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Sharm el-Sheikh: The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that US President Donald Trump's Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an independent state....

West Bank: Cheers erupted among Palestinians Monday as Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners under a Gaza ceasefire agreement that saw them exchanged for Israeli hostages freed by Hamas. Large crowds greeted the freed prisoners in Beitunia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Khan Younis...

San Francisco:  OpenAI said Monday it is working with chipmaker Broadcom to design its own artificial intelligence computer chips. The two California companies didn't disclose the financial terms of the deal but said they will start deploying the new racks of customised “AI accelerators” late...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential US provision of long-range weapons, a day after US President Donald Trump warned Russia he may send Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles. A meeting between...

Washington: SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from...

Sharm el-Sheikh: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi says that US President Donald Trump's Mideast peace proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region. Speaking Monday at a summit of world leaders, El-Sissi also reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying the Palestinians...

Sharm el-Sheikh: President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt Monday for a global summit on Gaza's future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate a US-brokered ceasefire with Hamas. The whirlwind trip, which included a speech at the...

New Delhi: With all 20 remaining living hostages returning to Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday welcomed their release and said India supports US President Donald Trump's "sincere efforts" to bring peace to the region. Hamas released the hostages after two years in captivity as...

Tel Aviv: US President Trump Monday was greeted with a thunderous applause and a standing ovation by Israeli lawmakers as he arrived at a special session of the Knesset following the release of 20 hostages by Hamas, earlier in the day. "This is the historic...

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip) An Egyptian official says 154 Palestinian prisoners who were released by Israel have been sent to Egypt. The prisoners were among more than 1,900 Palestinians being freed by Israel in exchange for Hamas' release of its remaining hostages. The freed prisoners...