Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics News

A global truce for the duration of February’s 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will be sought by hosts Italy.Published On 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareItaly will submit a proposal for a worldwide ceasefire to the United Nations before next year’s Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said.As a concept, a global truce during the Olympics dates to the ancient games in Greece, where warring factions agreed to…

Continue ReadingItaly to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics News

Al Jazeera reporter reflects on two years of war in Gaza | Gaza

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reflects on the two years since Israel’s war on Gaza began, sharing a personal story of displacement, loss, and suffering.Published On 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave Source link

Continue ReadingAl Jazeera reporter reflects on two years of war in Gaza | Gaza

UNESCO board backs Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany as its next chief | United Nations News

The Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities will be the first Arab to lead the UN’s cultural organisation.The board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has nominated Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany, an academic and former minister of tourism and antiquities, as its next head, ahead of the organisation’s general conference next month.If confirmed, el-Enany, a professor of Egyptology at Cairo’s Helwan University, would become the first Arab director-general of the organisation, which oversees the UN’s…

Continue ReadingUNESCO board backs Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany as its next chief | United Nations News

Day one of Gaza peace talks ends on ‘positive’ note in Egypt | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Sources familiar with the mediated talks between Israel and Hamas say that progress was made on Monday, with negotiations to continue.The first day of resumed indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt ended on a positive note, amid hopes of a potential deal to implement US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, multiple sources told Al Jazeera and other media outlets.Negotiators are set to return for more discussions on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list…

Continue ReadingDay one of Gaza peace talks ends on ‘positive’ note in Egypt | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US sends another ‘third-country’ deportation flight to Eswatini | Migration News

Trump administration continues to send individuals to countries where they have no ties amid mass deportation push.The United States has sent a second so-called “third-country” deportation flight to the tiny southern African nation of Eswatini, shrugging off human rights concerns.Eswatini’s government confirmed on Monday it had received ten deportees from the US who were not nationals of the kingdom. That came after five other deportees from the US were sent to Eswatini in July.Recommended Stories list of 3…

Continue ReadingUS sends another ‘third-country’ deportation flight to Eswatini | Migration News

Lula asks Trump to lift 40 percent tariff from Brazilian goods | Donald Trump News

Trump had imposed a 40 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods in July on top of a 10 percent one earlier even though the United States has a trade surplus with Brazil.Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has asked United States President Donald Trump to lift the 40 percent tariff imposed by the US government on Brazilian imports.The leaders spoke for 30 minutes by phone…

Continue ReadingLula asks Trump to lift 40 percent tariff from Brazilian goods | Donald Trump News

Potential hurdles litter road as Israel and Hamas head to Gaza peace talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza.Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the 20-point plan are due to begin in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.The talks, which come on the eve of the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel that led to the war, have raised hopes that the devastating…

Continue ReadingPotential hurdles litter road as Israel and Hamas head to Gaza peace talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Nepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains | Floods News

Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLandslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 47 people, according to disaster officials.Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, leaving rivers in spate and many areas in the Himalayan nation inundated. Five people are missing, a spokeswoman for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on Sunday.At least 37 people were killed by landslides in the worst affected…

Continue ReadingNepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains | Floods News

More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded | Mount Everest News

Rescued trekkers reach China’s Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareRescuers have guided more than 350 people to safety after they were stranded by blizzard-like conditions on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.In total, more than 500 people were caught by surprise when unusually heavy snow and rainfall lashed them on the way in the…

Continue ReadingMore than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded | Mount Everest News

Gov Newsom says Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon | Politics News

The deployment would mark the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s use of federal intervention in Democrat-led cities, which the US president describes as rife with crime.California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that US President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, after a judge temporarily blocked his administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, Oregon.Newsom, a Democrat, called the deployment on Sunday “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power” and pledged to…

Continue ReadingGov Newsom says Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon | Politics News