Truce

Missiles, drones and airstrikes, until a sudden ceasefire. How India and Pakistan agreed to an uneasy truce

New Delhi/Islamabad CNN — 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. New details reveal how a flurry of phone calls and diplomacy ultimately brought about a truce …

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Egypt Independent May 12, 2025

Ukraine and European allies call for 30-day truce with Russia starting Monday

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine and its European allies have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which could start as early as Monday, after the leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday. Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, French President Emmanuel Macron, …

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Egypt Independent May 10, 2025

The Kremlin’s 30-hour truce was designed to shift blame to Ukraine. Did Trump buy it?

Moscow CNN — It was unexpected, barely implemented and not even extended. But the Kremlin’s hopelessly short-lived Easter truce was aimed directly at US President Donald Trump and at shifting blame for his disastrous peacemaking efforts in the Ukraine war. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise 30-hour ceasefire on Saturday, there was already …

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Egypt Independent April 23, 2025

Putin announces an Easter truce in Ukraine

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 18, 2025, the Russian

NPR NEWS April 20, 2025

Israeli official says Hamas agreed to release five captives for 50-day truce

Israeli official says Hamas agreed to release five captives for 50-day truce Hamas has accepted Egypt’s proposal for a 50-day

Middle East Eye March 30, 2025

Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses

CNN — Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the militant group’s first response to Israel’s renewed offensive in the Strip that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire. Three projectiles were fired at central Israel, the military said. One was intercepted and two “fell into an open area,” with no casualties reported. Hamas’ military wing, the …

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Egypt Independent March 21, 2025

Hamas is offering a truce with Israel for five to ten years, a U.S. official says

A man fills up a cistern on the back of a truck with water at the Southern Gaza Desalination plant,

NPR NEWS March 11, 2025

US President praises Egypt’s role in negotiations over truce in Gaza

The White House announced on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed in a phone call the current situation in the Gaza Strip, including the negotiations on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. It added that during the call, the US President praised Egypt’s role as a mediator …

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Egypt Independent January 15, 2025

Israeli officials struggle to conceal frustrations as Gaza truce nears

Israeli officials struggle to conceal frustrations as Gaza truce nears Qatari negotiators say final ceasefire details are being discussed, with

Middle East Eye January 15, 2025

Rail union and government shake hands for Xmas truce

The spirit of Christmas is being upheld by the rail union and a state government after they decided to put

Australian Associated Press December 25, 2024

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