Author: Anadolu Agency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met in Cairo on Monday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for talks on the Gaza Strip. According to an Anadolu reporter, the two leaders are expected to discuss the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza and an Arab plan for the reconstruction of the enclave. Sisi and Macron will witness the signing of a health agreement between Cairo and Paris to provide medical treatment for Palestinians injured in the Israeli war on Gaza. According to the state-affiliated Al-Qahera News channel, both leaders will witness the signing of 10 bilateral government agreements and 12…

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday called on the EU to take concrete steps to prevent a global tariff war and instead launch meaningful trade negotiations with both the US and China, as President Donald Trump refuses to back down from tariffs despite growing fears of a global recession. In a statement shared on social media, Szijjarto said Hungary’s economy is reliant on exports. “Exports play a major role in Hungary’s economy. Thanks to the expertise and dedication of Hungarian workers, our export performance far exceeds what one would expect based on our population size. So it’s clear that…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he had instructed his defense and foreign ministers to intensify contacts with international partners, particularly the US, to secure additional air defense systems, including Patriot batteries, ahead of the upcoming Ramstein-format meeting. In a statement on Telegram, Zelensky said two priorities were being coordinated: “Air defense, specifically Patriots, and deployment coordination — pushing for the closest possible decisions and working through all details.” He added that he had also directed efforts to work bilaterally, especially with the United States, “which has the capacity to help stop any terror.” “The right decisions are needed…

Palestinian factions called a general strike on Monday to pile pressure on Israel to halt its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the factions appealed to all Palestinians in the occupied territories and refugee camps abroad and supporters to join the planned strike “to highlight the massacres and heinous crimes committed by the (Israeli) occupation, including the killing of civilians, children and women, and the destruction aimed at displacing our people.” They called for urgent action to halt the Israeli war on Gaza “in light of the failure of the international community to impose sanctions on the…

At least 36 more Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, medics said. Ten people were killed, including eight children, and several people were injured when Israeli artillery shelled the Al-Nakheel Street east of Gaza City, a medical source said. An Israeli airstrike also killed five people in the central city of Deir al-Balah, he added. Another medical source said that three people lost their lives in an airstrike that targeted the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. Two more people were killed and several others injured…

Israeli forces have killed 490 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip over the past 20 days, according to a statement released Sunday by the Gaza media office, which denounced the deaths as part of an ongoing genocide against civilians in the enclave. In a statement, the office described the actions as “one of the most horrific crimes against humanity in modern times,” accusing Israel of continuing to carry out brutal massacres against defenseless civilians in Gaza, with children being a primary target of airstrikes. “Over the past twenty days, Israel has committed a shocking act of genocide against childhood, with…

China on Saturday again strongly reacted to US reciprocal tariffs, describing them as “America’s hegemonic ambitions,” claiming that they severely violate nations’ legitimate rights and interests under World Trade Organization rules. The US is “placing American interests above the common good of the international community and sacrificing the legitimate interests of all countries in service of America’s hegemonic ambitions,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement. Beijing announced a 34% additional tariff on all US imports on Friday in response to Washington’s 34% reciprocal tariffs imposed on Wednesday. The tariffs “severely infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of…

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a video Saturday that showed two captives in the Gaza Strip pleading with Israelis to pressure their government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act for their release. “We went out for a moment to breathe fresh air and see the sky and the stars … The Israeli army decided to bomb us and hit the building I was in,” one captive said in the video. “We escaped death, just scratches. We survived, thanks to God and thanks to the Hamas fighters who risked their lives to get us out and brought…

Thousands of people from across the United States gathered in Washington, DC, on Saturday to demand an end to Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza and the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown on pro-Palestinian students and activists. The rally drew support from more than 300 organizations and saw demonstrators convene at the intersection of 3rd Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Participants then marched to key sites, including the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling for the release of detained pro-Palestinian students and academics such as Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk. The protest was co-sponsored by…

An Israeli drone struck a car and bulldozer in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, Lebanese media said. The state news agency NNA said that injuries were reported in the attack that hit near the town of Zibqin in Tyre. The Israeli army confirmed the attack, claiming that the strike targeted two Hezbollah operatives in the area. A fragile ceasefire had been in place in Lebanon since November, ending months of cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which escalated into a full-scale conflict last September. Lebanese authorities reported more than 1,384…