Ahmed Qureia, a former Palestinian prime minister and one of the architects of interim peace deals with Israel, has died at age 85
Turkey Earthquake Deaths Rise To 43,556
The number of people killed in Turkey in this month’s devastating earthquakes has risen to 43,556, the country’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said overnight.
Yellen, in India for G20, urges faster fixes for debt crises
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged other leading economies to move faster in resolving debt crises that threaten a growing number of countries.
Gaza rockets and Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid
The violence follows an Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday, one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Israel orders air strikes on Gaza following rocket fire in wake of deadly West Bank raid
Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes across the Israel-Gaza frontier on Thursday, a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during a Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, renewing concerns of broader escalation.
Afghanistahn’s Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan
Officials say Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have reopened the key Torkham border crossing with Pakistan after keeping it shut for four days.
China Covid Surge Has ‘Basically’ Ended, But Not Completely Over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country’s COVID-19 epidemic has “basically” ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.
Asians offer military, humanitarian help in Ukraine amid ongoing war
Among them is a Japanese volunteer soldier and an Indian restaurant owner providing food to those in need.