Category: Regions
Who Are the Deceased Hostages Hamas Said It Handed Over to Israel?
New York Times The release came after several days of negotiations following Israel’s refusal on Saturday to exchange some Palestinian prisoners it had pledged to free. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/middleeast/who-are-the-israeli-hostages-hamas.html
Read MoreTrump to Revoke an Oil License in Venezuela
New York Times President Trump appears to be revoking a license that the Biden administration gave Chevron in 2022, potentially hurting the company and Venezuela. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/energy-environment/trump-venezuela-chevron-oil-sanctions.html
Read MoreIsrael begins release of 602 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four slain hostages
Jerusalem Post The prisoner’s release was initially set for Saturday but was later delayed because of Hamas’s repeated ceasefire-hostage deal violations. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-843925
Read MoreWorld pays tribute to ‘victim of refusal’ to US-Israeli genocide
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Global tributes pour in for Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. last year to protest the heavily-US-backed Israeli genocide against Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743565/United-States-Washington-tribute-Aaron-Bushnell-self-immolation-Israel-genocide-Gaza-Palestine-Yemen
Read MorePope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation
New York Times A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/europe/pope-francis-resignation-illness.html
Read MoreThursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange
New York Times Plus, the female gaze behind the camera. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/briefing/israel-hamas-ukraine-minerals-sudan-plane-crash.html
Read MoreFrankétienne, Father of Haitian Letters, Is Dead at 88
New York Times A prolific novelist, poet, painter and soothsayer, he was inspired by the chaos of his country and published the first novel written entirely in Haitian Creole. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/americas/franketienne-dead.html
Read More‘Fantasy’ AI Video, Shared by Trump, of Gaza as Luxury Resort Draws Scorn
New York Times One scene from the video, whose origins are unclear, shows President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting shirtless at a pool with drinks. Hamas condemned it as ‘disgraceful.’ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/middleeast/trump-gaza-ai-video.html
Read MoreU.S. and Russian Officials to Meet to Discuss Restoring Embassy Staffing
New York Times Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said negotiating teams would hold talks on Thursday in Istanbul. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/us-russia-embassies.html
Read MoreEgypt rejects Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ proposal to run Gaza
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Egypt rejects a proposal made by Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid that Cairo temporarily runs the Gaza Strip instead of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743554/-Egypt-rejects-Israeli-proposal-run-Gaza-
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