NEW DELHI, INDIA | Xinhua | People living close to border areas and the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan Sunday woke up to a calm morning as guns have fallen silent four days after an incessant military conflict. The uneasy calm has brought relief to people in …
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NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Pakistan and India announced on Saturday that they agreed on a ceasefire. The announcement came following four days of military strikes on each other. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that Pakistan and India have agreed on a ceasefire …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua & TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day truce starting from midnight May 8 (2100 GMT May 7). The Kremlin said that Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia’s Victory Day, which falls on May …
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DOHA, QATAR | THE INDEPENDENT | Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the March 23 Movement (M23) in Qatar’s capital, Doha, have taken a positive step after each party agreed to work towards ending the conflict. The peace talks that started this month are being mediated by …
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OTTAWA, CANADA | TASS | The Group of Seven (G7) insists that any possible ceasefire arrangements in Ukraine be respected, it said in a statement after a foreign ministers’ meeting in the Canadian province of Quebec. “We emphasized that any ceasefire must be respected and underscored the need for robust …
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GAZA, ISRAEL | Xinhua | As the first phase of the Gaza peace deal ended on Saturday and discussions on the second phase have yet to gain momentum, concerns are mounting that the hard-earned and fragile peace could be shattered again, impacting over 2 million people in the besieged coastal …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel has accepted the U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover holidays, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement early Sunday. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Friday and will last until March 30, while …
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Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A ceasefire order issued by East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state has hit a major obstacle after M23 rebels captured the Kahele Centre, located 40 kilometers from Bukavu City in the South Kivu province of eastern Democratic …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on Sunday, after more than 15 months of deadly strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the beginning of the ceasefire in a statement, after Hamas released the names of the first three female hostages set to …
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | The Israeli government on Saturday approved a ceasefire agreement aimed at the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, following a lengthy cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Israel’s decision to move forward with the ceasefire deal with Hamas, mediated by Qatar, Egypt …
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