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Google facilitated AI tools for Israeli army during Gaza war: Washington Post

Google has provided the Israeli military with access to its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the beginning of the war on the Gaza Strip; the Washington Post has reported.

Zelensky says Ukraine-Russia peace accord would require at least 200k peacekeepers

At least 200,000 European soldiers would be required to serve as peacekeepers on Ukraine's eastern front to enforce a peace accord, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

US threatens Russia with sanctions over Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington could impose more sanctions on Russia if Moscow refuses to engage in talks on settling the conflict in Ukraine.

Nine detained in Turkey amid anger over deadly hotel fire

Turkey has arrested nine people in connection with Tuesday’s fire at a ski resort hotel that killed 76 people.

US says Russia, Ukraine should concede “something” for peace

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump will begin working on a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine “almost immediately". He added both Moscow and Kiev will have to concede “something” for peace.

Trump says he would visit Riyadh for $500bn in Saudi trade

US President Donald Trump has stated he would probably go to Saudi Arabia again as his first visit to a foreign country, but only if the price was right.

Qatar hopes Palestinian Authority will return to Gaza after war

Qatar has voiced hope that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will  play a governing role in the Gaza Strip when Israel’s war on the besieged enclave ends.

Israel has ‘biblical right’ to West Bank: Trump’s UN envoy pick

President Donald Trump's nominee for United States ambassador to the United Nations has claimed that Israel holds 'biblical' dominion over the occupied West Bank.

At least 8 killed, dozens injured in Israeli attack on Jenin refugee camp, West Bank

At least eight Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack on the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed.

Trump says he’s not confident Gaza truce will be upheld

US President Donald Trump has stated that he is not confident that the Gaza ceasefire accord will be upheld, adding it is "not our war."

Taliban announces prisoner swap with US

The Taliban government announced it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States.

Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 90 days

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending any new US foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line up with his "America First" foreign policy.

Trump signs orders to withdraw US from WHO, Paris Agreement

US President Donald Trump issued executive orders Monday night, withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Trump revokes sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in West Bank

US President Donald Trump has decided to rescind an executive order by the Joe Biden administration that imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

US Senate confirms Iran hawk Marco Rubio as secretary of state

The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Republican Senator Marco Rubio, an Iranian hawk and staunch backer of Israel, as President Donald Trump's secretary of state.

Americans believe US spends too much on Ukraine: Survey

The majority of Americans say the US government is spending too much on aid for Ukraine, a recent New York Times/Ipsos opinion poll suggests.

Released Palestinian prisoners show signs of neglect: Hamas

Palestinian group Hamas has slammed Israel in a statement over the poor condition of some of the 90 Palestinian prisoners released on Sunday as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire accord.

Gaza’s first responders searching rubble for 10k missing bodies

Gaza’s civil defence agency has provided an update on the besieged Strip, revealing that more than 10,000 bodies remain buried under the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings, with recovery operations ongoing amid the ceasefire.

Yemen’s Houthis says to target only Israel-linked vessels after Gaza ceasefire

Yemen's Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israel-linked ships after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect, the Yemen-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center has announced.

Over 90% of homes destroyed or damaged in Gaza: UN

Almost all housing in the Gaza Strip has been destroyed or damaged during Israel’s war on Hamas, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Syrian defence minister rejects Kurdish-led SDF’s proposal for own military bloc

Syria’s new defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra has stated it would not be right for US-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country’s northeast to retain their own bloc within the broader integrated Syrian armed forces.

Trump team preparing phone call with Putin: CNN

Donald Trump’s team is preparing a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could come shortly after the president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reported, citing sources.

UN relief chief cautions “no time to lose”, as hundreds of aid trucks enter Gaza

Hundreds of trucks carrying aid entered the Gaza Strip on the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.

WHO welcomes Gaza ceasefire but warns of immense health challenges ahead

The United Nations health agency has welcomed the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but warned that the besieged enclave’s “health challenges ahead are immense” as residents of the war-torn territory face rising disease and malnutrition.

90 Palestinian freed from Israeli jails

Ninety Palestinians have been freed from Israeli prisons and were greeted by large crowds of jubilant relatives, friends and supporters as they returned home to the occupied West Bank in the first prisoner exchange of the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas following the release of three Israeli captives in the besieged Gaza Strip.

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