might have a call this week to agree on a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, has stated.
Ukraine should be prepared to give up certain territories as part of any future peace negotiations with Russia, US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has stated.
Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has declared that his forces will escalate attacks in response to US military aggressions, warning that drones and missiles will continue to target American warships, aircraft carriers and naval vessels.
Kyiv does not need Russia's permission to invite peacekeeping troops to its territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with French regional newspaper Le Parisien.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged an international coalition to intensify pressure on Moscow and meet with skepticism any claims from Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation on the battlefield.
More than 150 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the ceasefire accord took effect on Jan. 19, 2025, including 40 in the past two weeks, the Gaza Media Office has announced.
Demonstrators gathered Saturday outside US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, DC to demand the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil -- a green card holder and recent Columbia University graduate who helped organize campus protests last year.
Rome does not plan to participate in a peacekeeping force on the ground in eastern Ukraine to guarantee a potential ceasefire, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office has announced.
