China calls for Gaza peace conference; Hamas to disclose fate of Israeli hostages

Hamas aired video on Sunday showing three Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza and urged the Israeli government to stop the offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group and bring about their release.

Western strikes on Houthis mostly failed – NYT

The US-led group hit almost all targets but knocked out only about 25% of the militia’s assets, the report claims

Trump ‘a political threat’ to UK – ex-MI6 chief

The return of the 45th US president could be disastrous for NATO, Richard Dearlove has said

Netanyahu ‘giving Biden the finger’ – Axios

The White House is pushing the Israeli leader to commit to a plan for post-war Gaza, seemingly to no avail

Denmark proclaims new king

Queen Margrethe II became the first Danish monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years on Sunday

Maldives sets deadline for India to withdraw troops

The island nation has set a March 15 ultimatum for New Delhi to pull out its military amid diplomatic tensions

Kremlin says Russia sees no progress in peace process around Ukraine war

‘Some countries are discussing some kind of peace formula without Russia's participation,’ says Kremlin spokesman

Biden believes Yemen-based Houthis is ‘terrorist’ group

'I think they are,' Biden tells reporters

Israel rejects genocide charges, tells World Court it must defend itself

Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said one of the biggest cases ever to come before an international court reflected a world turned upside down

Pope names ‘most dangerous’ sin

Gluttony is “killing the planet,” the Catholic leader has warned during a sermon

US Congress divided on Yemen bombing

The raids follow a series of attacks on commercial vessels by Yemeni militants

China vows crackdown on ‘Taiwan independence’ ahead of local elections

Beijing reiterated its goal of “complete reunification” with the self-governing island