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Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
Asia

Malaysia to ask Meta to explain removal of Facebook posts on PM's Hamas meeting

Muslim-majority Malaysia has long been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause and has advocated for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians

An Israeli tank holds a position as smoke rises in Gaza, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

UN says Gaza death toll still over 35,000 but not all bodies identified

US President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, 25 March 2024. Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Biden says Gaza ceasefire possible 'tomorrow' if Hamas frees hostages

A Palestinian woman walks down the stairs of a house hit in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas senior official says group wants real hostages/prisoners deal, but Netanyahu wants war to continue

A house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal for Gaza, but Israel's stance still uncertain

People attend a protest calling for the immediate release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Hamas-Israel war

Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China March 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
China

China says Hamas and Fatah express political will for reconciliation

Palestinian children inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Hamas delegation due in Cairo today for Gaza ceasefire talks

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
China

China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks

A person prays in front of photos of hostages posted on campus near an encampment where students are protesting in support of Palestinians at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 24, 2024.REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Erdogan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief

A destroyed building targeted by Israeli air strikes on the village of Nabi Sheet in the Baablbek district, Bekaa Valley on April 14.Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Middle East

Israel grapples with new phase in its multi-front war with Iran

In this aerial view people walk past portraits of people who were taken hostage or killed in the Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival on October 7, at the site of the festival near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on April 10, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Middle East

EU sanctions Hamas over sexual violence during 7 October attack