Oct 10 Violence erupts in eastern Pakistan between police and Islamists amid pro-Palestinian rally By Babar Dogar, Associated Press The clashes in the capital of Punjab province began Thursday but intensified Friday after police baton-charged the demonstrators and fired tear gas to disperse them at multiple locations. Protesters hurled stones at officers in response. Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza By Abdel Kareem Hana, Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Gaza started walking north after the Israeli military’s announcement at noon local time. Beforehand, Palestinians reported heavy shelling in parts of Gaza throughout Friday morning, but no… Continue reading
Oct 09 Israeli Cabinet approves ‘outline’ of deal to release all remaining hostages held by Hamas By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release the hostages, without mentioning other aspects of the plan that are more controversial. Continue reading
Oct 09 Gen Z protesters in Madagascar clash with police as they call for president to step down By Sarah Tetaud, Associated Press About 1,000 protesters marched in Madagascar's capital on Thursday, clashing with police who used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse them in the third week of what has been the most significant unrest in years in the Indian Ocean island… Continue reading
Oct 09 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen easily survives two more no confidence votes By Associated Press The European Union’s top official comfortably survived on Thursday two more votes of no confidence, as an overwhelming number of EU lawmakers rejected censure motions against her. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 7:36 Gazans and Israelis celebrate ceasefire deal with hopes for lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Karl Bostic, Solveig Rennan Israel and Hamas signed the agreement President Trump proposed to pause their devastating two-year war in Gaza. Under the terms, Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:48 ‘Hamas cannot remain’ in Gaza for this plan to work, Israeli ambassador to U.S. says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As Israel and Hamas work to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Geoff Bennett spoke with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, about what changed to make this agreement acceptable today when it wasn’t previously. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 6:50 Mideast expert analyzes Gaza peace deal and what comes next for the region By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For another perspective on the Israel and Hamas peace deal, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mouin Rabbani. He is a former United Nations official and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He’s also co-editor of Jadaliyya,… Continue watching
Oct 09 U.S. sending troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal, officials say By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize By Kostya Manenkov, Regina Garcia Cano, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a… Continue reading