International

November 25, 2023 11:26 AM

Israel PM Office shares list of hostages released by Hamas

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office shared a list of all 13 hostages, who returned home to their loved ones after being taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terror attacks. The Israeli PM Office informed that among those rescued as part of a swap deal with Hamas were 11 foreign nation...

November 24, 2023 4:52 PM

Jaishankar highlights strong India-Japan partnership at 6th Indo-Pacific Forum

Addressing the 6th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday underscored the significant growth in the India-Japan partnership in recent years. Speaking at the virtual forum, Jaishankar emphasized the growing collaboration observed in key initiatives such as t...

November 24, 2023 3:51 PM

Israeli tech sector demonstrates resilience amid ongoing conflict

Despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel's high-tech sector remains open for business. Start-Up Nation Central, a Jerusalem-based nonprofit promoting Israeli innovation, has launched the "no matter what" campaign in collaboration with Viola Ventures, the G-CMO Forum of ...

November 24, 2023 3:35 PM

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

From Dec. 1 to Nov. 30 next year, citizens of those countries entering China for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, or transiting for no more than 15 days, will not need a visa, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. China has been taking steps in recent months - includin...

November 24, 2023 2:41 PM

Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave

A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave, but both sides warned that the war was far from over. No big bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks were repor...

November 24, 2023 2:27 PM

New Zealand National Party forms coalition government with two parties

The National Party, positioned at the center-right, entered a coalition agreement with the classically liberal ACT party and the populist New Zealand First parties shortly after the country's general elections, which took place about six weeks ago. This coalition released a manifesto outlini...

November 24, 2023 2:17 PM

Palestinians say 24 women, 15 teenaged males to be freed from Israeli jails

The inmates, all of them from the occupied West Bank or Jerusalem, will be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross at Israel's Ofer military jail around 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), said Qadura Fares, Palestinian commissioner for prisoners. That would coincide with the planned hand...