TikTok's fate in the U.S. could be known this ... a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

Mike Waltz, Trump's appointed National Security Advisor, says in an interview to CBS: 'Hamas will never rule Gaza.'

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime minister and visited Saudi Arabia.

Fighting claimed lives until the final moments before the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect. For some, an unexpected delay of a few hours proved deadly.

The US financial markets have recovered somewhat after being decimated by the emergence of a new Chinese AI app, and today's inflation data may finally put us on track for an interest rate cut.

Displaced Palestinians wait along the Salah al-Din road in Nuseirat to cross to the northern part of the Gaza Strip on January 26, 2025 (Picture: AFP) Donald Trump has urged Jorda

Hamas released four captive Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross Saturday and Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees.

‘The returnees, accompanied by IDF and Shin Bet forces, recently crossed the border into the territory of the State of Israel and are now on their way to the initial absorption point in the Gaza Strip, where they will meet with their parents.’ This is the second group of Israeli hostages who have been released by Hamas and handed over to Israel.

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will assess the US' foreign development assistance programme. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The White House on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's decision to freeze all loans and grants disbursed by the federal government, a move which has caused confusion about the fate of trillions of dollars in funding.