Israel's attacks in Gaza this week send the signal they are not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar's prime minister told CNN in an interview on Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said a U.

India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

Palestinians in the West Bank called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a large-scale gathering on Wednesday. The event was held to mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba.

Zain and Urwa, 12-year-old twins, died from injuries sustained in a shell explosion in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.

The agreement to release Edan Alexander came after talks between Washington and Hamas that did not include Israel.

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in the coming days if Moscow failed to respect a ceasefire, mentioning financial services and oil and gas as possible targets.