Israel parliament convenes after Netanyahu’s bloc loses seats
President Isaac Herzog opened Tuesday the new session of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, following an election two weeks ago in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost ground.
Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange – Official
Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official from the militant group told AFP on Friday.
Biden, Trump gird for marathon White House race
Trump would take Biden’s record as the oldest president in history were he to succeed in November and stay the course for a full second term, yet the age issue has been lopsided — threatening Biden more than his rival.
Putin says Russian nuclear weapons ‘more advanced’ than in US
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy the weapons if Russia’s sovereignty was threatened.
Childhood deaths at record low, but progress ‘precarious’ – UN
The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died.
Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide – Study
Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday.-
