Ceasefire negotiation

Ceasefire negotiation

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Pivotal US-Iran war deadline approaches with no end in sight for conflict

Ending the war appears highly unlikely.

Illustration: TBS

Failed talks, strategic gains: Pakistan's quiet rise and Bangladesh's delicate balancing act in a fracturing South Asia

People on motorcycles ride along a street past banners showing portraits of students killed in a strike on a girls’ school during the US-Israeli war with Iran, amid a ceasefire, at Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran on 15 April 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions.

Hopes for Middle East peace grow as Israel discusses Lebanon ceasefire

Smoke rises following a strike in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from the Israeli side of the border in northern Israel, 13 April 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of US-hosted talks

A view shows the moment of an Israeli strike on a building, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce: Lebanese sources

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, seen from Baabda, as Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is pictured in the background, Lebanon November 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Israel moving towards a ceasefire deal in Lebanon: Axios reports

A child holds onto their belongings while crossing from Lebanon into Syria, as people flee the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, at Masnaa border crossing, Lebanon October 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Lebanon, Israel could agree to ceasefire within days: Lebanese prime minister

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 October 2023. Photo: Reuters

Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'

CIA Director William J Burns departs a classified briefing with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says

Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

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US optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse

Displaced Palestinians, who fled Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating civilians from the eastern parts of the southern Gazan city, ahead of a threatened assault, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, travel on a vehicle, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

What's in the three-phase ceasefire deal Hamas backs, but Israel does not?

A child looks on as Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Rafah, May 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Gaza truce hopes slim; Hamas officials leaving Cairo but returning on Tuesday